Railway General Knowledge.

[Spamcan81]

Holmes designed what became LNER J36 so was it him?

 

[D6130]

Holmes designed what became LNER J36 so was it him?

It was indeed Matthew Holmes. Your turn to drive a 'West Highland Bogie'!

 

[Spamcan81]

Thank you.
What connects the Hull & Barnsley, South Eastern, Great Northern and Glasgow & South Western railways?

 

[D6130]

Thank you.
What connects the Hull & Barnsley, South Eastern, Great Northern and Glasgow & South Western railways?

Did they all have Patrick Stirling as their locomotive Superintendent/Chief Mechanical Engineer at various times?

 

[Spamcan81]

Did they all have Patrick Stirling as their locomotive Superintendent/Chief Mechanical Engineer at various times?

Very close but not 100% correct.

 

[D6130]

Very close but not 100% correct.

Did they all have different Locomotive Superintendents named Stirling? Brothers perhaps....or father and son?

 

[Spamcan81]

Did they all have different Locomotive Superintendents named Stirling? Brothers perhaps....or father and son?

Correct.
Patrick at the GNR.
Brother James at GWSR and SER
Son Matthew at the HBR.
The CME’s office is yours.

 

[D6130]

Deleted.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Plymouth 1960?

 

[Ashley Hill]

If including power frames is Immingham Reception Sidings still open? That would be 1917 if it is.

 

[D6130]

If including power frames is Immingham Reception Sidings still open? That would be 1917 if it is.

Plymouth 1960?

Sorry....I've deleted that question as the answer is fraught with difficulties and contradictions. stand-by for a new question in the next few minutes!

 

[D6130]

The Great Western Railway's only Pacific locomotive - no. 111 "Great Bear" - designed by George J Churchward was rebuilt by his successor, Charles B Collett, as a Castle class 4-6-0. When rebuilt, it retained its original number....but was given a new name. What was that new name?

 

[Whistler40145]

Viscount Churchill

 

[D6130]

Viscount Churchill

Correct. Your turn!

 

[Whistler40145]

Approximately, how many hours does the California Zephyr take from Chicago to Emeryville?

 

[D6130]

23 ?

 

[Whistler40145]

Longer than that

 

[Spamcan81]

32 hours?

 

[Whistler40145]

Even longer than that

 

[D6130]

50 hours?

 

[Whistler40145]

Keep going, nearly there

 

[D6130]

52?

 

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[Peterthegreat]

54 hours.

 

[Whistler40145]

Correct

It also travels over 2400 miles

 

[DerekC]

@Peterthegreat - I think the floor is yours!

 

[Peterthegreat]

I had set a question. Anyway to repeat it.

Which locomotive engineer was born in Ardrossan in 1840?

 

[Spamcan81]

Stroudley?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Stroudley?

Not Stroudley.

 

[D6130]

Dugald Drummond?