Railway General Knowledge.

[D841 Roebuck]

Missing Leads/Leeds??

 

[Mvann]

Built in Lincoln, it's now at the Lincolnshire wolds railway. I'd say Lincolnshire is the connection.

 

[clagmonster]

Built in Lincoln, it's now at the Lincolnshire wolds railway. I'd say Lincolnshire is the connection.

You are right that it was built in Lincoln. It's being at the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a sympton of the connection rather than the actual connection.

 

[Mvann]

Is it because it is owned by Lincoln city council/museums service?

 

[clagmonster]

Correct. Owned by Lincoln City Council.

 

[Mvann]

How many locomotives, and which ones, were displayed in a tram depot in Leicester?

 

[dzug2]

They were three steam and one electric, but I can't trace any more detail than that

 

[Mvann]

Correct. Two of the steam loco's and the electric loco are part of the national collection and the other steam loco is owned by Leicester museums.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Since five days have now elapsed since the last posting, I take this as being "open floor".....


What British railway engine, a solitary member of its class, shared its nickname with a World War I German super-heavy howitzer made by Krupp, which railway company owned it, what was its wheel formation and what duty was it actually made for.

 

[Johnuk123]

That would have been 0-10-0 Lickey banker Big Bertha (or Big Emma)

As it was a Midland engine I presume it was built at Derby.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A most full and correct answer.

You can set the next clue.

 

[Johnuk123]

What was Leghorn and what region of B.R. did it run on ?

 

[LE Greys]

There was a Battle of Leghorn, which happened in the Med near Livorno, the Dutch beat us. Since it was a naval battle, I can only assume that a Jubilee-class was named after it. If that is the case, London Midland Region.

 

[Johnuk123]

No cigar for you, it wasn't a Jubilee.

 

[Mvann]

Southern region. Some of the Brighton engines were given names of places on the continent .

 

[Johnuk123]

Southern region. Some of the Brighton engines were given names of places on the continent .

Southern is right but not an engine.

 

[Mvann]

Working on the basis that foghorn leghorn was a rooster, is it some carriage or wagon for carrying chickens.

 

[Johnuk123]

Working on the basis that foghorn leghorn was a rooster, is it some carriage or wagon for carrying chickens.

Ha ha, I don't believe you are entirely serious about that one.

As I don't want this to go on for ever think something travelling on the railway but neither engine or wagon.

 

[Mvann]

Commuters?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Would it be anything to do with a Southern Railway boat train across the Channel, that had connections to the Rome to Florence line, where Leghorn is one of the stations on that line ?

Failing that, is anything to do with the Southern Railway electrification and the electrification of the Rome to Florence line with its Leghorn connection mentioned above.

 

[Johnuk123]

Perhaps it's harder than I thought.

Leghorn was one of the named 1st class Pullman parlour cars on the Southern region.

Built in 1912, withdrawn 1961, converted to a camping coach at North Berwick for 6 years then scrapped on site.


Open floor.

 

[Pink]

This is what i was just about to say

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Since open floor is declared...


What was unusual with two of the North British Railway coaching stock in the North-East Scotland area ?

 

[Pink]

Was it the fact that they used East Coast Stock?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not so unfortunately.

CLUE : Think of a purpose of use.

 

[ole man]

How anybody can think with your avatar is beyond me

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

How anybody can think with your avatar is beyond me

Was this directed at Pink or me ?

 

[Welshman]

I must say Paul's Eurostar does get me quite excited.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

ANOTHER CLUE : Think also of the final destination that these coaches served and a certain establishment that was the reason for travel

 

[Welshman]

Were they specially adapted for the conveyance of dogs to the Atholl Estate during the grouse-shooting season?