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Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6934 on: July 19, 2022, 10:33:01 AM »
Well done indeed.  I hadn't a clue where I'd find a single track diesel operated network line in Kent.  Anyhow, the view was looking north-east north-west from:
  • Nat'l Grid: TQ 77864 74848
  • Post Code: ME3 8QH
  • WGS 84:  51°26'41"N, 000°33'29"E or 51.44469,0.55804
Bit of nosing around: it's the line from Thamesport to Hoo Junction.  It seems to be single line throughout, with no passing loops.  Interesting level crossing at the A228/B2001 Grain Rd.  Full gates, cabin and semaphore home signal.  It's like something out of "Heartbeat".
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6933 on: July 19, 2022, 10:18:41 AM »
Well done JW, and I was saving the odd name for a clue  :)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6932 on: July 19, 2022, 09:45:11 AM »
Dux Court Bridge ?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6931 on: July 19, 2022, 08:15:04 AM »
Interesting.  No electrification, so therefore worked by diesels.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6930 on: July 19, 2022, 06:52:15 AM »
No MartinR, part of the network.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6929 on: July 18, 2022, 11:15:20 PM »
Heritage line?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6928 on: July 18, 2022, 09:32:54 PM »
Hi all, sorry to have gone a bit awol, it was a bit warm... so I spent today either in the garden under a sunshade, or in the garage, all the doors open for ventilation soldering components onto a pcb. More of that another time.
Meanwhile a little train related question - where is this?
I couldn't show the view further to the left as the bridge ID was very clearly visible - twice.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6927 on: July 18, 2022, 11:23:15 AM »
Happy to oblige.  As near as I can judge:
  • Nat'l grid:   TQ 65007 74095
  • Post Code: DA12 2AD
  • WGS84:     51°26'31"N, 000°22'22"E or 51.44181,0.37285
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6926 on: July 18, 2022, 09:45:56 AM »
Quote from: johnfilmer on July 18, 2022, 09:35:05 AM
Berkley Crescent.


You have it John.  Seems a bit out of place in today's Gravesend.  Perhaps Gravesend was a much grander place in days gone by.  Perhaps a case of another town being wrecked by planners, or did it suffer badly in the war?


I'll leave the co-ordinates to MartinR as he is much better at it than me.  :)


Over to you ...
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6925 on: July 18, 2022, 09:35:05 AM »
Berkley Crescent.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6924 on: July 17, 2022, 01:08:25 PM »
Quote from: johnfilmer on July 17, 2022, 12:25:40 PM
Gravesend?


Yep!   :D   Gravesend it is.   Shouldn't be too difficult now.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6923 on: July 17, 2022, 12:25:40 PM »
Gravesend?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6922 on: July 17, 2022, 10:38:15 AM »
Quote from: shoot999 on July 17, 2022, 09:37:37 AM
Would Maidstone be any closer to the GTP than Tunbridge Wells?


Further north of T/Wells.  This architecture seems slightly out of place (at least to my way of thinking)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6921 on: July 17, 2022, 09:37:37 AM »
Would Maidstone be any closer to the GTP than Tunbridge Wells?
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6920 on: July 17, 2022, 12:14:49 AM »
Quote from: Beachbum on July 16, 2022, 08:29:06 PM
Wild guess, Tunbridge Wells?


Not Pantiles or Tunbridge Wells Beachbum, although I can see why you might think it is.


You need to head in a northerly direction ...
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