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Quiz 1 1) Garganville, a redundant French Marshalling Yard near Paris on the SNCF's Eastern Region was largely blown up on 31st March 1964. Why? 2) What private railway crossed the Great Western main line on the level at Laira Junction, Plymouth? 3) Which was the first locomotive to be built for a British railway with a Belpaire firebox, a Belgian design allowing more steam space and simplifying the staying of the plates? 4) What was the nickname given to those engines of Holden's Great Eastern Railway T19 class which were rebuilt with large diameter boilers from 1908, the name arising from their foreshortened appearance? 5) What was the number and name of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway L class 4-6-4 that served as the company's war memorial? 6) Which locomotives were nicknamed "Tishies" by railwaymen after a popular cartoon racehorse of the time, always depicted with its front legs crossed? 7) How long is Ponsbourne Tunnel, situated between Cuffley and Hertford stations, on the former Great Northern Railway? 8) What type of cylinder arrangement, more usually found on large stationary engines, was fitted to the North Eastern Railway S2 class 4-6-0 No. 825 by Sir Vincent Raven in 1913? 9) Which was the first London & South Western Railway locomotive to incorporate Dungald Drummond's firebox water tubes, and in what other respect was this engine unusual? 10) What was the purpose of the Coligny-Welsh reflector, used on certain signal lamps by a few British railways, particularly the London Brighton & South Coast? 11) What is the height above sea level of Druimuachar Summit on the main line of the former Highland Railway? 12) Which historic locomotive was used in an eponymous film, starring Buster Keaton, in 1927? 13) Where in Manchester was the original terminus of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, replaced as inadequate by the new Victoria Station at Hunts Bank in 1844? 14) The LNWR ran its "Irish Mail" from Euston to Holyhead, the GWR from Paddington to - where? 15) What was the northern destination of the "Pines Express"? 16) By the late l970s, there was only one Pullman Service on BR. What was its name? 17) Which named train ran between Waterloo and Ilfracombe from 1947 to 1954? 18) What was the destination of the "Cambrian Coast Express" from Paddington? 19) Which London terminus boasted the first railway hotel? 20) Beneath the words "South Eastern and Chatham Railway" outside Victoria Station was the name of another unexpected company which operated trains from the terminus. Which one? 21) Euston was re-built in the 1960s but only one other London terminus had been built in the 20th Century, which one? 22) From which London terminus does Hungerford Bridge provide the exit? 23) What was the Charing Cross after which the station was named? 24) Although eventually the class B1 locomotives spanned the BR number range 61000 to 61409 inclusive, there were never a total of 410 locomotives existing at any one time. Why was this? 25) What was the record speed achieved by Coronation near Crewe on 29th June 1937? 26) Which locomotives were known by the nickname Jersey Lillies and why? 27) Which was the biggest marshalling yard on the LMS? 28) What height above sea level was the highest achieved by any standard gauge line in Britain? 29) Why was the Somerset and Dorset known as the S&D.J.R. Who originally owned it? 30) Why were water troughs installed inside Standedge Tunnel? 31) Although eventually the class B1 locomotives spanned the BR number range 61000 to 61409 inclusive, there were never a total of 410 locomotives existing at any one time. Why was this? 32) It is a well known fact that the GWR was the longest surviving railway until nationalisation in 1948, but which was the second longest and what was unusual about it? 33) In 1936 the LMS ran a demonstration train to help counteract LNER claims about running the fastest train. The LMS train had no problem braking the current speed record but had great difficulty subsequently in slowing sufficiently to negotiate the point at which station? Can you name the loco? 34) Why was every passenger train obliged to stop at Swindon on the GWR routes to Bristol and South Wales until 1895? 35) This Royal Artillery man Serial No 46157 "Sir" seemed to be carrying rather a lot of weight even for a Scot, how much did he weigh? 36) Why did Selby in Yorkshire, lose its main line passenger service on the ECML in 1987? 37) Why did the Southern Railway build such huge tenders for its principle 4-6-0's and why were some "Schools" class locomotives later attached to them? 38) What was carried on the Jellicoe Specials during World War 1? 39) Where was the steepest gradient over which standard gauge passenger trains were worked in Great Britain? 40) Of what material was Glenfinnan Viaduct on the Malaig Extension of the former North British Railway constructed? 41) During 1945/46, the then LNER re-numbered their locomotives from the mainly random existing ranges into a logical and coherent system, which was used later used by BR by the addition of 60000. However, under the LNER scheme, 2 locomotive quite coincidentally had the same numbers under the old and new systems. Which locomotives were they? 42) How was the incline at Beck Hole on the Whitby and Pickering Railway worked before the installation of a stationary steam engine? 43) When did construction of the Victoria Bridge over the River Severn at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway commence with the laying of the foundation stone? 44) How many spans has Templand Viaduct, near Cumnock on the former Glasgow & South Western Railway. 45) Where was the first mechanical locomotive coaling plant built in Great Britain, in 1913? 46) Who designed the roof span of St Pancras Station for the Midland Railway? 47) What name was carried by Great Western Railway Star Class 4-6-0 No 4017 Knight of Leige prior to August 1914? 48) What river is crossed by the London and Birmingham Railway Viaduct near Wolverton? 49) What is a Road Van? 50) Which two engineers were knighted on completion of the Mersey Railway Tunnel from Liverpool to Birkenhead in 1886? 51) Who designed the freakish locomotives Hurricane and Thunderer, with engines and boilers on separate chassis, which proved failures on the Great Western Railway, in 1838-9? 52)What is a somersault signal? 53)Only one queen was commemorated by the "Britannia" Class - who was she? 54)Which named express carried a tartan headboard topped by a lion rampant? 55) Approximately how many people were evicted without compensation, to make way for the new terminus at St Pancras? 56) Which was the first railway to use wrought-iron rails from c1808? A The Middleton Railway B The Brampton Railway C The Surrey Iron Railway D The Monmouthshire Tramroad. 57) What is the longest tunnel on the Southern Region 58) Which was the first of Bulleid’s Merchant Navy class Pacifics to lose its streamlined casing, in 1956, and to be given conventional Walschaert’s valve gear in place of the chain driven Bulleid arrangement? 59) In the later years of the steam era, 57XX locos in black liveries hauled freight on a line through Stanmore, Croydon, Penrith, Woodford and beyond. 38XX locos in a smart green livery hauled fast passenger trains on the same line and also a line through Sydenham, Penshurst, Sutherland and beyond. Another route was through Liverpool, Cambelltown, Garrick and beyond. Where was all this happening? 60) What is the nickname of the Waterloo and City Underground Railway? 61) Name the Midlands city boasting Arkwright Street and London Road Stations 62) At the turn of the century, one London terminus with its 18 platforms handled more trains and passengers than any other, which one? 63) A special NRM train made up entirely of a certain type of vehicle formed the "Centenary Special" round-Britain train in 1979. What were the vehicles and what was the centenary? 64) On which preserved line is Mytholmes Tunnel to be found? 65) In 1980 Dai Woodham and others formed the "Barry 21 Club" to rescue as many as possible of the remaining engines. Which author and railway enthusiast MP was also a prominent member of the Club? 66) What is the name given to the weight of the vehicles of a train without passengers or luggage? 67) What is the colourful and picturesque name of the junction at the southern end of the M &S W J R near Andover? 68) What were the buildings common to Hereford, Worcester and Oxford which gave their name to an express to those places? 69) With the doubling of the Scorrier-Redruth section in 1931, there remained only one stretch of single line between Paddington and Penzance. Where was it? 70) What is a Pilotman? 71) Whose important railway invention was patented in another mans name? 72) On completion of the Southern Railways electrification of the main line to Brighton, the large L class4-6-4Ts were redundant. To what more useful wheel configuration were they rebuilt? 73) What classification was given to Maunsell's heavy 0-8-0T's built for the Southern Railway in 1929? 74) Which 2 Great Western locomotives were disfigured by a singularly ugly form of semi-stream lining in 1935? 75) At the end of World War One where did the British Government order the construction of 100 of R.E.L. Maunsell's South Eastern and Chatham Railway N Class 2-6-0's chiefly to absorb excess manufacturing capacity?
76) What particular purpose did the London and North Eastern Railway order
the unique U 1 Class 2-8-8-2 Garratt locomotive from Bayer Peacock and Co.
of Manchester?
77) Which of R.E.L. Maunsell’s
Southern Railway 4 cylinder Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0s had 6ft 3in diameter
driving wheels, unlike the other fifteen members of the class which had 6ft
7in diameter driving wheels? 78) Which was
the first preserved Steam Locomotive to break the British Railway’s Board
ban on steam operations over BR tracks in 1971? 79) What was
peculiar about the 3ft 6in gauge railway operated at Swanscombe Cement
Works, Kent by Associated Portland Cement until about 1928? 80) On which
part of the Great Western Railway was the 1936 film The Last Journey made? 81) The Southern Railway retained two former London and South Western Railway 0415 Class 4-4-2T’s for working the Lyme Regis Branch. From what source were they able to purchase a third engine in 1944? 82) What was the maximum number of London stations to have been simultaneously called "Shepherds Bush"? 83) What is a Scotch? 84) At its maximum extent, what area was covered by Swindon Works. Was it 292 or 310 acres? 85) What are known as Lunar Lights? 86) What was the nature and cause of the Menai Bridge tragedy of 1970? 87) Which former Great Western King class 4-6-0 was first fitted with a double chimney in September 1955? 88) What was the name of the London and North Western Railway's goods depot outside of Fenchurch St Station in the City of London? 89) Which of these was not an LMS constituent company :Furness, Hull & Barnsley, North Staffordshire, London Tilbury & Southend? 90) What was the name of the "Thames-Forth Express" adopted in 1957 and taken from part of the route over which it ran? 91) In 1940, the GWR raised £5,000 for the purchase of a certain item to help the war effort, and named "Castle" No 5071 after it to mark the achievement. What was the item? 92) The GWR’s only electrified lines were as a result of its part ownership of which suburban line? 93) At the maximum extent of the system, how many steam locomotives were employed on the 18in gauge internal railway at Horwich works on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 94) On which German type of locomotive was the design of the Western Region Warship class diesel-hydraulic locomotives based? 95) On completion of the electrification between Manchester, Liverpool and Euston, Which was the first passenger train to be electrically hauled out of Euston? 96) How was it possible for the Great Western Railway to be built as a broad gauge line, despite a Parliamentary requirement for all railway bills to include a clause requiring the line to be built to standard gauge? 97) Charles Dickens wrote a series of stories under the title of Mugby Junction. On which real life Junction was the place based? 98) What does "Gauntletted Track" mean? 99) Where was the first place at which the broad gauge Great Western Railway came into contact with a standard Gauge railway, creating transhipment problems? 100) Which fictional school took over the Longmoor Military Railway in 1966 to stage their own "Great Train Robbery"? 101) Which station was used by royal travellers before the Windsor Branch was built? 102) Who’s system is used to classify steam locomotive wheel arrangements; e.g. 4-6-0, 2-6-2, etc.? 103) Which major station is approached across King Edward Bridge? 104) An
eastern mogul travelled to Japan to see the Mikado. Together they crossed
the Pacific and landed on the American shore. Here they found the highest
mountain in the Sierra Nevada; next they journeyed eastwards over the
prairie to reach the Atlantic ocean 105) What kind of animals guard the entrance to the Menai Bridge? 106) In 1924 the new "Castle" Class 4-6-0 Viscount Churchill appeared, having been rebuilt from a previous notable locomotive. Which? 107) What is the function of the small signal arm with the horizontal white stripe placed below the arm that is "off"? 108) Which English poet wrote a poem to protest against the building of the Kendall and Windermere Railway in 1844? ("Is there no nook of English ground secure/from rash assault?") 109) Which GWR West country Branch was used in the film of the Hound of the Baskerville in 1931? 110) For the summer service of 1929, the Great Western Railway accelerated the Cheltenham Flyer to make it the world’s fastest service train on start to stop timings. What was its average speed? 111) Which was the first type 4 diesel locomotive to be handed over to British Railways under the 1955 modernisation plan? 112) What was the horse power of the short lived Paxman-engined 14 Class diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0s, numbered 9500-55? 113 Where was the workshop of the Eastern Counties Railway prior to the establishment of the first works at Stratford in 1847? 114) Which railway first introduced proper dining cars into Great Britain in 1879? 115) Who designed Connell Ferry Cantilever Bridge to carry the Ballachulish Branch of the Caledonion Railway across the mouth of Loch Etive? 116) Which monarch was commemorated by the train which was previously known as the "Capitals Limited" ? 117) Name the system providing audible signal indications in a locomotive cab. 118) The first of the post-war "Castles" in the new 70XX number range was named after the last chairman of the GWR. Who was he? 119) Which city was served by Kingmoor Locomotive Shed? 120) In 1986, 37425 was given a nameplate reading Concrete Bob, and another for the opposite side with that gentleman’s real name. What is it? 121) Why did the Coronation streamline train set have two kitchen cars but no dining car? 122)What was the royal name of the LNER Pullman express from London to Scotland via Leeds and Harrogate introduced in 1928? 123) What first departed from the Gare de l’Est in Paris in 1881?
124) Where, on the Great Western, is ‘Airport Junction’? 126) Regular travellers through Woking will know that class 73 No. 73 109 ‘Battle of Britain’ usually sits in the down bay platform. What is special about the class 73 and why is No. 73 109 called a ‘Thunderbird’? 127) Can you name all the railway companies that served Carlisle before the grouping in 1923? There are seven of them. 128) What is the name given to the row of white lights next to a colour light signal indicating that all is clear for a diverging route ahead. 129) Who was 'Big Bertha' and why did she carry a lamp? 130) If a 4-6-2 is a Pacific and a 2-6-2 is a Prairie. What is a 4-4-2 and what was the LNER's classification of that wheel arrangement? 131) Why do trains always carry a lamp showing a red light on the last coach or wagon? 132) Whereabouts is the 'Hejaz' railway? 133) What is the function of a sand drag? 134) Why did Virgin's new Voyager come to grief at Dawlish in Devon? 135) Between which two towns was the Irish monorail built? 136) Which London main-line terminus was the last to be opened? When did it open and what was the name of the railway company that owned it? 137) Who was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR? 138) In a manual signalbox what is the function of a lever painted blue? 139) The North British Locomotive Company had its headquarters in which British city? 140) Where is the longest tunnel in the United Kingdom? It’s over 14 miles long! 141) On modern colour light signals the yellow aspects sometimes flash on and off – why? 142) Which railway company in Ireland was owned and operated by the LMS? 143) Where on the East Coast Main Line is a completely new stretch of railway? Why was it built and which large town is no longer served by the ECML as a result? 144) LNWR locomotive No. 5000 was named ‘Coronation’ – but whose coronation was it named for? What kind of locomotive was it? What is the significance of the number 5000 ? 145)
Why are SouthWest Trains new ‘Desiro’ train sets unable to replace the
40-year-old 4-CEPS on the Southampton main line? 147) Where in the UK is the steepest railway gradient regularly traversed by passenger trains? 148) Where, historically, would you have been employed if you were working alongside ‘Nipper’, ‘Pet’, ‘Tiny’ and ‘Topsy’ amongst others? 149) Until they were replaced by colour light signals in the late 1960’s the main line from Woking to Basingstoke was signalled by lower-quadrant semaphores. They were automatically controlled by the passage of trains but what form of actuation did they use? 150) Eurostar trains run a three-hour schedule from London, Waterloo to Paris, Gare du Nord. Where, in London, are the train sets maintained and serviced?
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151) In the 1890’s the East coast railway companies raced their rivals on
the West coast to try and be first into Aberdeen with their overnight
expresses from London. The two lines converged at a junction some miles to
the south of Aberdeen. What was the name of the junction? Which company
owned the signal box controlling it and what were the names of the East and
West coast companies involved? 152) Two ‘Wales and Borders’ services leave Haverfordwest
for London each day. At which London terminus do the services terminate?
153) The famous ‘Emmett’ cartoons depicted the Oystermouth Railway. They
featured a slow, sleepy railway where some very curious locomotives and
carriages managed to make slow progress along impossibly irregular track.
From which railway did Roland Emmet get his inspiration? 154) The new high-speed trains on the First Great Western
routes from Paddington are known as Class 180 or Adelante’s. What is
significantly different about these sets compared to conventional HST’s ?
155) Locomotive no. 92220 ‘Evening Star’ was the last
steam locomotive to be built for British Railways on 18th March 1960. It was
built at Swindon. Where was the last numerical member of the class, 92250,
built and when? 156) The main line from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury passes
through Dovey Junction near Machynlleth. What is special about this station
and where does the junction line go to? 157) Swindon is an
important junction for the routes to Gloucester and to South Wales. The
Gloucester line diverges at Swindon but at what place, to the west of
Swindon does the South Wales line leave the main line? 158) What is the connection between the following numbers
and who used all of them? 84.25, 56.5, 27.0, 23.5 159) Which railway routes go under or over the M25
between the M3 junction and the M1 junction (clockwise)? 160) On which London Underground line is Mark Lane? 161) What was the name of the original terminus, in
Birmingham, of the London & Birmingham railway? It was opened in 1837.
162) A quotation at Didcot Railway Centre tells of an epic run by a steam
loco from Paddington. Do you know which loco. was involved , which royalty
was on board, where was it going to and the date? (thank-you Robin for the
question) 163) Newcastle station on the ECML is approached by
bridges over the River Tyne at both ends. Can you name the two bridges? 164) The CTRL was tested recently by a ‘Eurostar’ train
set. What is the CTRL? What speed was achieved by the train? When? And when
is the CTRL due to open? 165) The Romney, Hythe and
Dymchurch Railway suffered a tragedy in August when one of its drivers was
killed when his train was in collision with a car on a level crossing. In
what year was this 15" gauge line opened to the public and in what way was
the line involved with the D-Day landings in June 1944? 166) Class 47 diesel locomotives are long-lived
workhorses of the country’s rail system. Why are some class 47’s being
converted to class 57 and what large scale modification is being made to
their front (and rear) ends? 167) Which lately departed artist is to be commemorated
with a bronze statue and where? 168) What was known as the ‘Old Worse and Worse’? 169) How many GWR ‘Manor’ classes have survived into
preservation? 170) What well-known railway landmarks
disappeared from Marazion in Cornwall in August 2003? 171) What is the name of Hull’s central station? 172) After nationalisation in 1948 the separate regions
of British Railways were each given a colour to be used on maps and station
signs. The western region was given brown and the southern, green. Which
region was given tangerine? 173) Which supermarket is using rail transportation to
service some of its Scottish stores?
174) Recently, our intrepid hill walker, Bill Hunt, walked to the top of
Snowdon from Rhyd Ddhu station. Which railway company operates the trains at
this station and which railway company owns that railway company? 175) There are memorials in many railway stations
commemorating railway employees who gave their lives in the two world wars.
Many were built after the first world war. Railway locomotives built at the
same time were also named as a memorial to the dead. What kind of locomotive
was the Southern Railway’s ‘Remembrance’ Class and by which company was it
originally built? 176) Soham, in Cambridgeshire, is in the news at the moment but what happened in the town on 2nd June 1944? 177) How many different railway companies used Wimbledon station? in 2003? 178) Which is the latest Bulleid pacific to be restored to working order on the Swanage Railway.? in 2003 179) How many different braking systems are employed on a ‘modern’ main-line steam engine? 180) Lockerbie will for ever be associated with the terrorist attack on the Pan-Am 747 in 1988 but what other disaster took place on the railway in the same area in 1915? 181) What, in 1961, was GT3? 182) The name ‘Hurricane’ was bestowed on a ‘Castle’ class locomotive and also on a Bulleid pacific. These names commemorated the well known RAF world war 2 fighter plane. Another famous locomotive also carries the name ‘Hurricane’ but, unlike the other two, survives to-day. Where? 183) The ‘WRISA’ was set up as a result of the Hatfield crash. It has now been wound up and its functions assumed by the new ‘RSSB’. Of course you know what these initials stand for – don’t you. Don’t you? 184) Where, when and why were the world’s first water troughs for replenishing steam locomotives installed? Which railway company installed them? 185) Recently restored to working order on the Bluebell railway is GWR 4-4-0 ‘Earl of Berkeley’. Where did it spend most of its working life and why is it sometimes called a ‘Dukedog’? 186) Rumours abound that a BR standard ‘Clan’ pacific is being built from scratch. Is this true? Where is it supposed to be being built and what name has been chosen? 187) In the 1920’s it was possible to catch a train in Cambridge and travel to Oxford directly – without changing trains. Which railway company owned and operated the line throughout? 188) Many double-decker street tram cars were open-topped, particularly the ones running on 3’ 6" gauge tracks. Why did the Board of Trade not allow these narrow gauge trams to have covered-in top decks? What special feature was added to open-topped tramcars for the benefit of lady passengers? 189) In the north of Sweden, well inside the Arctic Circle, a railway exists that crosses the mountain ranges to the Norwegian coast. Why was it built and what motive power does it use? 190) The Class 50 diesel electric locomotives were used on the Waterloo to Exeter services of Network Southeast for many years but on which service were they first introduced. What was special about their ‘mode d’emploi’? 191) In 1885 work started on the Army’s permanent barracks in Aldershot. The contractor who built the barracks also built a temporary branch line to convey materials to the sites. Which railway company’s line did the contractor’s line connect to? Near which village was the junction? – and for a bonus, what was the contractor’s name? 192) Where is the highest underground station in the British Isles? Why is it incongruous with the rest of the line it is on? Why was the station built underground? 193) Just outside Euston, at the top of the bank, was Camden locomotive shed. The big Stanier pacifics such as the ‘Coronation’ class and the ‘Princesses’ were turned and serviced before being sent back to Euston to take out the express trains for the North and North-West. It was also home to ‘Royal Scot’ and ‘Jubilee’ class locos and was a magnet for loco-spotters. What, though, was the name of the corresponding locomotive shed at Glasgow? 194) What is the name of the tourist train that runs on the standard-gauge line from Adelaide to Alice Springs (recently extended to Darwin) – and what was its original name? Why was the line later rebuilt many miles west of its original route? What gauge was it originally built to? 195) When were the last steam locomotives running in regular passenger-hauling revenue service withdrawn from the London Underground system? 196) Only 2 of the 55 BR Britannia Class did not have a name. What were their numbers? 197) What was the name borne by BR Britannia Class 70024 198) a) Which mountain in Switzerland has a rack railway with red cars up one side and a cable car down on the other side, both originating from the shores of the same lake? b) Which mountain in Switzerland has a rack railway with red cars up one side, a rack railway with blue cars on the other side, sharing the top station? (one of these lines originates from the shore of the same lake as in question a).) 199) How many different railway lines serve Stratford in East London? 200) Which railway was
known as "Castlemains Corkscrew"?
201) Where on the Great Western, is the "Great Spring".
202) What type of railway locomotive is a "Decapod".
203) St Pancras station is being remodelled to allow the CTRL to share the
station with Midland Mainline trains. What use is to be made of the area
under the station which used to be used for storing beer?
205) Which model railway companies are Hornby about to aquire?(June 2004)
206) Southwest Trains, has several types of modern (post 1970) electric and
diesel multiple units. Can you name them all and say where on the system
they operate? 207) What was the name of George
Stephenson’s first locomotive? It was built in 1814. 208) Which Welsh
narrow gauge railway suffered a fatal accident on its inaugural day? When
was this and what happened. 209) Who was the first English
queen to travel by train? When did she make her journey,and between which
two stations. 210) Where has a prison been built on the
site of an old railway marshalling yard? 211) If you were
a regular traveller by rail when holidaying in Britain in the 50’s and 60’s
you might recall a service provided to passengers called ‘PLA’. What was it?
212) ‘Escom’ employed mostly tank engines on its 3’6” gauge networks. Why
were the names ‘Kitty’, ‘Barclay’, ‘Avonside’ and ‘Hunslet’ chosen for some
of them. In which country are the railways situated and what does ‘Escom ‘
stand for? 213) The Swanage Railway has a connection to
Network Rail near Wareham. Where, um, and how far is the junction from
Wareham? 216) Which famous
football club started its existence as ‘The Newton Heath Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Football Club’? 220) At
Eastleigh locomotive depot a signal arm was mounted on the frame of the
water tower. It was a fixed arm – what was its purpose? 221) At first, Bulleid’s new pacific locomotives were given numbers
prefixed by the code 21C – what did it mean? What code was given to the Q1
class when they were first built? 222) Which class of, now extinct, main-line diesel electric locomotive
had, initially, nearly half of its number preserved? 223) Which of the Southern Railway ‘King Arthur’ class locomotives
received a name which does not actually occur in the Arthurian legends?
224) Which class of steam locomotives,
constructed in the twentieth century, was built in the greatest number?
225) How many sleepers are there on every
mile of standard gauge single track in this country?
226) Which pacific locomotive was the most
powerful, in terms of tractive effort, to run in ordinary service with
British Railways?
227) In a railway context, what is a ‘rulley’?
(rhymes with ‘pulley’).
228) Shed code plates were a common feature on the smokebox of steam
locomotives. Before 1948, however, the Great Western painted a code onto the
footplate framing to show which motive power depot the locomotive belonged.
The code for Swindon was SDN, that for Cardiff was CDF whilst Cathays in the
valleys was CHYS. What was the code for Old Oak Common and where was CRW?
229) We are familiar with the layout of a Beyer-Garrett articulated loco.,
but what is the principal behind a loco. fitted with a Krauss-Helmholtz
truck?
230) Which famous locomotive works, now owned by Alsthom, is to close at the
end of 2005?
231) In Scotland, in the early part of the twentieth century, there used to
be fierce competition between the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and
South Western Railway for the traffic between Glasgow and the Clydeside
towns of Greenock and Gourock. What was so attractive about these two
places?
232) What type of locomotive was most commonly used in South Wales at the
height of the coal trade. Why?
236) There are so many different TOC’s (Train Operating Companies) that what
with amalgamations and re-branding it can be difficult to keep track of
them. Where does C2C operate? Which TOC would transport you from Liverpool
Street to Norwich?
239) In the corridor at the REC clubrooms is a Doncaster locomotive works
plate carrying the serial number 1417 and a date of 1914. To which
locomotive was this originally affixed?
245) Which class of locomotive, built in Britain, was built to travel
throughout the European rail network and to operate on both third rail and
overhead electrification systems.
247) What was the ‘Rugby bedstead’ and why was it built?
248) The buckeye coupling was an American invention designed to keep
carriages upright and in-line in the event of an accident.
249) Which four pre-grouping railway companies funded the construction of
the Forth Bridge?
Which railroad was he president of? What was the popular name for the
locomotive? Why was the president's statement even more accurate than he
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