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« on: August 24, 2008, 07:43:06 »
Can you place any of these five?

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Pictures reproduced with permission. I'll add full credits / details once they've all been identified.
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2008, 18:01:23 »
1. Weston Milton?
2. Aschurch?
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 18:13:26 »
Yes indeed - Weston Milton and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury!

Now - did you know the other three as well and just leave them for someone else, or have I managed to make them a little trickier?
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 18:13:40 »
3. Bradford on Avon I think

Whoops, forgot to PM.... sorry! That's the only one I know anyway.
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 18:22:13 »
Quote from: grahame on August 24, 2008, 18:13:26
Yes indeed - Weston Milton and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury!

Now - did you know the other three as well and just leave them for someone else, or have I managed to make them a little trickier?

Nope - sorry. I only know Weston Milton as I remember looking at the car park closely yesterday whilst bored on a 143  Cheesy
Ashchurch sticks out for having that hideous bridge!
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2008, 18:37:42 »
Quote from: swlines on August 24, 2008, 18:13:40
3. Bradford on Avon I think

Whoops, forgot to PM.... sorry! That's the only one I know anyway.

That's right, Tom (B-o-A) ... and the p.m. business on the other quizes was to help give other people something of a chance - most of us don't travel up and down to the extent that you do!  Unless you jump quickly back in with either of the remaining answers, you've not totally blown the fun for others.
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2008, 19:14:33 »
I haven't travelled that much too recently - been working on projects instead Tongue
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2008, 21:20:16 »
Ermmm.  I think 4 might possibly be Nailsea & Backwell (he offered, smugly!)  Grin

However, that's the only one I can name.  Good choices, grahame!
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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2008, 21:53:14 »
Indeed - number 4 IS Nailsea and Backwell.  Which leaves just number 5 ...
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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2008, 20:08:14 »
....and number 5 is Upwey.   (It does remind me slightly of Pewsey, though!)

My thanks to Lee for these pictures - reproduced from the Rail Documents web site where there's a lot of interesting downloads!
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2008, 22:15:58 »
ok as that one has been solved here is a difficult one :-)

to be fair the other 5 were impossible for me as ive never visited any of them but here gos....
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2008, 22:29:17 »
Digby & Sowton
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« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2008, 22:40:56 »
damn it!! lol

too easy?
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« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2008, 23:06:02 »
Far too easy. The bridge stands out by a mile!
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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2008, 23:25:05 »
ok lets try this one, see how good you are
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