Out collecting a meal from the Refa, I stopped to take a quick picture of lights going up (and, thank you Paul, for the insite and quick demo). Picture up here ... probably before the lighters (is that's what to call them?) are home.

By contrast, perhaps the oldest picture of Melksham I've posted here, thanks to John Money. It shows the train leaving Melksham for Trowbridge in the first week after the station re-opened in May 1985. Note the old "West Country Farmers" silos ... how some things have changed ... and the old siding that just been disconnected as the line was slewed across to come alongside the platform. The old single line, now out of use, is on the right.

Have a look at this picture on the archive to see the pictures larger. If you're looking at it on the archive ... it's big already!
(written 2011-10-30)

 M201 - Well House Manor - Around Melksham, Wiltshire
  [3605] Snow comes to Melksham, Wiltshire - pictures - (2012-02-10)
  [3569] Images of the new year in Melksham - (2012-01-05)
  [3543] Some different pictures from Melksham - (2011-12-07)
  [3526] Melksham has a Heart - Montage picture for sale - (2011-11-20)
  [3525] Melksham has a heart - come and see the pictures. Sunday, 11 to 3, Assembly Hall - (2011-11-18)
  [3520] Quintessentially English - scenes from our Wiltshire town - (2011-11-14)
  [3507] Melksham Forward - meeting summary and pictures - (2011-11-04)
  [3499] Images of Melksham - (2011-10-29)
  [3470] Currently pictured in Melksham - (2011-10-09)
  [3389] Plenty to do in Melksham - (2011-08-13)
  [3337] Home Grown Pigs, near Melksham Station - (2011-06-26)
  [3305] Getting away from the madding crowd - an intercontinental journey - (2011-05-27)
  [3266] Easter on the Canal - near Melksham, Wiltshire - (2011-04-26)
  [3258] Morning in Melksham - (2011-04-23)
  [3248] What have these pictures in common? - (2011-04-16)
  [3232] Around and about Melksham in more pictures - (2011-04-05)
  [3227] Her favourite store - (2011-04-02)
  [3209] Seeing Electricity Pylons near Melksham - (2011-03-21)
  [3050] Views of Melksham - November 2010 - (2010-11-13)
  [3023] Autumn walk from Bowerhill - (2010-10-31)
  [2950] Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, turns first sod in Melksham Link Canal - (2010-09-09)
  [2854] Melksham Food and Drink Fair and Town Crier Competition - (2010-07-04)
  [2829] Dauncey Gardens, Melksham - (2010-06-27)
  [2739] Melksham Scouts - (2010-04-25)
  [2716] Melksham in Pictures - (2010-04-10)
  [2708] The bull on the footpath - (2010-04-04)
  [2691] New brochures for the Melksham area - (2010-03-24)
  [2665] Early Spring walk in Melksham - (2010-03-07)
  [2588] Freddies Wood and the K and A Canal - (2010-01-17)
  [2585] Consultation in Melksham, on Melkshams future - (2010-01-17)
  [2528] Melksham Christmas Lights - (2009-12-05)
  [2497] Brown horses in Melksham - (2009-11-08)
  [2480] Pantomimes around Melksham - 2009/2010 season - (2009-10-28)
  [2349] Businesses effected by road works in Melksham - (2009-08-11)
  [2329] Great to be in Melksham - (2009-08-08)
  [2297] Standing on the corner, Melksham Carnival - (2009-07-19)
  [2262] History is not always pretty - (2009-06-30)
  [2253] Walks in and around Melksham, Wiltshire - (2009-06-21)
  [2175] Melksham in pictures - (2009-05-11)
  [2168] In honour of the photograph, I present ... a walk from Reybridge to Lacock - (2009-05-10)
  [2142] Riverside Development - (2009-04-26)
  [2066] Melksham Industrial - (2009-03-04)
  [2064] East of Melksham Countryside - (2009-03-02)
  [2043] Confidence, Customer Service and Tourism in Melksham - (2009-02-15)
  [2008] The Month Ahead - What is happening in Melksham - (2009-01-25)
  [1986] Walk to Bowerhill - (2009-01-10)
  [1977] Going round the block - (2009-01-04)
  [1928] Melksham Oak Secondary School, Melksham, Wiltshire - (2008-12-07)
  [1451] More PHP sample and demonstration programs - (2007-12-01)
  [1436] A little touring help during a business trip to England - (2007-11-18)
  [1368] Getting the local voice heard - (2007-09-26)
  [1360] Asda in Melksham - Welcome or not? - (2007-09-21)
  [1343] Melksham Laundrette - (2007-09-09)
  [1341] Moving to Melksham? Househunting map. - (2007-09-09)
  [1330] While waiting for Melksham Post Office - (2007-09-02)
  [1271] Till the cows come home - (2007-07-19)
  [1266] Party in the Park - (2007-07-14)
  [1206] Where and When - can you place the picture? - (2007-05-27)
  [1177] Sorting out for a site map - (2007-05-05)
  [1137] Wiltshire Circles - (2007-04-07)
  [1117] Newport Male Voice Choir - (2007-03-24)
  [977] Melksham and Norwich - (2006-12-10)
  [957] Improving the historic town of Melksham - (2006-11-30)
  [929] Presenting Melksham - for a weekend away in Wiltshire - (2006-11-17)
  [879] Tuesday night is party night - (2006-09-26)
  [866] A lazy programmer is a good programmer - (2006-09-15)
  [847] Image maps for navigation - a straightforward example - (2006-08-28)
  [830] Butterflies in a Wiltshire garden - (2006-08-12)
  [811] Melksham in Bloom - (2006-07-22)
  [805] Melksham Carnival Parade - (2006-07-16)
  [676] Melksham, Wiltshire - (2006-04-08)
  [437] Outside of the box - (2005-09-06)

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