Railway General Knowledge.

[steamybrian]

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway?

Sorry....incorrect

 

[theageofthetra]

Whats confusing me is the ticket is by the Bell Punch co, Which I thought did just trams and buses so am I getting warmer?

 

[Buttsy]

Wisbech and Upwell Tramway

 

[steamybrian]

Whats confusing me is the ticket is by the Bell Punch co, Which I thought did just trams and buses so am I getting warmer?

Bell Punch Co. issued tickets to various railway companies including British Railways--- see attached scan.
No relevance to the answer.

 

[steamybrian]

Wisbech and Upwell Tramway

Sorry...incorrect

 

[andythebrave]

The Surrey Border & Camberley Railway

 

[steamybrian]

The Surrey Border & Camberley Railway

Correct... well done

...see attached scan for viewing of the whole ticket

 

[andythebrave]

Ok, on what date did the train running by the West Coast route arrive at Aberdeen and set the record for the unofficial Race to the North?

 

[steamybrian]

22nd August 1895


...open floor if correct....

 

[andythebrave]

Sorry, not quite...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Are you referring to the event that took place five weeks earlier than that ?

 

[andythebrave]

No, to the recognised record run.

 

[Darren R]

Was it not in the wee small hours of the morn of 23rd August 1895?

Floor open if correct

 

[andythebrave]

Spot on; over to you.

 

[Darren R]

Open Floor - I'm rubbish at thinking of questions to set!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In 1986, locomotive 37425 carried a nameplate of "Concrete Bob" on one side and on the opposite side, another nameplate with the real name of this person.

What was that full name ?

 

[Clip]

Sir Robert McAlpine?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct. You can set the next one.

 

[Clip]

Please take an open floor - I need to head off to bed soon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In June 1883, the "Orient Express" would have left Paris for which other European city ?

 

[andythebrave]

Istanbul (well, strictly speaking, Constantinople) ??

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not so.

 

[andythebrave]

Vienna?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct....I knew that you would get it after a bit of thought.

Over to you to set the next one.

 

[andythebrave]

In the mid 1980s the APT ran 3 times per week from Glasgow to London and back calling at Motherwell and Preston in each direction. During this period what was the public scheduled arrival time at Glasgow Central on the return journey?

 

[higthomas]

20:45?
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BRB_APT006.pdf

 

[steamybrian]

20:45?
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BRB_APT006.pdf

I have a ticket (see attached scan) for 19 November 1982 for which I was advised the train had been retimed 2 hours earlier departing Euston at 1428 so I presume arriving Glasgow Central at 1845 (2 hours earlier).
In the event I had a last minute commitment so could not go (it was a complimentary ticket -so I did not lose any money..!)

 

[andythebrave]

I'm looking specifically for mid 80s (I travelled about a dozen times in 1985/6 from Preston to Glasgow). The 2045 arrival was rescheduled, I believe to provide more reliable timekeeping due to no longer having to pass the 1545 Euston to Carlisle north of Preston. That backfired, though, when the 1545 regularly delayed the retimed APT. The Euston departure remained unchanged at 1630 with Preston dep 1900. I won't give the Motherwell time as that would be too great a clue!
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Time for a clue - the answer is a palindrome.

 

[steamybrian]

a palindrome......try 2112

 

[andythebrave]

That's the one. Incidentally, Motherwell arrival was 20.56.

Over to you.