| On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by grahame at 08:45, 8th May 2026 |     |
Where am I this morning? Plenty of clues around - follow ups will get harder.
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by stuving at 09:53, 8th May 2026 | |
That's the western end of Rotterdam Centraal, as seen by somebody still half asleep, or from a camera with a hazy memory.
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 10:16, 8th May 2026 | |
Well, it's definitely not Melksham.
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by JayMac at 11:01, 8th May 2026 | |
On a train that could do with a visit to the carriage wash?
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by grahame at 11:16, 8th May 2026 | |
That's the western end of Rotterdam Centraal, as seen by somebody still half asleep, or from a camera with a hazy memory.
Correct
On a train that could do with a visit to the carriage wash?
I think it was deeper than that - a curved window on the upper deck of a train, I suspect worn / fogged perspex. The downstairs windows were much clearer
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Western Pathfinder at 12:55, 8th May 2026 | |
That could be Rotterdam ,or anywhere but Home …
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by grahame at 13:08, 8th May 2026 | |
Could try somewhere a bit more challenging
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 13:38, 8th May 2026 | |
Definitely not Taunton.
Netherlands?
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by stuving at 10:43, 9th May 2026 | |
Well, now we know from the crib sheet that this is Flushing. At first sight on the satellite views it looks wrong though - those glazed hoops are hard to match between the two pictures.
The area next door looks odd too: very much like an abandoned major vehicle ferry terminal with its queueing area and control tower. But there's only a bike and people ferry there ... for the obvious reason; there is now a tunnel. I wonder how important that is psychologically to the inhabitants of Dutch Flanders, who are otherwise marooned on a narrows trip of land surrounded by Belgians!
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:49, 9th May 2026 | |
I think it's Vlissingen: see https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/station-vlissingen--35043703337364217/
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by grahame at 17:59, 9th May 2026 | |
Indeed - Flushing / Vlissingen - same place, old and new names. Olau line used to run a ferry from here to Sheerness.
And for today ...
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:42, 9th May 2026 | |
That has the air of a tram museum about it ...
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by johnneyw at 21:44, 9th May 2026 | |
Indeed - Flushing / Vlissingen - same place, old and new names. Olau line used to run a ferry from here to Sheerness.
Indeed, I recall a short break in Middleburg using that route in the early 90s. The sea forts off the Kent coast made an imposing sight as we passed them in the mist.
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:52, 9th May 2026 | |
Thanks for your post, johnneyw.
Just to add some historic detail here - from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Forts
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by eightonedee at 17:54, 10th May 2026 | |
...back to today's quiz picture.
I thought that a quick Google search "belgian tram museums" would get me straight there, but no, there are several, it appears. Then checking Grahame's itinerary again, it has to be Antwerp's (and lo! checking its website, there is car no. 6451, prominently feature).
Apologies to any forum members who might have known that without half an hour's on-line research.
| Re: On tour, May 2026, Grahame Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:16, 10th May 2026 | |
Apologies to any forum members who might have known that without half an hour's on-line research.
I did, and didn't, if you see what I mean.
