Railway General Knowledge.

[Ashley Hill]

Well I know it went to Brush and was named Hawk. It looked similar to classes 15/16 so I’ll go with them.

 

[341o2]

Which are the right answer. Hawk was used for the development of AC traction, especially the power unit for Kestrel.
This led to Hawk becoming obsolete, the end came when it's power unit was removed to become a generator during the miner's strike in 1972
Your floor

 

[Ashley Hill]

Nothing prepared, open floor….

 

[Peterthegreat]

Anyone?

 

[D6130]

I'll jump in, if I may:

What was the number of the class 47 loco involved in the Eltham Well Hall derailment in 1972?

 

[Peterthegreat]

1630

 

[D6130]

1630

Correct. Your turn to obey the 20 mph permanent speed restriction.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
1630 was repaired and was eventually scrapped in 2002.
It also carried a name.
What was the name?

 

[RDP]

1630 was repaired and was eventually scrapped in 2002.

It was as 47849 put into the class 57 conversion programme bur rejected due to the alterations made during the accident repairs.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It was as 47849 put into the class 57 conversion programme bur rejected due to the alterations made during the accident repairs.

What were those alterations that caused the problem?

 

[RDP]

What were those alterations that caused the problem?

All I know is that it was rejected as a result of the accident. I don't know the exact details.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Thank you.
1630 was repaired and was eventually scrapped in 2002.
It also carried a name.
What was the name?

Was it "Thor"?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Was it "Thor"?

Not Thor. The original Thor was 1671 and was withdrawn following a collision near Bridgend.

 

[xotGD]

Cyclops?

(Or maybe Duffy McDuffface?)

 

[Peterthegreat]

Cyclops?

(Or maybe Duffy McDuffface?)

Neither of those.

 

[Peterthegreat]

All I know is that it was rejected as a result of the accident. I don't know the exact details.

Interesting - thanks.

 

[Whistler40145]

Cadeirian/Bangor Cathedral?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Cadeirian/Bangor Cathedral?

That's the one.
Pray, set the next question.

 

[Whistler40145]

What's the busiest railway station in mainland Europe?

 

[A S Leib]

Paris-Nord?

 

[Whistler40145]

Paris-Nord?

Thar was far too easy, your turn

 

[A S Leib]

Including seasonal services, which stations are termini for sleeper services from Paris?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Including seasonal services, which stations are termini for sleeper services from Paris?

There are currently no regular sleeper services from Patis.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Not Thor. The original Thor was 1671 and was withdrawn following a collision near Bridgend.

Thanks; wrong crash!

 

[A S Leib]

There are currently no regular sleeper services from Patis.

For sleeper, substitute "any service running overnight with rolling stock built with the intention of passengers lying down".

 

[D1511]

Nice and Toulouse are two of them.....

 

[A S Leib]

They are indeed.

 

[D1511]

There's a skiing one that goes to the Alps (Briançon?), and somewhere in the Pyrenees possibly? Pau or Perpignan?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Cerbère
Briancon
Tarbes

 

[A S Leib]

There's a skiing one that goes to the Alps (Briançon?), and somewhere in the Pyrenees possibly? Pau or Perpignan?

Cerbère
Briancon
Tarbes

Briançon is correct. Pau and Perpignan are almost there; the respective termini are Tarbes and Cerbère.