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Post by angelislington on Nov 30, 2009 22:47:49 GMT
Welcome to the Christmas Quiz for 2009! This year you have three advent calendars - each day, another 'window' is opened. You have to work out the location of the picture. The final picture will be fully revealed on Christmas Day. Post your suggestions in each of the three threads. Keep quiet if you do work it out, so as not to spoil it for others. As with previous Christmas quizzes, this is a team effort and I won't accept answers (or even whimpers for clues!) via PM. Hint: there is no particular Christmassy theme to them - but they are all snowy! The first pictures will go up tomorrow - 1st December. You won't be able to cheat by 'hacking' the URLs of each picture as I will only upload them as I go  Good luck!  xxAI |
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Post by angelislington on Dec 8, 2009 7:01:19 GMT
The advent calendars have been going for a week now, so I thought I would round up and summarise... All of them are on the Underground! #1 It might have something to do with visitors Neither is it the bottom of the lift shaft at King William Street after a hefty snow storm blew snow down it - and I have no idea if Greathead wore size 7 DMs ;D ;D - but what a fantastic suggestion! #2 StuartP suggests Kew Gardens area 'because it looks quite pastoral' and Chris M is wondering if it's a signal - you're both righter than you might think! #3 Colin D suggests Chigwell, which it's not. #4 ChrisM is right, it's not Canning Town! |
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Post by angelislington on Dec 20, 2009 1:13:10 GMT
Hello folks!
A wee question for you all...
You will of course see all the complete pictures on Christmas Day; if any are still unidentified by then, would you like me to reveal the answers, or to give you another day to have a go and let you all know the actual answers on Boxing Day?
I'm easy either way!
{Edit} Duh! I put this in a locked thread. What a numpty! Well, it was quarter past one in the morning.
I've had three PMs saying 'full pics on 25th, answers on 26th' but if anyone else would like to 'vote' this thread is now unlocked!
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Post by rincew1nd on Dec 20, 2009 15:27:00 GMT
Full pics on 25th, answers on 26th please!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2009 17:13:13 GMT
rincew1nd +1
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Post by angelislington on Dec 25, 2009 0:05:17 GMT
As a special bonus, I have this extra question: Is there an odd one out? And if so, which one, and why? I'll give you until 9 p.m.-ish on Boxing Day (26th) to have a think! Put your answers below... none by PM for this one |
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Post by Chris M on Dec 25, 2009 9:48:01 GMT
1 is the only one taken from a train cab and/or not taken at a station
2 is the only one on NR rather than LUL
3 is the only one taken from an elevated vantage point
4 is the only one not to show any tracks
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Post by angelislington on Dec 26, 2009 0:40:59 GMT
I'm amazed at how much everyone scrutinised each pic as it was revealed - but as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. There were so many 'nearly-rights', and some details which turned out to be pertinent and were dismissed - and vice versa, thinking about it - that it's been just as enjoyable an experience for me as I hope it has been for all of you. Thanks to all who participated and congrats to the winners! So - is there an odd one out? and if so, which one, and why?Calendar 1: District: between East Putney & Southfields
to the left is signal W363, the home signal on the down/westbound road approaching Southfields. The bridge crosses the road named Granville Road. Winner: TMBA Photo taken by Colin the admin Calendar 2: also District: between East Putney & Southfields
W360 is the home/junction signal on the up/eastbound road just before East Putney. Winner: lnwrelectric Photo taken by Colin the admin Calendar 3: Northern: Finchley Central station
Taken on the road bridge over the line (Regents Park Road) looking south Winner: Yerkes Photo taken by Ducatisti Calendar 4: District/Circle: Westminster - street-level entrance
Winner: DStock7080 Photo taken by Ruth Geach |
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Post by stuartpalmer on Dec 26, 2009 9:19:58 GMT
A vote of thanks to AI for keeping us so well entertained in the run-up to Christmas.
My stabs at the "odd one out":
3 - the only non-District photo,
4 - station serving two lines.
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Post by SE13 on Dec 26, 2009 9:49:50 GMT
*Curses*
I was so close in 1 and 2..........
Odd one out..... Westminster only has a single name?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2009 9:58:32 GMT
I'll plump for Westminster as the other 3 were built by main line railways and gained an underground service, whereas Westminster was built by an underground railway and had main line services running through.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Dec 26, 2009 11:53:22 GMT
odd one out is Finchley Central - the others are on the District Line.
- or perhaps because the others have points of the compass in the station names (EAST Putney, SOUTHfields, WESTminster), but this one has a point of the compass in the line name (NORTHern)
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Post by angelislington on Dec 26, 2009 23:10:47 GMT
Hey, norbitonflyer's got what I was thinking - although MRFS42 says that lnwrelectric's answer is pretty darn cool! Great ideas and thanks for playing Over and out!  |
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