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« on: May 15, 2025, 15:32:42 » |
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Finn stopped and looked. He didn't listen though, what with being Mutt n' Jeff.  Bonus point for the exact name of the crossing. |
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Red Squirrel
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There are some who call me... Tim
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2025, 22:33:19 » |
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For myself, I haven’t got a Scooby. But my son Robin thinks it’s in Cornwall…
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2025, 22:37:27 » |
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Typical! , This one doesn't appear to be in my copy of "I-Spy Railway Foot Crossings".
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JayMac
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2025, 00:24:14 » |
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For myself, I haven’t got a Scooby. But my son Robin thinks it’s in Cornwall…
Too far west... |
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2025, 16:25:16 » |
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Okay, I guess it's a tough one.
Clue: There's a river behind the IET▸ .
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2025, 20:53:07 » |
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Let's see now. Is it one of those rivers that goes by the name of Avon?
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2025, 22:47:50 » |
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Let's see now. Is it one of those rivers that goes by the name of Avon?
Not a River Avon. It's a river with a different style or timbre. |
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2025, 00:06:21 » |
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The invisible river is the Tone.
So Somerset in or about the Taunton area.
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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2025, 00:08:23 » |
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The invisible river is the Tone.
So Somerset in or about the Taunton area.
Yes. Finn wasn't far from his new home in Taunton. Now. Where is the crossing and what is it called? |
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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2025, 00:35:49 » |
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Taunton 5and13 Cheddon Fitzpaine ?...
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« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2025, 18:25:19 » |
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Taunton 5and13 Cheddon Fitzpaine ?...
Ding ding ding. We have a winner! Quite why it's called 'Taunton 5 and 13' I've no idea. Also listed as 'Taunton 5/13'. I thought maybe it was a distance from a certain point, perhaps the station. But 5 chains and 13 yards is only 369ft. The station is about 3000ft away. |
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« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2025, 23:01:10 » |
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Taunton 5and13 Cheddon Fitzpaine ?...
Ding ding ding. We have a winner! Quite why it's called 'Taunton 5 and 13' I've no idea. Also listed as 'Taunton 5/13'. I thought perhaps it was a distance from a certain point, perhaps the station. But 5 chains and 13 yards is only 369ft. The station is about 3000ft away. 5 Furlongs and 13 yards would be 3339 ft. 5 furlongs and 13 chains would be 4158 ft. |
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« Reply #12 on: Yesterday at 09:57:21 » |
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Let's see now. Is it one of those rivers that goes by the name of Avon?
Not a River Avon. It's a river with a different style or timbre. Ah yes. I saw what you did there but I clearly was in halfwit mode and the Tone didn't click! |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #13 on: Yesterday at 16:31:29 » |
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Don't feel too bad about it, Johnneyw. I missed the reference as well - and I should have been alert to it, knowing how JayMac enjoys catching me out on Taunton.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #14 on: Today at 20:45:40 » |
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Taunton 5and13 Cheddon Fitzpaine ?...
Ding ding ding. We have a winner! Quite why it's called 'Taunton 5 and 13' I've no idea. Also listed as 'Taunton 5/13'. I thought perhaps it was a distance from a certain point, perhaps the station. But 5 chains and 13 yards is only 369ft. The station is about 3000ft away. 5 Furlongs and 13 yards would be 3339 ft. 5 furlongs and 13 chains would be 4158 ft. Just seems to be the local authority code for the footpath, their definitive map shows loads of footpath lengths with a similar format, the other side of the river is T5/13B. Here’s a link to the map, although such links often fail for a subsequent attempt: https://roam.somerset.gov.uk/roam/map |
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