Guess the Station...

[Gathursty]

Open floor. Sorry for the delay.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Apologies if this too obscure - the photo was taken 21 years ago and I've no idea what the location is like now. This little sort of dell was off the station platform which can be made out at the bottom of the picture.

I used to travel through the station fairly regularly at around that time, but the services I travelled on now take a different route.

 

[Gathursty]

I'll assume we are in Wales with your username and say... Abercynon? (Forget whether it is North or South)

 

[Buttsy]

Quaker's Yard

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Neither Abercynon nor Quakers Yard.

Don't be fooled by my name - I've travelled a good deal of England and Wales (also part of Scotland) in my time.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I don't think that it's in Wales - I think that it's Brookwood, and the photo has been taken from the cemetery.

Open floor if I'm right.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Nowhere near Brookwood.

The photo was taken from the station platform, and what is seen there is on the station - at least it was in 1995!

 

[RJ21]

I'm sure I have seen that, it reminds of somewhere like Heald Green.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Nowhere near Heald Green.

 

[steamybrian]

I do not know the station. Can Merthyr Imp please confirm if these clues are right..

The window in the background is painted in Great Western Railway colours.
The edging bricks on the steps appear to be those used by the GWR.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

It is a former Great Western station.

 

[Cowley]

Completely wild guess, Saltash?

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Completely wild guess, Saltash?

Again, nowhere near.

Is it time for a clue that would really narrow it down?

 

[Cowley]

No! I'm going to go through every ex Great Western station until I get it dammit.
Hungerford?

 

[Merthyr Imp]

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Hungerford?

No - but that's nearer than Saltash (which is not giving much away!)

 

[Cowley]

Hmm. I'm going to continue east. Hagley? Any nearer?

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Hmm. I'm going to continue east. Hagley? Any nearer?

Much nearer!

 

[Cowley]

Ok. Is it Lye?

 

[centraltrains]

I think it is Droitwich Spa...

 

[Merthyr Imp]

I think it is Droitwich Spa...

Correct!

 

[centraltrains]

Correct!

Yay!

Here is my picture then, featuring a nice PERTIS machine - should be lots of hints within this picture to where it is!

 

[asylumxl]

Somewhere in London zones in the former GN/TL area :P.

 

[Mojo]

Somewhere in London zones in the former GN/TL area :P.

The cables on the wall give it away as a third rail station, and it's clearly somewhat elevated, so I'm going to say Loughborough Junction.

 

[centraltrains]

The cables on the wall give it away as a third rail station, and it's clearly somewhat elevated, so I'm going to say Loughborough Junction.

Correct!

 

[asylumxl]

The cables on the wall give it away as a third rail station, and it's clearly somewhat elevated, so I'm going to say Loughborough Junction.

It looks too clean. But maybe.

 

[Mojo]

Sorry it took so long.

 

[Harbornite]

Burton on Trent?

 

[steamybrian]

I do not know the station...

.. from the style of the spandrels I suggest that it is a former London , Brighton & South Coast Railway station. I attach a photograph of Eridge showing the style of spandrels/roof supports.

 

[Gathursty]

Luggabugga Junction?

 

[Mojo]

None of those.