Railway General Knowledge.

[theageofthetra]

Crawley?
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Uckfield? Scrap Crawley that only moved once. I think Uckfield is on its third station now.

 

[steamybrian]

Crawley?
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Uckfield? Scrap Crawley that only moved once. I think Uckfield is on its third station now.

Crawley was only resited once in 1968
Uckfield was only resited once in 1991
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As I am away from my PC until Sunday evening attending Erith Model Railway Club Exhibition I shall reveal the answer to no. 2

It was Lewes
The first station in Friars Walk closed in 1857.
The second station closed in 1889 when the present station opened.
The first two stations were on a sharply curving loop line across the site of the present car park and part of the route is now a nature trail. It was in use for freight traffic until the late 1960s.

I offer the next turn to "ageofthetra" as he answered the first part of the question correctly.

 

[theageofthetra]

An electrified London Southern Region line used to sometimes need to diesel haul its EMU's in normal passenger service.
1) What line
2) diesel loco nearly always used
3) Why was it needed & why it is no longer?

 

[martinsh]

1) Clapham Jcn - Kensington Olympia
2) Class 33/1
3) stock shortages

 

[theageofthetra]

Not the one I was looking for. The loco is correct but it pulled the EMU's as opposed to normal loco hauled stock. It is also a branch line.

 

[steamybrian]

Mid Kent Line was often flooded at Clock House.
The EMUs were loco hauled through the flooded section.
Many years ago the stream at Clock House was "boxed" into a culvert which prevented further flooding.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mid Kent Line was often flooded at Clock House.
The EMUs were loco hauled through the flooded section.
Many years ago the stream at Clock House was "boxed" into a culvert which prevented further flooding.

Just adding a little to this. The Clock House water was called The Chaffinch Brook.

 

[theageofthetra]

That's it. The chaffinch brook was a regular cause of flooding until the late 60's & EPB's were hauled by 33's on many occasions when the line flooded at Clock House. The culverting finally cured the problem though the steep climb up from Clock House to New Beckenham still causes adhesion issues to this day Your floor

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

As steamybrian in his answer provided the bulk of the answer, I have sent him a PM to ask him to set the next one.

 

[steamybrian]

I attach a scan of an old Edmondson ticket
For what purpose was it printed with the blue cross hatching.?

 

[steamybrian]

As I have had no guesses or feedback I will give you a clue...

The ticket is not numbered--the numbers have been deliberately omitted ..why???

 

[Welshman]

Was it a complimentary ticket for some reason, therefore need not have been accounted for?

 

[steamybrian]

Was it a complimentary ticket for some reason, therefore need not have been accounted for?

No--sorry

The ticket is very rare (ignore the journey via the old GC line...!!!)

 

[Welshman]

OK - I'll try again:-

Was it a "test" ticket to be proof-read by the company before the printer started to print the production run?

 

[steamybrian]

OK - I'll try again:-

Was it a "test" ticket to be proof-read by the company before the printer started to print the production run?

Correct-- well done

 

[Welshman]

As I have had no guesses or feedback I will give you a clue...

The ticket is not numbered--the numbers have been deliberately omitted ..why???

Thank-you for your hint.

It just goes to show you see what you expect to see - I'd examined that ticket closely and never noticed there was no number. :roll:




Which Yorkshire Branch line, designed to serve the west side of a conurbation but by a circuitous route from the centre was temporarily closed as a wartime measure in 1917, only to succumb to permanent closure to passenger traffic as early as 1927, due to tramcar competition?

 

[steamybrian]

Which Yorkshire Branch line, designed to serve the west side of a conurbation but by a circuitous route from the centre was temporarily closed as a wartime measure in 1917, only to succumb to permanent closure to passenger traffic as early as 1927, due to tramcar competition?

Halifax St Pauls branch

(open floor if correct)

 

[Welshman]

Yes. Correct.
The Halifax High Level Railway, or, as you say, the St Paul's Branch. It took about 30 minutes from St Paul's to Halifax centre and involved a reversal at Holmfield. The tramcar could do the journey directly in 10 minutes! No wonder it closed to passenger traffic so early!

As you have directed, it is now open floor.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Which FGW 150 has a square Devon and Cornwall branding on it?

 

[martinsh]

150129

 

[ValleyLines142]

150129

Indeed so!

 

[martinsh]

What is the longest stretch of 4 track main line in the UK, where it is not possible to cross between the fast and slow lines (or vice versa) ?

i.e. the longest distance between crossovers

[ NB you may wish to include the distance in your answer, so I can easily compare with the answer I have ]

 

[Welshman]

Skelton Junction - Thirsk [19m 05 ch.]?

 

[martinsh]

Skelton Junction - Thirsk [19m 05 ch.]?

According to the map I have you can cross between fast and slow at Tollerton about midway along.

Clue : 19 miles would have been the longest, but approx. 10 miles isn't

 

[steamybrian]

Do you include the approx. 12 miles between Ashford and Continental Jn.
There 4 adjacent tracks- 2 for Eurostars and 2 for domestic trains.

 

[martinsh]

Do you include the approx. 12 miles between Ashford and Continental Jn.
There 4 adjacent tracks- 2 for Eurostars and 2 for domestic trains.

I would include it, but it's not long enough to be the winner.

Clue 2 : I travel over this stretch of line regularly.

 

[Welshman]

Then as your location is Crewe, I'll take a punt on Crewe Basford Hall-Norton Bridge?

 

[martinsh]

Then as your location is Crewe, I'll take a punt on Crewe Basford Hall-Norton Bridge?

That's correct. It's just over 17 miles, but I don't have the exact distance to hand at the moment.

 

[Welshman]

Which former GN line [now closed], was nicknamed "The Alpine Route" because of its gradients?

 

[jp4712]

I'm not 100% sure but was it Halifax - Queensbury - Keighley?