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It was slightly easier when I thought about the location of your previous photo. Having said that, the first thought I had was had Kapikule been refurbished since I was last there!
OK, possibly another easy one...
Correct!
There were frequent trains going past while I sat in that restaurant. The half hourly Amsterdam Centraal - Zandvoort aan Zee services were supplemented by specials from one stop away in Haarlem. A nice spot.
Your turn.
Here are some clues:
The level crossing in the first photo is a pedestrian crossing across only one of the tracks
The original station building is now a cafe/restaurant
The station is one stop from the terminus of the line
The trains on this line are generally busier on the weekend, with...
I cropped the previous photo as I got hits from Google Images from any wider angle. I've attached a Street View photo showing the station from the opposite end.
The station is not in not in Belgium or anywhere near the Belgian border.
Ah yes, the planned station on the line towards Erzincan. Arguably part of the classic station is the current "Sivas YHT" as the renovated side of that station has signs with the name "Sivas YHT Gar".
Having spent ~30hrs on the tortuous old route between Diyarbakir and Istanbul ~15 years ago...
I haven't used reverse image search, so I may be a long way out. But it looks like somewhere on the old Hejaz Railway to me. It doesn't look like Amman station, so how about Ma'an?
Correct! It's Astana Nurly Zhol - opened in 2017 and quite a different experience from the other station in the city, Astana-1, opened in 1929.
In the foreground of the photo is the terminal station of the under construction LRT system (fairly similar to the DLR in London, but just a single...
I've been through Khongor - as will anyone whose ridden the Trans-Mongolian between Moscow/Irkutsk and Ulaanbaatar/Bejing.
But I agree with your general point! It's impressive that Google Streetview made it out there in 2015. I'd probably find it useful to jog my memory! ;)
To clarify - I don't mean to rule out Google Maps, Streetview, etc. I agree with you - I think that kind of research is all part of the fun of the game. I'm referring to reverse image searches like Google Images where simply pasting an image will show search results - often immediately...
Nice photo! I want to ride the Zephyr one day.
I have a suggestion that we have a rule not to use Google Images (or similar tools) when finding answers. I'm not sure how everyone else feels, but I don't think its within the spirit of this game.
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