Odds are it isn't in the Vatican, Lakeside amusement park, Antwerp, Boston or Madrid. So based on that, I have no idea where it is or isn't. :tb-biggrin: Guess we'll have to wait and see. BTW, I'm glad we are back to "normal", those 3D ones went to quick!!! I completely missed #3,4 & 5 due to work.
My guess is that it is a turntable at the end of line with no roundhouse. Either that or an in-ground clock showing 2:45 or 9:15.....:tb-tongue:
Looks like a needle in a haystack to me! oh5qn: Pretty high resoluton....probably in or near a town or city with a high population....Looks like concrete ties.. Europe?
Looking at the shadow of the telephone/power pole...it appears that there are transformers at the top, is that something common in Europe? I'm not familiar with there power system over there to know if they use that same technology.
Dunno about Europe, then again......? I'm thinking we're looking at the end of a fairly long, dead-ended line with many customers along the line, ending at a remote location where the steamers had to be turned, but not repaired. I say "steamers" because the rails look pretty rusty, as if they haven't been used in quite a while, and most international diesels can be operated with either end forward, unlike in the US (expect for switchers). Scott, assuming you're correct about concrete, how long have concrete ties been used in various parts of the world? Answer this, then those countries where concrete ties overlapped steam operations would narrow our search of haystacks considerably. Ball's back in someone else's court......:tb-wink:
Brain F*rt.....concrete ties were more expensive than wood, especially during times when steam was still the norm. So I'm thinking this location would be somewhere where wood ties would be subject to a short life span due to being eaten by varmints like termites, etc., or rot due to high moisture and heat as in jungles and rain forests. Then again, maybe we're looking for a location where wood was not readily available, as in a desert, or tundra, or steppes, or locations where it had been totally cut down centuries before......?
Looking closely, there isn't any catenary lines so that would reduce the number of European countries significantly right?
I dunno... If the tracks are rusty and it's disused, it could be an old steam turner from before the overhead electric days... I like the clock theory myself. We just need to work out where true north is to work out what time it is! :tb-cute:
Oh great, now that I was wasting HOURS searching through the greater Germany area (since it's majority high res) I see a wonderful shot of the earth that doesn't have Germany ANYWHERE on it!! :tb-sad:
But depending on how loosely you apply the definition, it will be surrounded by water! :tb-tongue: :tb-tongue: :tb-tongue: :tb-tongue: Okay, I've searched both rails in Mongolia, and I would be very surprised if it was there. I've searched Sri Lanka, and I would be very surprised if it was there - they have some nice rails, nicely rusted; but none of the photos of yards are high enough resolution to zoom in and read the clock... err, I mean turntable. I'd vote India, China or Australia; just because guessing wrong is fun!
It IS a clock! Ok, it's not really a clock, but it is TIME that this one is solved! 33°53'51.29"S 151°11'15.68"E Eveleigh, Australia (it's a suburb of Sydney) On a side note, can anyone explain the reason for this particular turntable? It doesn't seem to really have a function.
Winner!!!!!!! Congratulations! gvcborders Eveleigh, Australia Location submitted by Stourbridge Lion
P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Lane, Sydney :tb-biggrin::tb-tongue: Darn it! I knew it was down under! Hadn't got to Sydney yet. Good work!:thumbs_up:
Now that we have true north, I make it about 2:42. Probably in the afternoon, since there are shadows. Looking around the area, I make this for a pretty Major back shop/works; so I suspect that this clock does not have a use anymore; but it used to be part of a steam engine servicing depot; and possibly there was even a roundhouse; demolished for the anonymous white roofed building to the right. Check out the rusty tin building on one of the depart tracks! That looks like something out of the steam era I also note the diesel engine fuelling rack which has been added more recently. Either the turntable has rusted into place, and they just haven't got around to ripping it up yet; or they're keeping it for all the rare occurances when they actually need to turn something around.
