Comments on: Photo Mystery No. 2. Can You Guess The Country Where This Railway Photo Was Taken?

By: Ray Broomfield

Ray Broomfield — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 07:08:03 +0000

Xincheng Taroko Station. Photo taken from North looking South (railway line is North South railway regardless of actual compass heading).

By: Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:52:29 +0000

Thanks to everyone who participated in this quiz. I’m glad you enjoyed having a go.

The suggested locations were many and varied, although the mountains drew a number of suggestions including: Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Russia, Brazil, PA in the USA, Northern Italy, Soth Africa, Germany, Soth Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, Spain, Rochester – New York, Australia, Peru, East Africa, Indonesia, Austria, Burma, India, Ecuador – South America, and Slovakia.

The correct location is –

Well done to Kevan Mullan who was first to guess the correct location of Taiwan.

By: louia hofstad

louia hofstad — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:12:43 +0000

In reply to Boris. Austria

By: Bill Martz

Bill Martz — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 21:21:10 +0000

Slovakia

By: Boris

Boris — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:36:25 +0000

Neither this is Sweden, nor Norway, Denmark or Finland. In fact it’s probably none of the EU countries. We use buffers and screw couplers. Except Finland that uses Russian gauge, and central couplers. Spain I don’t know. But Spain, Portugal and Finland have broad gauge. Narrow gauge lines can have central couplers, but they are in general not electrified. Except in Switzerland. It does not look very narrow though. The few buildings have a West-Central Europe touch in my eyes. But it looks more subtropic than Switzerland. And I miss those signs that say, “we get snow in winters”. Gosh, this was hard. No guess, just muess 🙂

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:08:40 +0000

Indonesia

By: Davidinden

Davidinden — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:46:54 +0000

This looks like Japan, to me.

By: Henry Gasparini

Henry Gasparini — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:37:11 +0000

Ecuador, South America.

By: Enrique Gasparini

Enrique Gasparini — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:32:37 +0000

Ecuador

By: Alfred D Bowman

Alfred D Bowman — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:32:17 +0000

Austria

By: scott

scott — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 17:55:19 +0000

Iceland

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:25:14 +0000

India