{"id":15649,"date":"2014-11-18T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=15649"},"modified":"2014-11-18T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T12:38:15","slug":"the-weird-smiling-face-from-the-vauxhall-train-carriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-weird-smiling-face-from-the-vauxhall-train-carriage\/","title":{"rendered":"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-weird-smiling-face-from-the-vauxhall-train-carriage\/weird-face-from-train-carriage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,392\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage.jpg\" alt=\"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage\" width=\"620\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was waiting on the platform at \u00a0Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in.<\/p>\n<p>I instinctively smiled back but noticed that she kept on staring at me &#8211; and something looked a bit odd about her.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-weird-smiling-face-from-the-vauxhall-train-carriage\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-1.jpg\" alt=\"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was only when she moved her head slightly I realised that what I was actually seeing was a face on an advertising billboard on the station that just happened to be perfectly lined up with the passenger&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>Spooky!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15652\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-weird-smiling-face-from-the-vauxhall-train-carriage\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,349\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2.jpg\" alt=\"The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/weird-face-from-train-carriage-2-195x110.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just to prove to myself that I hadn&#8217;t gone mad, I managed to quickly grab a shot before the train pulled out of the carriage, and thought I&#8217;d share it it &#8211; just in case anyone sees the same thing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was waiting on the platform at \u00a0Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. 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