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Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009, 21:25
by jamesthegill
Deadline is Thursday December 17th at 8pm.

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Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 17 Dec 2009, 20:19
by jamesthegill
The station is, as the sign just above the first carriage says, Harrow & Wealdstone.

Those who got it right:
tubeguru (who sent his PM at 10:09 exactly)
Edgemaster
barrykas
mullardo
Lancaster Gate
jbom
garion24wales
palkanetoijala31

Those who didn't:
greatkingrat (Vauxhall)
Going Underground (Clapham Junction)
Starkey7 (Barking)

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 17 Dec 2009, 23:36
by Starkey7
GAH and yet I spend half my life there!

What are those dangly bits on the front of that B1 train?

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 10:19
by tubeguru
They're the jumpers for multiple working.

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 10:28
by palkanetoijala31
I wouldnt have got this except for the sign on right which says Harrow & whealdstone

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 10:50
by Sam
where? That clearly isn't on my map :P

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 10:52
by palkanetoijala31
Its on the right above the train number a little white board presumably james didnt see it either.

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 10:55
by tubeguru
That's a lamp post. In the 50's and 60's BR used to stencil the statiom name on the lamps. It wasn't a particularly great idea as they were usually quite small.

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 11:03
by Sam
Ahem... Whoosh... I was getting at the intersting spelling of Harrow and Wealdstone more than anything...

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 11:06
by tubeguru
I do beg your pardon, but at least you ignorance vis a vis 60's BR station signage is now addressed.

Re: Photo Quiz 10.09 (now finished)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009, 11:12
by Sam
Who said I didn't already know about BR 60's station signage? :P