Railway General Knowledge.

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You are correct...Over to you.

 

[theageofthetra]

In the Rev W Awdrey's original series of 'Railway' books some real life people are depicted - Name three of them.

 

[Marton]

The queen
Dr Beeching
Giles Gilbert Scott



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[theageofthetra]

I had the queen (Eight Famous Engines) and two others. Was not aware of Beeching & Scott- which books are they in?

 

[Marton]

The queen I recollected, not sure which book though, the others I guessed from the stories I remember.

 

[theageofthetra]

Certainly not aware of the other two. The ones I was looking for had different names in the books but are famous, certainly in railway circles.
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Certainly not aware of the other two. The ones I was looking for had different names in the books but are famous, certainly in railway circles.

 

[martinsh]

Teddy Boston I think is one of them. Doesn't he appear in Very Small Engines ?

 

[theageofthetra]

Thats the 2nd one- he is 'The Fat Clergyman' in that book. One more to go.

 

[Marton]

Isn't Awdry himself the Thin Clergyman?


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[theageofthetra]

Correct- your floor.

 

[Marton]

Rather a lot of help so I think it will be better to declare "open floor".

If there is nothing posted by tomorrow evening I will step in.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I will set an easy one to help to pass the time.

Who was the famous passenger on the sealed train in 1917?

 

[theageofthetra]

Lenin?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct....I said this was an easy one.

Over to you.

 

[theageofthetra]

I which city can be found an underground metro system with a rack section.

 

[Marton]

Lyon?

 

[theageofthetra]

Correct- your floor

 

[Marton]

Thank you.

Which tunnel included a Messroom?

 

[Darren R]

The old Metropolitan Railway tunnel under Liverpool Street station connecting the sub-surface line with the mainline was, I believe, converted into a Mess Room after closure of the tunnel to traffic. Does this count?

(And I believe there was a bothy built in "the Cathedral" midway through the Standedge Tunnels, but I don't think it was ever grand enough to be called a Mess Room!)

 

[Marton]

Neither count. This was built as such and was in use when the tunnel had trains.


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[Peter Mugridge]

Wouldn't be Box Tunnel by any chance?

 

[steamybrian]

Clayton Tunnel on the Brighton Line..?

 

[theageofthetra]

Woodhead tunnel- was for the maintenance teams.

 

[Marton]

Correct the post WWII wood head tunnel.

Yours

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nothing has moved on this quiz for over a week now, so who is to set the next conundrum?

 

[theageofthetra]

Where in the UK can be found a section of interlaced track.

 

[Buttsy]

Lynton & Lynmouth cliff railway?
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Thinking about it, isn't it near Mitcham on Croydon Tramlink?

 

[Whistler40145]

Another being the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I am not sure if it is still there, but I believe this was on the Selby swing bridge on the ECML at one time.

 

[theageofthetra]

The bit I was thinking of was on The Great Orme tramway but completely forgot about that bit on Tramlink near Mitcham. Your floor