Railway General Knowledge.

[D6130]

Sorry, no. With respect -- had Belgian steam lasted that long, there would have been hordes of British enthusiasts flocking to that rather neglected (quite liked by me) country ...

1966?

 

[Calthrop]

1966 is correct: the state railways' last steam-hauled train was the 1407 passenger Ath -- Denderleeuw on 20/12/1966, hauled by loco 29.013. (The quiz book gave the year, mistakenly, as 1963.)

La prochaine question est a vous, Monsieur (and Flemish equivalent).

 

[DerekC]

@D6130 - we seem to have been without motive power for nearly two weeks - time for open floor?

 

[D6130]

@D6130 - we seem to have been without motive power for nearly two weeks - time for open floor?

Whoops, sorry....it slipped my mind. Senior moment!

In which two years were there fatal rail accidents at Castlecary.... between Falkirk High and Croy on the Edinburgh - Glasgow main line?

 

[xotGD]

IIRC, One involved a shove-set and cattle. 1984?

Other, no idea. 1964?

 

[Gloster]

1937 and 1968?

 

[D6130]

IIRC, One involved a shove-set and cattle. 1984?

That one was at Reddings, between Falkirk High and Polmont.

1937 and 1968?

Correct. Your turn to scramble the breakdown crane.

 

[Gloster]

Correct. Your turn to scramble the breakdown crane.

Good grief! Two lucky guesses as I only had an approximate idea.

Which was the first LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 to be withdrawn? I will accept just the name.

 

[RDP]

I think that may have been 45637 which was written off after the 1952 Harrow disaster.

 

[Gloster]

I think that may have been 45637 which was written off after the 1952 Harrow disaster.

Correct. Windward Isles would sail close to the wind after that. No others went until 1960.

To you to celebrate with a new question.

 

[RDP]

Open floor declared.

 

[A S Leib]

Which district or unitary local authorities in Great Britain do not have any regular (non-heritage) railway or metro stations or tram stops?

 

[martinsh]

Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles for a start !

 

[A S Leib]

Three down, so five to go.

 

[Whistler40145]

Jersey, Sark and Guernsey?

 

[Gloster]

Cleveland?

 

[A S Leib]

Jersey, Sark and Guernsey?

By Great Britain, I mean England, Wales and Scotland.

Cleveland?

The former county of Cleveland and the current borough of Redcar and Cleveland have National Rail stations.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Scilly Isles

 

[A S Leib]

That's the last one outside the island of Great Britain.

 

[Gloster]

Staffordshire Moorlands? (I think that I have read the question properly this time, but not sure if this one fits the status.)

 

[A S Leib]

not sure if this one fits the status.)

It does not, but that's the right category of answer.

 

[SuspectUsual]

I would have said Richmondshire but it was abolished a couple of years ago

 

[Peterthegreat]

Gosport?

 

[A S Leib]

I would have said Richmondshire but it was abolished a couple of years ago

Indeed; there's six other post-1970s reforms stationless authorities (that's a mouthful) which have since been abolished.

Gosport?

Three left.

 

[martinsh]

Vale of White Horse ? North West Leicestershire ?

 

[A S Leib]

Vale of White Horse ?

No.

North West Leicestershire ?

Is correct. Two remaining.

 

[martinsh]

Any chance of a clue for the remaining two please ?

 

[Gloster]

North Cornwall?

 

[A S Leib]

Any chance of a clue for the remaining two please ?

One is in Lancashire and one is in Devon.

North Cornwall?

Would have been correct until Cornwall became a unitary authority.

 

[Gloster]

West Devon?