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    General Knowledge Quiz

    colour codes for 4 pair phone cable?
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    Butterflies

    At our model engineering club at Thames Ditton, we've noticed plenty of butterflies this year, may be helped by the buddleia beating the brambles on the adjacent railway embankment. Very few wasps though :smile:, and not seen any bumblebees either. :(
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    And of course a motorcycle patrolman would salute you on spotting your car badge. Rumour had it that if he didn't salute it was likely a policeman was in the area looking for speeders. My father requested one of these, on our return from Cyprus to Liverpool in Dec 1959, from Liverpool Princes...
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    Mass Casualty as German Train Derails in Forest 27/07/25

    BBC News seems similar to the HST at Carmont maybe?
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Just turning up at morning or evening surgery (and reading the old Punch magazines whilst waiting)?
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    Officer who delivered baby escorts her to prom BBC News, Suffolk
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Jetsam,and flotsam is the equivalent that floats.
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    1973?
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Izzy wizzy.let's get busy...as my answer was only a guess from the previous hints, I will cast over an Open Floor. Edit:- actually.isn't @xotGD within the 5 minutes range as specified in the original question? (5h25m v 5h30m)
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    5 hours 3 mins
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    2 hours 2 mins?
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Carsington Water, Derbyshire?
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    ..and the (football) Pools collector collecting the money and forms on Friday evening (that's when all the matches kicked off 3pm Sat afternoon!)
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    Regular signalled wrong line running

    I understand that when the (dynamic) loop at Axminster was first commision, the scheme drawing had right-hand running as the default on the fully bi-directional lines, an that was how it was operated. When I asked the then SWR Route Competency manager about this, he said they'd reverted to...
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Not satisfied with wanting to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, can you believe the latest one? BBC News - US & Canada Edit:- image doesn't show for some reason, apologies. Image is an AI mock-up of the Tango Kid dressed as the Pope. 1746317637...
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    Woman thrilled to become Flatpack World Champion BBC News - Manchester
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    Trivia: Highest location that each TOC/FOC serves or passes

    How does the top of Honiton Bank compare?
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    Passengers stranded after being let off train for fresh air

    Couldn't find this if already posted. BBC News
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    Heathrow closed all day Fri 21/3/25 - Aviation Impacts

    Heathrow Airport closes all day over power outage https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg5dg4p2l0o
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    Gang guilty over £4.8m gold toilet heist BBC England Investigations

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