Railway General Knowledge.

[Springs Branch]

The ruling elite in Russia (or I should say the Soviet Union) supposedly had the Metro-2 in Moscow.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

The Royal Family of the UK?

Correct

Your floor, Sir

 

[backontrack]

Thank you

What is Glenfinnan Viaduct built out of?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Thank you

What is Glenfinnan Viaduct built out of?

Is it concrete?

Open Floor if I'm right ...!

 

[backontrack]

Correct! I thought that one would go quickly...

...open floor.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

I'll take it...

There is a closed station on the Hyŏksin Line of the Pyongyang Metro - the only station to be that way... For what reason is it closed?

 

[DaleCooper]

Mausoleum of Kim Il-Sung.

Open floor if correct.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Mausoleum of Kim Il-Sung.

Open floor if correct.

Correct

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It appears that Open Floor was stated by the last winner.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

It appears that Open Floor was stated by the last winner.

I would agree

 

[cjp]

If 42 is the answer, what was the question?
oops wrong quiz

 

[DasLunatic]

This is the RAILWAY general knowledge thread...

What is The Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything?

The Gainsborough Line is what's left of what former railway line?

 

[cjp]

Is this the closed line that I walked along which used to go on from Sudbury station to Lavenham (and perhaps beyond)?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The Stour Valley Railway, which ran from Shelford to Marks Tey.

 

[DasLunatic]

The Stour Valley Railway, which ran from Shelford to Marks Tey.

Your floor.

cjp's answer wasn't complete enough for me.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What were the two settlements connected by a standard gauge railway that was originally opened under the name of the Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway and who was the line engineer?

 

[DasLunatic]

The Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway ran from Chichester to Selsey and was engineered by Colonel Holman Fred Stephens.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Totally correct. Over to you.

 

[DasLunatic]

What is the nearest open railway station to Genesis' studio, The Farm?

 

[Groningen]

Haslemere

 

[DasLunatic]

There's two which are closer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Witley?

 

[Phil.]

Witley?

Agreed, it's about a mile and a half away.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

On the Bolton and Preston Railway, which was the station that closed in 1879 which was situated north of the junction station in the Lostock area

 

[Ash Bridge]

Lostock Lane?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct. Over now to you.

 

[Ash Bridge]

On the date of Thursday 11th April 1988 a new world record was made that allegedly still stands to this day, what is the record and what achieved it? A clue would be Beaulieu.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Was that the day of the class 442 setting the 3rd rail official speed record?

Beaulieu being on the line between Waterloo and Weymouth that they were built to serve...

 

[Ash Bridge]

Was that the day of the class 442 setting the 3rd rail official speed record?

Beaulieu being on the line between Waterloo and Weymouth that they were built to serve...

That's the one Peter, actually I mentioned Beaulieu as a clue for it was the name of the 442 (2401) that broke the record by hitting 109 mph that day,

Your floor.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Ah... so I read the clue wrongly but still got the right answer!

For the next question, then:


From which currently electrified line within the UK can you catch a glimpse of a Concorde - and in which museum is it kept?