| Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by grahame at 06:37, 24th December 2025 |     |
Home for Christmas - on Christmas eve, a dozen home area pictures to identify, and a nod of respect to Chris Rea who passed away in the last few days, and who had to drive home for Christmas, as he told in interview, because he didn't have the rail fare. His girlfriend / wife (and certainly life partner) took a mini all the way down from Teeside to London to pick him up and they battled through foul weather with many others to get home. The story shows both a failure of public transport to look after people who need it but for whom it's out of reach, and at the same time shines of love. RIP, Chris Rea.
Back to standard guides everyone please - just one each to give everyone a chance. So many of us, for all its problems, know and love our home territory as we travel around. And, please on Christmas Eve, forgive me if you have seen some of these pictures before.
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| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by Western Pathfinder at 06:52, 24th December 2025 | |
No7. Bradford On Avon I think.
And while I'm here
Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year .
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by Electric train at 06:55, 24th December 2025 | |
Platform 3 Maidenhead Station
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by John D at 07:19, 24th December 2025 | |
I think 9 is near Broughton Gifford (about mile or 2 from Melksham)
Seasons greetings to all
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by PrestburyRoad at 08:05, 24th December 2025 | |
2. Penzance. And I know which train I prefer.
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by old original at 08:47, 24th December 2025 | |
10, Falmouth Town, I recognise the vegetation
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by TonyN at 08:57, 24th December 2025 | |
9.Worcester Foregate Street
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by Oxonhutch at 09:02, 24th December 2025 | |
6: Okehampton
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by RobT at 09:07, 24th December 2025 | |
1. Oldfield Park
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by stuving at 09:50, 24th December 2025 | |
4. Oxford, via a long lens and a time machine.
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by grahame at 11:36, 24th December 2025 | |
No7. Bradford On Avon I think.
And while I'm here
Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year .
And while I'm here
Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year .
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too, and thank you for all your inputs, caring ear and voice of wisdom. Sorry to say, though, that No. 7 - perhaps the most obscure in the quiz - is not Bradford-on-Avon
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by grahame at 11:37, 24th December 2025 | |
Identified and correctly so far:
1. Oldfield Park - RobT
2. Penzance - Prestbury Road
4. Oxford - stuving
5. Maidenhead - Electric Train
6. Okehampton - Oxonhutch
8. Broughton Gifford (near Melksham) - John D
9. Worcester Foregate Street - TonyN
10. Falmouth Town ("The Dell") - old original
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by brooklea at 17:31, 24th December 2025 | |
Confirming number 7 as the most obscure, I offer for number 3. Dorchester West
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by bradshaw at 18:29, 24th December 2025 | |
11 Saltash
| Re: Home for Christmas - a dozen pictures of our own area for Christmas Eve - AQ24 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:05, 24th December 2025 | |
1. Oldfield Park
I recognised 1. immediately: "It's that small station near Bath Spa"! But then I simply couldn't remember the actual name of it, so I could post an answer here.
Sorry, Timmer - I know it's your local station.
