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19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
 
Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by Oxonhutch at 20:22, 19th December 2025
 
5. Carmarthen

It is always nice to see a tank engine sporting express headlamps 

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by stuving at 11:16, 19th December 2025
 
6. Ickenham. I'll admit I found the exact picture online, but I did do it by working out the location from clues and then trying it - first guess, honest!

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by bradshaw at 10:55, 19th December 2025
 
8 Templecombe, around 1964 when 2218 was allocated to Templecombe

https://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=2218&loco=2218

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by RobT at 10:02, 19th December 2025
 
5. Carmarthen

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by Mark A at 08:51, 19th December 2025
 
7 had to be Birmingham New Street.

Mark

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by Oxonhutch at 08:18, 19th December 2025
 
4: Garsdale - or Hawes Junction as it was.

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by brooklea at 07:47, 19th December 2025
 
1. Fort William

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by John D at 07:24, 19th December 2025
 
10 is Eastleigh, and as photo is during laying of conductor rail, must be about mid 1966.

Home and distant banner repeaters on the footbridge too

Re: 19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by PrestburyRoad at 06:18, 19th December 2025
 
3.  Gloucester Eastgate station from the southwest with Barton Street level crossing and the distinctive signal box in the foreground, circa 1970.  Nothing remains of these railway structures, and the route of the line at this point is now a road.

I remember the station from when my train to Cheltenham stopped there in 1973.

19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?
Posted by grahame at 05:58, 19th December 2025
 
Places have changed so much over the years - can you identify where these are.  For some, I have a rough age/year too

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All sources acknowledged and will be revealed at the end of the quiz.

 
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