Railway General Knowledge.

[D6975]

A lot of research has revealed that-
Dalnaspidal was closed in 1965 but at the request of the local authority the station platform and shelter was kept in situ as an emergency in case severe weather conditions blocked the adjacent A9 road between Inverness and Perth.
I found a photo on the web site taken in 1997 of the platform still in situ.
I am sure what use had been made of the platform.

Getting closer, but trains didn't keep stopping there after closure.
There were quite a few station platforms that remained in situ after closure.

I'm surprised no one has picked up on the fact that it was a guaranteed 37 that the bashers were going for (at the time).

PS I found a webpage with much info about this station, but no mention of it being kept open after closure...
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No-one seems to be able to come up with an answer to this one.
The station is Glencarron, just East of Achnashellach. The station used to have a passenger operated semaphore to request trains to stop there. The walk from Achnashellach was not exactly short, just over 4 miles IIRC.

It closed in 1964, but you could still flag trains down until at least the end of full class 37 operation on the Kyle line.

Open floor if anyone would like to try setting a less obscure one....

 

[Welshman]

Which build of 1st Generation dmu had a body styled on the then Standard Mk 1 Main-line carriage?
And, for a bonus point, what was then distinctive about the front and rear ends?

 

[LE Greys]

I'm going to go for the Cravens units (Class 105) which definitely had MkI windows. They also had two windows in the front rather than the usual three.

 

[Welshman]

Correct on both counts.

[IIRC, they also had a sloping driver's panel, which I think was unique to the class].

 

[LE Greys]

Afraid I'm going to call an open floor, must be up early tomorrow.

 

[EM2]

You can find Robert outside two London stations.
Which ones?

 

[ole man]

Euston is one, stratford the other, Stephenson and the engine

 

[EM2]

Euston is one, stratford the other, Stephenson and the engine

Exactly! Next brain-teaser, please?

 

[ole man]

Haven't got anything so.... Open Floor

 

[Wikipedia]

Ok I'll take it.

What is the mixture "Sandite" composed of?

3 parts! Ratios not needed!!

 

[Eagle]

Sand, powdered aluminium and some kind of binder (not sure what).

 

[Wikipedia]

Sand, powdered aluminium and some kind of binder (not sure what).

Close enough for me!! Your turn!

 

[Eagle]

From what did SWT change the name of Ashurst New Forest?

 

[Ivo]

Lyndhurst Road

 

[Eagle]

Lyndhurst Road

Of course.

 

[Ivo]

I haven't done one of these for a while

What was the first station alphabetically in England to be identified for closure by Beeching, and where is/was this station?

 

[Eagle]

Aberaeron?

 

[ainsworth74]

Abbey Town located in Cumbria on the Silloth Branch

 

[Ivo]

Aberaeron?

That... isn't... English.

Abbey Town located in Cumbria on the Silloth Branch

This is English - and is the answer required. So much for that

 

[Eagle]

That... isn't... English.

Is it not? :P

 

[ainsworth74]

This is English - and is the answer required. So much for that

I have a copy of the report sat on my desktop

Right the Boulby branch line is famous for it's eponymous Potash Mine, however, what other facility is served by the line?

Also I've done the branchline, it was really good, you should go if you have the chance.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Is it the the ZEPPLIN-III dark matter detector ?

 

[Buttsy]

Didn't it serve Skinningrove steelworks?

 

[ainsworth74]

Is it the the ZEPPLIN-III dark matter detector ?

That is indeed located at the same site as the Potash Mine but I do not believe it generates any rail traffic where as...

Didn't it serve Skinningrove steelworks?

Does most certainly generate rail traffic and therefore is the answer I'm looking for.

 

[Buttsy]

How many months was Narborough station closed for in the late 60s - early 70s?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Twenty one ?

 

[Welshman]

22 months?

 

[Buttsy]

22 months?

Correct: 04/03/68 to 05/01/70

 

[Welshman]

When and where did a runaway freight train crash into a dmu, causing a major fire and the demolition of a refreshment room wall?
And for a bonus point, what visible sign still exists today of the accident?

 

[D841 Roebuck]

Sounds like Chester, in about 1969. Class 24 hauled freight pranged DMU, various other units and 24s damaged by the resulting fire. Not sure about the current evidence - lack of awnings/roof at Eastern end of Chester station??