Railway General Knowledge.

[htafc]

Gerard Fiennes

A very rapid correct answer!
The floor is yours...

 

[Peterthegreat]

Which was the first railway station in the UK to be served by railway operated bus services?

 

[341o2]

Helston, rather than continue the line towards the Lizard point

 

[Snow1964]

Christchurch Road (later Homsley) with an LSWR steam bus?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Helston, rather than continue the line towards the Lizard point

That is the answer I am looking for.
The pedals are yours.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Christchurch Road (later Homsley) with an LSWR steam bus?

Sorry. That's not the answer I was looking for.

 

[341o2]

Which railway has the world's fastest scheduled service?

 

[Spamcan81]

Which railway has the world's fastest scheduled service?

Somewhere in China? Maglev to Shanghai?

 

[341o2]

Very nearly there, in that Shanghai is one of the stations where you can board the world's fastest scheduled service.

Edit - as no further response, giving the floor to Spamcan81, the full answer is Shanghai to Bejing.
The line has a top speed of 350km/hr Between Bejing and Nanjing, two trains travel at an average rate of 318km/hr thus being the fastest station to station timing in the world.
These figures translate into 236 and 198 mph respectively

 

[Spamcan81]

Very nearly there, in that Shanghai is one of the stations where you can board the world's fastest scheduled service.

Edit - as no further response, giving the floor to Spamcan81, the full answer is Shanghai to Bejing.
The line has a top speed of 350km/hr Between Bejing and Nanjing, two trains travel at an average rate of 318km/hr thus being the fastest station to station timing in the world.
These figures translate into 236 and 198 mph respectively

Only just remembered I'd offered an answer to your question so apologies for the delay.
Using the English translation of its name, where would you find the Pigtails Railway?

 

[Peterthegreat]

That would be in Germany. The Wutachtalbahn.

 

[Spamcan81]

That would be in Germany.

Correct. The Sauschwänzlebahn. Your turn to be the Lokführer.

 

[Peterthegreat]

In which European city would you find Uncle Tom's Cabin station?

 

[Calthrop]

Copenhagen?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Copenhagen?

Nope.

 

[Gloster]

Zurich?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Nope
Not Zurich.

 

[Gloster]

Berlin? (I translated it into German and it rang a bell.)

 

[Peterthegreat]

Berlin? (I translated it into German and it rang a bell.)

Sie haben Recht. Onkel Toms Hütte is on line U3 of the Berlin U-Bahn.
Eine Frage bitte.

 

[Gloster]

What was specific about the Class 130 DMUs, i.e. why did they have their own classification?

 

[Gloster]

What was specific about the Class 130 DMUs, i.e. why did they have their own classification?

Well, nobody is having a go, so here is a clue.

The Class 130 were Class 116 DMS and DMBS that had been modified, but what was the modification that justified the new class number?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Well, nobody is having a go, so here is a clue.

The Class 130 were Class 116 DMS and DMBS that had been modified, but what was the modification that justified the new class number?

Were they not converted to Parcels Units?

 

[Gloster]

We're they not converted to Parcels Units?

Indeed they were, by having the seats removed. This was a permanent change, hence the new class.

Your turn.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Which EU capital city is connected to the most other EU capital cities by direct train?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Which EU capital city is connected to the most other EU capital cities by direct train?

Paris would be the obvious first guess...

 

[Peterthegreat]

Paris would be the obvious first guess...

That may have been the case a few years ago but not these days.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

That may have been the case a few years ago but not these days.

Then I will try Bruxelles...

 

[Peterthegreat]

Then I will try Bruxelles...

Nope,

 

[Neo9320]

Luxembourg?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Luxembourg?

Sorry not Luxembourg.