Railway General Knowledge.

[steamybrian]

It's been over 48 hrs since the last posting, so assuming Open Floor in effect here's a stocking filler until the next question.

Where am I?

From this stop on the Irish railway,
To its city is quite a long way.
There's a shuttle DMU,
Trains to Waterford too,
And a couple right through to Galway.
.

Limerick Junction

 

[Springs Branch]

Limerick Junction is, of course, correct.

Your go next.

 

[steamybrian]

At which UK station would you find platform 26 (twenty six)..?
On which route or services use this platform..?

 

[DasLunatic]

London Waterloo... and IIRC, P26 is for the Jubilee line or the old Eurostar platforms.

 

[steamybrian]

London Waterloo... and IIRC, P26 is for the Jubilee line or the old Eurostar platforms.

Waterloo is correct
Incorrect with the services
P26 (and P25) are platforms for the Waterloo and City Line.

Numbered in the British Rail era
1-18 ... domestic services
19-24.. Eurostar
25 and 26 Waterloo and City (operated by BR until 1994)

 

[DasLunatic]

According to the ORR, how many people used Teesside Airport station in the year 2013/14?

 

[Whistler40145]

Was it 8 passengers?

 

[DasLunatic]

Correct.

 

[Whistler40145]

Here goes...

Which former BR diesel locomotive was nicknamed "Old Smokey Joe"?

 

[Springs Branch]

Class 06 shunter used on the Scottish Region ???

 

[Whistler40145]

Sorry not that.

I'll give a clue, this loco worked for both InterCity & Network SouthEast.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

That would suggest either a 47 or a 50; I'll guess at a 50 given their habit when on the Waterloo - Exeter line of losing a lot of oil.

 

[Whistler40145]

It's a 50 Peter, now she was a celebrity.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

OK.... I note you haven't declared me the winner so you are looking for the exact number? I have a vague memory it was one of the higher numbered ones so that rules out 50 007; I don't think it was 50 050 because that was getting a lot of coverage generally so I'd remember it... Errr... other celebrity 50s... I'll take a stab with 50 049 for starters.

 

[Whistler40145]

Not 50049. It's got a name you sometimes say when it's very sunny!

 

[Darren R]

50033 'Glorious'?

 

[Whistler40145]

Quite correct.

50033 was nicknamed Old Smokie Joe as she used to fill the Waterloo Concourse full of smoke.

Set another mate.

 

[Darren R]

Open Floor

May I suggest Peter Mugridge gets first dibs at setting a new question should he wish, since he did most of the legwork for the last question!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Thanks Darren, but there wasn't much legwork really and I haven't got a question ready - plus I was obviously going to miss the mark with my next prepared suggestion of 50 035 as well, so you're welcome to take the floor.




Edited to add....

Been told since posting the above that Darren is not able to post at the moment, so I've hastily thought up a quick and easy question:

In this painting, which features a well known real train and a well known real location, what piece of artistic licence did I use?

 

[Buttsy]

Why do I feel a monument is missing?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Sorry Buttsy, you're thinking of Glenfinnan on the West Highland aren't you?

This is a different line altogether...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Is it anything to do with the fact that it is the Royal Train in the picture?

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it a mirror image?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Paul is getting warm.

Dale - no, it's not a mirror image; the scene itself is "as is".



Clue: If you get the location and hence the line, you'll know exactly which liberty I have taken.

Pleasantly surprised it's lasting; I was expecting it to go inside five minutes...

 

[theageofthetra]

Is it something to do with the royal train being out of gauge or overweight for the line depicted?
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Ah hang on is that location in Ireland so the royal train wouldn't be there?

 

[Whistler40145]

That looks like the Kyle line to me. So, I think it's to do with Class 67s, not the right Route Availability for the line, so you wouldn't ever see this type of loco on this line.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

That looks like the Kyle line to me. So, I think it's to do with Class 67s, not the right Route Availability for the line, so you wouldn't ever see this type of loco on this line.

We have a winner on all counts - that is indeed the Kyle Line, it's Craig's farm Crossing at the south end of Loch Carron and while C3 guaged stock can traverse the line, a class 67 certainly cannot.

Your turn.

 

[Whistler40145]

Right, here goes...

A simple one, where's the only place on the West Coast Mainline that you can actually see the sea?

 

[Buttsy]

Right, here goes...

A simple one, where's the only place on the West Coast Mainline that you can actually see the sea?

Hest Bank if the tide's in

 

[Whistler40145]

Correct Buttsy.

Hope you can come up with a more complex one.