Railway General Knowledge.

[theageofthetra]

Guernsey railway? That certainty had steam and electric and didn't it also run a bus service too which may have been horse drawn at first?

 

[DaleCooper]

did the NCB have (horse/ diesel / electric) passenger workings?

If a NCB train conveyed any persons other than crew then they would be passengers unless you define them as freight or ballast.

 

[Calthrop]

Participants' ingenuity here, is impressive: but, not Guernsey -- scene of action was far north-west from the Channel Islands. And everything per question, was on rails of one kind or another: no monkey business about road buses.
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did the NCB have (horse/ diesel / electric) passenger workings?

If a NCB train conveyed any persons other than crew then they would be passengers unless you define them as freight or ballast.

With respect, I feel that hair-splitting is being got into . The undertaking in my question ran, with all the kinds of traction mentioned, regular daily public passenger workings.

 

[theageofthetra]

The wonderfully named Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company

 

[Calthrop]

The wonderfully named Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company

No; but you're getting very definitely warm.
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Time maybe for another hint -- well; this one, I feel, a dead giveaway.

An international frontier, and lines of this railway's system, intersected at many points.

 

[martinsh]

I'm going to guess ther Great Northern Railway (the Irish one).

They certainly had the Fintona horse tram.

Not sure about electric unless they ran the Howth trams ?

 

[Calthrop]

martinsh, you're absolutely right. Hill of Howth tram route (1901 - 1959) was owned and operated by GNR (I) (trams in the company's blue-and-cream livery). GNR (I) used diesel railmotors on various local services as from the early 1930s. Fintona branch, with connecting line, abandoned 1957. Thus, the four modes of traction on passenger, simultaneously, for about 25 years.

Your floor.

 

[martinsh]

Open floor

 

[cjp]

At which station might you see "Dr Syn"

 

[theageofthetra]

Any of the RHDR stations once No.10 Dr Syn is in service.

 

[cjp]

Any of the RHDR stations once No.10 Dr Syn is in service.

Good enough

 

[backontrack]

Dymchurch, where it is set?

 

[martinsh]

I've thought of one now - can I take the floor ?

 

[theageofthetra]

I've thought of one now - can I take the floor ?

Your floor

 

[martinsh]

Name three railway lines in the UK which have been converted (wholly or in part) from canals.

NB

1. the railway must have been laid on the canal bed, not alongside it - as per Five Ways to Kings Norton
2. it doesn't matter if the railway is currently open or not

 

[theageofthetra]

1) Higham-Strood which I sign! On former military canal through the tunnels

2) London and Croydon railway now the line to West Croydon still in use on the former Surrey Canal

3 London Overground (formerly the East London line) also follows part of the Surrey Canal.

4) Another one is the Southampton & Salisbury-think part of the line near Southampton runs on it.

 

[martinsh]

1) Higham-Strood which I sign! On former military canal through the tunnels

2) London and Croydon railway now the line to West Croydon still in use on the former Surrey Canal

3 London Overground (formerly the East London line) also follows part of the Surrey Canal.

The name of the canal is wrong in no 2 - should be the Croydon Canal. I'm not at all sure of no 3 - can you provide another example ?

 

[theageofthetra]

The name of the canal is wrong in no 2 - should be the Croydon Canal. I'm not at all sure of no 3 - can you provide another example ?

The bit of LO near New Cross is on the site of the dock of the Surrey Canal.

 

[steamybrian]

1.The West London Line between approx. site of Imperial Wharf station to Kensington Olympia is on site of Kensington Canal
2.Victoria station is on site of Grosvenor Canal basin- a stub end of the canal is adjacent to the sidings on the Central side.
3. The now closed Newent station is on site of canal from Gloucester. It is in the news about proposal to re-instate the canal through site of Newent station

 

[martinsh]

1.The West London Line between approx. site of Imperial Wharf station to Kensington Olympia is on site of Kensington Canal
2.Victoria station is on site of Grosvenor Canal basin- a stub end of the canal is adjacent to the sidings on the Central side.
3. The now closed Newent station is on site of canal from Gloucester. It is in the news about proposal to re-instate the canal through site of Newent station

I'll give you those.

You could have also had

Glasgow - Paisley Canal (the obvious one !!!)
Coombe Jcn - Looe
Carlisle - Port Carlisle
Highbridge - Glastonbury
Limpley Stoke - Camerton
Alton Towers - Uttoxeter

there may well be others

 

[steamybrian]

I will give a question...

During the second World War a station in the South East was given the nickname "ampersand" . Which station and why.?

 

[Calthrop]

Bushey (Herts.) on the West Coast Main Line just south of Watford Junction. Until a few decades ago, the station’s name was Bushey & Oxhey. In the earlier part of World War II, when a German invasion of Britain looked likely, it was ordered that all locality-distinguishing signs – including station nameboards – should be removed or obliterated, so as not to help the invaders if the balloon were to go up. Those charged with this job at Bushey & Oxhey station, seem to have been overly literal-minded: the words “Bushey” and “Oxhey” were painted out, but the intervening “&” sign or “ampersand” was left, and remained visible. So it was irresistible for the station’s users to nickname it “Ampersand”.

 

[steamybrian]

Bushey (Herts.) on the West Coast Main Line just south of Watford Junction. Until a few decades ago, the station’s name was Bushey & Oxhey. In the earlier part of World War II, when a German invasion of Britain looked likely, it was ordered that all locality-distinguishing signs – including station nameboards – should be removed or obliterated, so as not to help the invaders if the balloon were to go up. Those charged with this job at Bushey & Oxhey station, seem to have been overly literal-minded: the words “Bushey” and “Oxhey” were painted out, but the intervening “&” sign or “ampersand” was left, and remained visible. So it was irresistible for the station’s users to nickname it “Ampersand”.

...Correct..

 

[Calthrop]

My go, I take it...

Please name two countries on the continent of Europe, which have had public railways or steam tramways on the 3' 6" (1067mm) gauge.

 

[theageofthetra]

Russia, Sweden, Netherlands.

 

[Calthrop]

Russia, Sweden, Netherlands.

Correct -- three for the price of two ! Your floor.

(Norway, Belgium, and Spain would also qualify.)

 

[theageofthetra]

Name five European countries which have or have had passenger carrying monorail systems & give an example of a line in each country.

These are proper public rail lines so no airport transits/busways/cable cars/theme park transits etc.

First to list all 5 wins.

 

[DasLunatic]

United Kingdom - Merry Hill Monorail (operated 1991-96)
Germany - Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Ireland - Lartigue Monorail
Spain - Plaza Imperial Monorail
Italy - Marconi Express

 

[theageofthetra]

Yes they will do. Could also have had several others in Germany, Russia and the long closed and bonkers Victorian era system in Lisbon which was steam hauled and is well worth a Google! Your floor.

 

[DasLunatic]

Which of these is the odd one out:
E2
35
5MT
04
66

...and why is the odd one out?