Railway General Knowledge.

[Whistler40145]

Did the train run on that date?

 

[steamybrian]

Was it the last time a portion was slipped from the train at Haywards Heath?


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I will award you the winners prize because you are 99.9% correct.

It was the last train that the Southern Railway "slipped" carriages.
It actually occurred at Three Bridges where a portion was slipped for Forest Row.
With all that hard work and questioning you deserve the prize- over to you.

 

[Whistler40145]

I declare Open Floor

 

[Buttsy]

What have Hull, Derby, Watford, Salford, Cardiff and Bristol had in common with regard to railway infrastructure?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

They all have converging routes and some services which terminate while others run through ( albeit with reversal in some cases )?

 

[steamybrian]

They all have a signal box with electrical signalling installed around the same time..?

 

[Buttsy]

Nope, I'm afraid not to either answer.

 

[Whistler40145]

They all previously held other names?

 

[Buttsy]

No, sorry. The infrastructure referred to is that of a station.

 

[Whistler40145]

They've all been rebuilt?

 

[Buttsy]

They've all been rebuilt?

No, sorry

 

[Whistler40145]

The stations were originally on a different site?

 

[Buttsy]

Nope, sorry. Football would also be a clue.

 

[Whistler40145]

You can see each Football Ground from each station or can be passed by a train?


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[Buttsy]

No, sorry, but getting the idea, but you have to look back as far as the 70s to clearly see the answer

 

[Marton]

All had stations/halts for sports/football venues?


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[Whistler40145]

They've all been in the same Football League.


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[Buttsy]

All had stations/halts for sports/football venues?


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Correct. All have had or currently have stations that were solely for the use of football specials. Boothferry Park [Hull], Watford Stadium, Rams Line Halt [Derby], Ashton Gate [Bristol] (in the 70s), Ninan Park [Cardiff] (until the City line started, now in general use) and Manchester United Football Club (the ground lies within Salford's city boundaries).

Over to you

 

[Marton]

Away For a few days. Open.


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[Whistler40145]

Which Diesel held the non-stop record from Liverpool Street to Norwich & which Diesel now holds this record?


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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manchester United Football Club (the ground lies within Salford's city boundaries).

Trafford Council will most certainly be extremely worried that their levied business rates on the aforementioned football ground that lies in their administered area will be suddenly no longer paid into their coffers as it would appear, from what you say, that a coup d'état has seen Salford City Council perform a similar feat that was recently performed in Crimea and has overnight taken ownership of that land...have they also taken over other parts of the Trafford Park Estate that lie on the other side of the Manchester Ship Canal ?...

 

[Buttsy]

Trafford Council will most certainly be extremely worried that their levied business rates on the aforementioned football ground that lies in their administered area will be suddenly no longer paid into their coffers as it would appear, from what you say, that a coup d'état has seen Salford City Council perform a similar feat that was recently performed in Crimea and has overnight taken ownership of that land...have they also taken over other parts of the Trafford Park Estate that lie on the other side of the Manchester Ship Canal ?...

My apologies Paul for getting the wrong location, however, please be reassured that the reason for my error was down to my certain knowledge that Manchester United do not and, since the move from Newton Heath, never have played in the boundaries of the City of Manchester. I missed the boundary line on the OS map that runs down the ship canal that is the no-go zone between the warring factors of Salford and Trafford.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which Diesel held the non-stop record from Liverpool Street to Norwich & which Diesel now holds this record?


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A reminder to all contestants that this is the current conundrum now to solve.

 

[Whistler40145]

Thanks Paul...Have we anyone with answers yet?


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[Buttsy]

D200 back in the late 50s?

47163?

 

[Whistler40145]

Buttsy, 1st loco is correct, but the second isn't. I'll give a clue that the second locos number also starts with a 4, but isn't a loco built by Brush.

 

[Whistler40145]

Do you want any more clues for the second loco?

 

[Buttsy]

47500?

 

[Whistler40145]

Not 47500.

You're more than likely to hear whistling from this loco.

 

[steamybrian]

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