OneGuyFromBarlick

Not by sight, I have to admit. I saw the words on the ring and therefore googled the Newington Connecticut together with bottle stopper because that's what it looked like, even though you said that was wrong. A lot of auction site pages came up with people in Newington selling old bottle stoppers. I then clicked on images and amid all those stoppers was an image with the caption `bird caller' and that looked just like your photo. So I got it but only by coincidence!

yes, it's an Audubon bird caller.
You twist the wooden part to make the call.

Ok, Stanley, yer up.

If Peter wishes to have the honour I will of course defer....

No, you got there without the help of coincidence.

Curses.... I shall think about it....

What is this and where is it?

Is it a fish ladder?

It is Kev, but any ideas as to where it is?

Pitlochry is quite famous for having one so I'll guess it's there.

Well that lasted a long while, you’re spot on Kev, well done.

I'd best set one then. A famous train and location, what and where?

Still in Scotland?

It is

I've been across that viaduct.

I was under it but I suspect it wasn't at the same time

I know, we’ve been over it.

I'll give a bonus pat on the back if you can tell me what's special about the viaduct.

There could be a link to a family I once worked for (briefly) at Stonegappe in Lothersdale.

Wendyf wrote: ↑05 Nov 2021, 20:24 There could be a link to a family I once worked for (briefly) at Stonegappe in Lothersdale.

Right on it there Wendy
Let's see how cryptic we can be with answers

The bloke that built it was nick named Concrete Bob.

As no one else has jumped in with the answer I'll give it a go! It looks very much like the Glenfinnan viaduct on the West Highland line between Fort William and Mallaig, built using concrete in the construction by Robert McAlpine. I worked for Richard McAlpine, one of his great grandsons, at Stonegappe. It was a brief experience as his first wife had no idea how to treat her employees, and I walked out when she turned her unpleasantness on me.

Good on you Wendy, there’s no need to put up with that.

And you have the correct answer(s) Wendy

The steam train is The Jacobite.

What is it?

A Jackfruit- the largest fruit in the world to grow on a tree.