Railway General Knowledge.

[deltic1989]

The floor is open.

 

[TrainBoy98]

What was (well still is) the only double-deck stock ever to run in Britain?

 

[Manchester77]

Southern's Bulleid 4DD

 

[theageofthetra]

What about the double deck cars that ran on the Swansea and Mumbles in both horse, steam and electric days. It was was built before the road to Mumbles so is a railway not a tramway (in fact it predates the Tramway act by some time). I think the last electric trains outlasted the Bullied DD'S?

 

[martinsh]

No. Bulleids d/d weren't withdrawn until 1971, whereas the Swansea - Mumbles line closed c1960

 

[TrainBoy98]

Southern's Bulleid 4DD

That was the answer I was looking for, the S&M cars are always refered to as trams.

 

[Manchester77]

Open floor

 

[Mvann]

Which South African class of locomotives were nicknamed dolly or dolly birds.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Would this be the Class 19D 4-8-2 locomotives ?

 

[Mvann]

Correct.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which railway company operated the two Class ES1 electric locomotives that were built between 1903 and 1904 and what was their use ?

 

[Mvann]

The north eastern railway. From Newcastle quayside up to the mainline.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct in all respects.

 

[Mvann]

Where were S1 switchers used in this country?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A total of five ALCO S1 switchers were shipped to Britain for use in the Margam works of the Steel Company of Wales.

 

[Mvann]

Correct.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Where would you be able to visit a Russian Orthodox Church that was built at a former heavy rail staion served by standard gauge trains but the settlement in question now only has rail access by a narrow gauge railway.

 

[martinsh]

Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Light Rly)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct.

 

[martinsh]

Open floor

 

[GatwickDepress]

On the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's short-lived fleet of AC EMUs, what was the significance of the two character headcode "SL" and from when was it used?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Victoria to London Bridge, via the South London Line. Only from 1925 onwards, as no code was carried prior to that date.

 

[GatwickDepress]

Correct.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not wishing to post a new one, I declare.....OPEN FLOOR

 

[theageofthetra]

Where in continental Europe can be found no less than 3 abandoned British steam locos, including a Garrett, in the exact spot their last fires were drawn. There is one working British loco and when the system was operating Steam , diesel & electric traction was used at the same time.

 

[martinsh]

I think this is the Rio Tinto Railway in Spain

 

[theageofthetra]

Correct. Minas de Rio Tinto. A fascinating place to visit and runs steam on the first Sunday of each month.

 

[martinsh]

Which railway didn't number it's locomotives, but instead named them after Latin numbers ?
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I thought this was an easy one ! I suppose I'd better start giving clues.

Clue 1 : it was a UK industrial line

 

[theageofthetra]

Easington colliery railway?

 

[Mvann]

It's the railway near furzbrook that transported ball clay. One of their engines, secundus is on display at norden now.