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Post by westville13 on Jun 19, 2017 10:22:38 GMT
arun. My apologies - you are of course correct.
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Post by westville13 on Jun 18, 2017 19:14:57 GMT
Not a Royal Navy warship though?
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Post by westville13 on May 13, 2017 22:16:25 GMT
Thank you norbitonflyer. Most were silver but certainly a few were red particularly in the mid-70's.
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Post by westville13 on May 12, 2017 18:02:20 GMT
I have been travelling from Ravenscourt Park and Hammersmith for over 40 years, initially on the predecessors of the D stock (CO/CP stock I believe). During all of the time I was commuting regularly (up to about 2006) I never relied on and rarely even looked at the indicator boards (Did Ravenscourt Park really have them for 25 years?)and I don't believe anybody else did either. Certainly if I needed to make a connection at Victoria or anywhere else I made sure I left in plenty of time because of the likelihood of delays on the line. I do not regard the information shown on the boards at Hammersmith a lie but I agree it would be better to show nothing - though I seem to recall something about eastbound trains that seems harmless enough. As for complaining, we had a lot more to worry about using Underground services in the '70s and '80s than misleading train describers. And don't get me started on slam door stock at Sutton in the early '60s with wooden destination boards that were changed by the porters......
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Post by westville13 on May 12, 2017 14:43:05 GMT
Is the background to B the Charles Bridge in Prague?
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Post by westville13 on May 7, 2017 14:40:12 GMT
Insert Crystal Palace dinosaur replica?
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Post by westville13 on Apr 20, 2017 15:39:11 GMT
Or is it the Crossrail sign on the front? Maybe not an Elizabeth Line lover?
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Post by westville13 on Mar 28, 2017 21:41:50 GMT
Sorry arun the inset in A is certainly not Audley End House. Sandstone I think so possibly somewhere in the Midlands but more likely Scotland. Intersting half shell half roofed and a large pergola in the garden but cannot suggest a name.
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Post by westville13 on Mar 23, 2017 22:01:31 GMT
Inset 1 an ex Communist bloc "Pioneer" railway? But I've no idea where. Possibly USSR proper as the writing on the end of the coach seems to be Cyrillic.
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Post by westville13 on Mar 12, 2017 18:51:07 GMT
Thank you Chris M It is a very handsome clock and I will make time to look at it.
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Post by westville13 on Mar 10, 2017 23:44:08 GMT
Would somebody put me out of my misery and tell me where D is please?
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Post by westville13 on Feb 25, 2017 21:50:15 GMT
D3 Hadrian's Wall milecastle near Whin Sill?
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Post by westville13 on Feb 17, 2017 0:52:05 GMT
Is the insert in C Ravenscourt Park?
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Post by westville13 on Feb 17, 2017 0:49:24 GMT
Perhaps not quite relevant here but I remember seeing (at Basingstoke I think)double headed Class 73s hauling eight coaches (2x4TC?) possibly at the time when the 4REPs were being withdrawn. Am I suffering from senile fantasy? Or were such trains ever operated?
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Post by westville13 on Feb 10, 2017 20:50:48 GMT
Wood Lane?
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Post by westville13 on Feb 9, 2017 22:29:02 GMT
Is location D 55 Broadway?
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Post by westville13 on Feb 4, 2017 19:32:33 GMT
Insert 1 looks like Woodbridge tide mill and is 5 the Weymouth Pier tramway?
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Post by westville13 on Jan 30, 2017 20:37:21 GMT
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Post by westville13 on Dec 28, 2016 19:57:51 GMT
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Post by westville13 on Dec 22, 2016 0:14:13 GMT
The former East German narrow gauge certainly had "aborts" about 20 years ago which allowed you to see the track and ballast as you used them. And I also recall trains to Swanage in the 1950's where the same was true.
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Post by westville13 on Nov 14, 2016 18:17:40 GMT
Inset 3 is the Bedford peace memorial by the River Ouse and inset 1 is the memorial at St George's Church Deal to Arthur Tisdall VC who was buried at Gallipoli.
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Post by westville13 on Nov 13, 2016 21:27:14 GMT
Suspect the other inserts are first war memorials too but not even a guess I'm afraid.
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Post by westville13 on Oct 3, 2016 23:04:49 GMT
Inset in D is hallway of Eltham Palace.
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Post by westville13 on Aug 22, 2016 21:26:47 GMT
Fair enough. I was a bit surprised....
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Post by westville13 on Aug 22, 2016 12:15:10 GMT
Fascinating to see from the first picture on the link front page that the linear garden on the Yamanote line is at least as bad as Network Rail's
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Post by westville13 on Aug 15, 2016 18:39:19 GMT
Roehampton Estate?
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Post by westville13 on Jul 26, 2016 18:29:12 GMT
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Post by westville13 on Jul 10, 2016 20:32:21 GMT
Winchester Cathedral + 1
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Post by westville13 on Jun 17, 2016 23:49:24 GMT
Beaumaris Castle for the insert?
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Post by westville13 on Jun 14, 2016 23:03:38 GMT
Or Duxford?
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