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« on: August 28, 2026, 14:49:21 »
Pictures taken by ... myself on my travels .. showing the great variety that are railways.  I have lots of pictures with trains in them, but this series - over three days does not feature trains.  Just at or near railway stations.  For the UK▸ (United Kingdom) ones, can you tell me the station; for the overseas ones, can you tell me the country and there's a bonus for the actual place.

0. Paddington - stuving


1. Saltash - stuving


2. Prague hlavní nádraží  - DR7835


3. Arbroath - broooklea


4. Italy (somewhere!) - eightonedee


5.  York - Chris from Nailsea


6. Marlow - Mark A


7. Usti nad Labem - Chris from Nailsea


8. King's Cross - eightonedee


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10. Ebbw Vale - stuving


11. Brighton - TonyN


12. Amsterdam Zuid - Chris from Nailsea


13. Plymouth - Chris from Nailsea


14. Prague hlavní nádraží  - DR7835
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2026, 15:53:03 »
3. Arbroath
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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2026, 15:58:45 »
6, Marlow?
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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2026, 17:11:31 »
5.  York Station (UK▸ (United Kingdom)), but without the tale of the fox - see also https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=29110.0  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2026, 17:37:28 »
14: Czech Republic; The eye-catching "classic" entrance hall to Praha hlavní nádraží /Prague Main Station. (Admittedly the background does give a bit of a clue!).
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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2026, 18:01:10 »
11. Fishguard harbour
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« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2026, 18:10:39 »
0 is at Paddington - specifically on the linking walkway in front of the Paddington Square building. Quite what it links, or will, I'm not sure; it mainly seems to block off Tanner Lane (what was London Street) where the change in ground level is now incompatible with it continuing.
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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2026, 19:02:08 »
13. Swindon?
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2026, 19:08:29 »
10. A guess - a memento of the copper works in Swansea
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2026, 19:56:44 »
Here are the correct ones
0 Paddington - stuving
3 Arbroath - broooklea
5 York - Chris from Nailsea
6 Marlow - Mark A
14 Prague hlavní nádraží  - DR7835

But these are not
10 - not Swansea
11 - not Fishguard
13 - not Swindon
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2026, 21:14:32 »
4 - Italy (from "Trenitalia" in mirror image reflection in the glass!)
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2026, 21:17:56 »
11 Hastings?
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2026, 06:04:26 »
Quote from: eightonedee on August 28, 2026, 21:14:32
4 - Italy (from "Trenitalia" in mirror image reflection in the glass!)

I had to think but - yes - that IS part of Italy.

Quote from: ChrisB on August 28, 2026, 21:17:56
11 Hastings?

Sorry - no.  Interesting to note several guesses here which (correctly) are British, but haven't identified the city it's in.
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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2026, 10:04:37 »
11. Brighton
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2026, 13:55:07 »
I think we're past the only one "go" on the first day, so -

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