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Title: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 05 September 2007, 21:12:51
Kings Cross new international train terminal, Monday 03/09/07 around midday:































Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 05 September 2007, 21:14:26
Kings Cross new international train terminal, Tuesday 04/09/07 around midday:

(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8376/kingscross03it4.jpg)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 05 September 2007, 21:16:37
Kings Cross new international train terminal, Wednesday 05/09/07 around midday:

(http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/8126/kingscross05cx0.jpg)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 05 September 2007, 21:18:37
Correct! the red van in the front is gone...  ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: CaptainZok on 05 September 2007, 21:20:35
So is the first picture.
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 05 September 2007, 21:23:54
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So is the first picture.

That's the whole point... there was nothing there on the Monday... these guys work fast.
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Martin_1962 on 05 September 2007, 21:31:02
Walls

No Deltics on either :(
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Golfbuddy on 05 September 2007, 21:50:40
Thats nothing. I started to build my garden shed on Sunday morning, no cranes, no vans and noone to help me. Had it done and dusted by 2.00pm with a nice cup of tea. Should have got me to do it for them. 8-)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Andy B on 05 September 2007, 23:27:08
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So is the first picture.

Phew!! I thought it was just me. ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 06 September 2007, 08:39:30
Prefab stations ......must be the new thing.

Still no where near as impressive as the Victorian St Pancras Train Shed Station building....they knew how to design things, christ they even built a huge cellar under the lines to store the beer in!
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 06 September 2007, 11:22:54
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Still no where near as impressive as the Victorian St Pancras Train Shed Station building....

Indeed!


Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 06 September 2007, 11:24:19
Progress report:

Kings Cross new international train terminal, Thursday 06/09/07 around midday:

(http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7941/image002rp0.jpg)


Not much to show for, they must have a had a slow day yesterday...  ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 13 September 2007, 14:00:12
...one week later.... it is getting big

(http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5131/image008kq0.jpg)

Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Crazydad on 13 September 2007, 16:37:57
Bloody fast workers ;)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 September 2007, 16:59:11
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Bloody fast workers ;)

Polish?
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Entwood on 13 September 2007, 22:44:00
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Bloody fast workers ;)

Polish?


Nah .. it's shiny enough already.....

(gets coat)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Jay w on 13 September 2007, 22:59:38
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Bloody fast workers ;)

Polish?


Nah .. it's shiny enough already.....

(gets coat)

 ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 19 September 2007, 22:56:06
Night view...

(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5109/image002gz5.jpg)


Just to remind you all that two weeks ago there was nothing there!
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Auto Addict on 20 September 2007, 17:40:23
Amazing :o
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: VX1 on 20 September 2007, 17:44:51
Did you take these pics from your Kitchen window by any chance?  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 21 September 2007, 02:04:14
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Did you take these pics from your Kitchen window by any chance?  ;D ;D ;D

I can't tell you where I take these pics from...

The street that goes to the right is a small road that has a bank of three parking places with no Residence Parking post signs. A very rare sight in central London, and you can park there for FREE for as long as you like (I checked this with the traffic wardens and they confirmed it!). Not sure why this particular bank, I know of no other in my area, but I park my car there for the day and walk to the office (5 minutes). Now if I advertise the name of the street everyone will want to come and park there, so this shall remain a secret....   :) But if you are driving to Kings Cross and need free parking, PM me...  ;)

Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: phil her up on 21 September 2007, 13:45:18
It's about time they built a indoor boot fair venue in london
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 29 September 2007, 14:12:10
OK, now they are taking it down.... :o

(http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/618/image005ce7.jpg)


Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 29 September 2007, 14:13:29
(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6917/image010jk4.jpg)

Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 29 September 2007, 14:15:10
Maybe they finally found the instructions inside the flat-pack packaging and realised they put it together the wrong way up? :o ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: MikeDundee on 29 September 2007, 16:37:13
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Maybe they finally found the instructions inside the flat-pack packaging and realised they put it together the wrong way up? :o ;D

Probably put it in the wrong place, and now a scottish blokes :y, actually read the plans and pointed it out to them ;D ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 29 September 2007, 18:19:16
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Maybe they finally found the instructions inside the flat-pack packaging and realised they put it together the wrong way up? :o ;D

Probably put it in the wrong place, and now a scottish blokes :y, actually read the plans and pointed it out to them ;D ;D

Well I think I can just make a tiny 'IKEA' logo at the top right-hand corner... probably the Polish workers did not understand the Swedish instructions.
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 04 October 2007, 16:46:47
Yep, they are taking it down... makes you wonder what was the purpose of the exercise. Oddly it seem to take them longer to pull it down than it took to build it in the first place.

(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8758/image000ot5.jpg)


Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Snapper on 04 October 2007, 17:36:21
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Bloody fast workers ;)

Polish?


No mate it just shines cause its new  ;)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 04 October 2007, 18:23:33
Well i think the flaw is....... its in the wrong place.....coz i carnt see any railway lines or trains in the pics  ;D
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: wizzy_michael on 04 October 2007, 18:39:30
hey martin,theres a nice sounding engine, a deltic flat out through peterborough station on its way to the cross.these new stations nice and clean but no charecter
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 16 October 2007, 17:35:16
All gone...      :-/

(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8664/image001pk7.jpg)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Auto Addict on 16 October 2007, 17:48:26
Kept someone in a job ;)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Elite Pete on 16 October 2007, 18:25:34
I half expect to see Timbuk getting it out of the back of his Omega for the next OOF meet ::)
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: holey head on 16 October 2007, 19:03:00
you serious??? it's just gone up then been taken back down??? i wonder how much that has just cost all us tax payers???
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 17 October 2007, 00:23:54
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you serious??? it's just gone up then been taken back down??? i wonder how much that has just cost all us tax payers???

Yup... and the 6 mobile cranes to put it up and then take it down don't come cheap either...  the thing went up in under a week, then one night they had an event there, with torches lighting the way and dignitaries wondering around the place, and then they took it off... perhaps they were demonstrating the building technique to potential buyers?....
Title: Re: Spot the differences....
Post by: Markjay on 17 October 2007, 00:25:33
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Kept someone in a job ;)

It still does apparently... it is difficult to see in the picture but there's a Cat D9 ploughing the field (or more like levelling it).