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Offline DaveR

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2145 on: September 16, 2012, 09:08:37 pm »
Judging by the colour of the paintwork, I suspect it's the property of Arriva Trains Wales...

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« Reply #2146 on: September 16, 2012, 09:37:36 pm »
Yes, and it is to let.


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« Reply #2147 on: September 16, 2012, 10:15:19 pm »
I'm torn between Abergele & Pensarn and Fflint Stations.

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« Reply #2148 on: September 16, 2012, 10:23:20 pm »
It's one of those!

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« Reply #2149 on: September 16, 2012, 11:02:14 pm »
I'll go for Abergele & Pensarn!

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« Reply #2150 on: September 16, 2012, 11:16:24 pm »
Correct!
It seems amazing to me that you can have completely closed up station buildings, no staff and yet the trains still stop there, passengers get on and off and that's it.

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« Reply #2151 on: September 17, 2012, 12:23:25 am »
Correct!
It seems amazing to me that you can have completely closed up station buildings, no staff and yet the trains still stop there, passengers get on and off and that's it.


There is One member of staff on duty
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2152 on: September 17, 2012, 07:45:29 am »
Thanks SDQ.
What does the one staff member do?

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« Reply #2153 on: September 17, 2012, 08:10:39 am »
He's in the Signalbox.
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2154 on: September 17, 2012, 08:12:53 am »
Thank goodness for that!

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2155 on: September 17, 2012, 09:57:07 am »
Network Rail have been trying to let those buildings for years, with no success. They must be asking too much rent.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2156 on: September 22, 2012, 05:48:14 pm »
He's in the Signalbox.

You are right SDQ. Nice little box too!

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2157 on: September 22, 2012, 07:41:48 pm »
Whilst on my last cruise (just back) the following boat attracted my attention.  Does anyone know its  name, who owns it (or has owned it) and where it was moored when the shot was taken?  An extra 5 points if you can say how much it sold for when last she changed owners?   (I was thinking of buying it but didn't have enough loose change!)
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2158 on: September 22, 2012, 08:01:47 pm »
I think that is the W hotel in Barcelona?
Don't know anything about the boat though.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #2159 on: September 22, 2012, 08:45:30 pm »
Ah!  You are so right H, I have shown that W before.  Guessed that you would be the first to twig that!   :D
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