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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 2, 2012 23:03:31 GMT
Question: Identify these stations, the link between them and the odd one out. Station A: (click for a larger version) Station B: (click for a larger version) Station C: (click for a larger version) Station D: (click for a larger version) The insets in images A and D are numbered from left to right.
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Post by pgb on Jul 3, 2012 6:02:43 GMT
Station C Inset is the Cowes chain ferry. Station D Inset 2 is Llangollen
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Post by oe on Jul 3, 2012 6:07:55 GMT
A is Finchley Road and Frognal I think D is Totteridge and Whetstone. Is the link the ampersand?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 6:17:37 GMT
inset A2 looks like canary wharf viewed from the Thames Path at Customs House reach near Greenland Dock
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Post by suncloud on Jul 3, 2012 10:07:48 GMT
I was going to go A - Earls Court B - Harrow & Wealdstone D - Chorleywood (although i'm considering oe's link thought)
A1 could be round the Lots Road/Chelsea Harbour vicinity A2 is the Isle of Dogs (Canary Wharf) photographed from the other side of the Thames, probably from the west
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Post by bassmike on Jul 3, 2012 10:12:13 GMT
station C old Shoreditch footbridge entrance?
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Post by oe on Jul 3, 2012 11:31:25 GMT
Using my theory of "&" I'll try Chalfont & Latimer for C and +1 Harrow & Wealdstone for B
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 20:14:18 GMT
D: Chorleywood?
B: Old Hounslow West Station Roof?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 22:41:04 GMT
D1 looks like Warwick Castle
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 3, 2012 22:43:32 GMT
OK, so far points to: oe for spotting Station A Finchley Road & Frognal - Bridge from platform 2 end [Chris M] (click for a larger version) progressingnicely for Inset A2: Canary Wharf viewed from New Caledonian Wharf [Chris M] (click for a larger version) suncloud spotted Station B: Harrow and Wealdstone - platform 2 and 3 canopy viewed over terminating Bakerloo Line train [Chris M] (click for a larger version) progressingnicely also spotted Inset D1: Warwick Castle and River Avon [Chris M] (click for a larger version) pgb spotted Inset D2: River Dee, Llangollen [Chris M] (click for a larger version) oe also noticed the link, these stations all have "and" or an ampersand in their name. So, still to get: Inset A1: (click for a larger version) Station C: (click for a larger version) Station D: (click for a larger version) And any suggestions for the odd one out of the set?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 23:22:04 GMT
Inset A1 - taken from Leeds Bridge.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 23:25:07 GMT
Oh, and given we now know they all have ampersands - lets say Chalfont & Latimer for D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 23:28:43 GMT
Which makes C Totteridge and Whetstone (which was mentioned for D earlier)
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Post by Chris M on Jul 3, 2012 23:49:54 GMT
C is Totteridge & Whetstone and D is Chalfont & Latimer, well done both of you. Which is the odd-one-out and where is inset A1? Station C: Totteridge & Whetstone - door under stairs to northbound (probably) platform [londonstuff] (click for a larger version) Station D: Chalfont & Latimer - bike rack on southound platform [Chris M] (click for a larger version)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 23:53:16 GMT
As for the odd one out, I can think of reasons for 3 of them, so I will go for the one I can't find a reason for which is Chalfont & Latimer
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 4, 2012 7:26:42 GMT
Inset A1 - taken from Leeds Bridge. Inset 1: River Aire west of Leeds Bridge, Leeds [Chris M] (click for a larger version)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 9:28:19 GMT
One more obvious difference amongst them is that Harrow and Wealdstone uses the word "and", whilst the others use the ampersand symbol "&"
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Post by Chris M on Jul 4, 2012 10:11:35 GMT
Perhaps on signs (I haven't, and atm can't) check, but on the map all stations use &. For quiz purposes I've recently standardised on & for station names and 'and' for a conjunction of two locations (e.g. 'Between Chalfont & Lattimer and Chesham'). So, that it isn't the reason today.
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Post by melikepie on Jul 4, 2012 19:45:29 GMT
I'll say Chafont is ooo oas oit ois othe only one outside of othe oLondon oboundary
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Post by jeebeelodo on Jul 4, 2012 21:21:05 GMT
Harrow & W is the only one not one sta away from a terminus?
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Post by Chris M on Jul 4, 2012 21:47:05 GMT
Both true, but the odd one out isn't about geography on this occasion.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jul 4, 2012 21:57:18 GMT
Chalfont & L is the only one built and opened by an Underground company (i.e. the Met - the others were opened by the NLR, GNR and LNWR) Or T&W is the only one not served by NR trains. Or FR&F is the only one not served by the Underground
Or perhaps one of them started out as just "X" or just "Y", and only became "X & Y" later?
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 4, 2012 22:30:26 GMT
Or perhaps one of them started out as just "X" or just "Y", and only became "X & Y" later? I'm not sure of the details, but the link is to do with the station name.
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Post by jeebeelodo on Jul 5, 2012 11:17:13 GMT
H&W has longer suffix name unlike the rest
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Post by cso on Jul 5, 2012 13:25:05 GMT
Nope, that's still not the reason...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 13:50:06 GMT
Is the odd-one-out anything to do with a change of station name? Chalfont & Latimer started life as "Chalfont Road". (But, then again, Totteridge might not have had its "& Whetstone" right from the start).
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Post by cso on Jul 5, 2012 14:26:45 GMT
You are on the right lines... and that's all I'll say.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 14:35:19 GMT
Am wondering whether it's actually the other way around (from what I thought in my previous posting).
Chalfont & Latimer started life as Chalfont Road. Totteridge & Whetstone started life as just plain Totteridge. Harrow & Wealdstone started life as just plain Harrow. Is Finchley Road & Frognal the only one of the four still to retain its original name?
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jul 5, 2012 15:33:29 GMT
Am wondering whether it's actually the other way around ...... Totteridge & Whetstone started life as just plain Totteridge. according to Wikipedia (usual caveats apply) it started as "Whetstone and Totteridge"
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Post by Chris M on Jul 5, 2012 23:31:43 GMT
Is Finchley Road & Frognal the only one of the four still to retain its original name? That takes the points!
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