Railway General Knowledge.

[Cowley]

Well, except that it was not narrow gauge you are right. British Railways 1 Hercules was an 0-4-0ST acquired from the Ystalyfera Tin Works in 1948.

For you the Herculean task of setting the next question.

I’m quite pleased with that actually. Especially that it was Welsh as well.

I think I’m going to have to pass tonight as I’m off to bed now and I can’t think of a decent question at the moment anyway.

Open floor…

 

[341o2]

May I take the floor in that there was the Rye and Camber tramway

Briefly, there was another Camber tramway in a part of the world where you might not expect to find a railway

Where was it?

The remains of the two steam locomotives which were used have been placed in a shipping container for possible future restoration

Locals constructed sail driven trolleys after the line fell into disuse until most of the track was dismantled in the 1980's

 

[Calthrop]

The Falkland Islands -- narrow-gauge (very, I think -- 2ft. gauge?) "industrial" or "wharfage" line; at Port Stanley? (not totally sure of location in the territory).

 

[341o2]

Yes, the Camber railway, 2' and worked by two Kerr Stuart "Wren" class locos. Used to supply coal to generators of an Admirality wireless station.
Modernisation caused the railway to be redundant. Sections of track were lifted to form part of barricades during the Falkland Island war.

Your floor

 

[Calthrop]

Inspiration re ry. gen. knowl. questions seems totally absent for me these days. Open floor, please.

 

[Gloster]

British Railways named (*) two of its steam locomotives after the same personage. Who?

* - This is not rededication or reaffixing of a name that had previously been on the two locos.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Oliver Cromwell?

 

[xotGD]

Same person different name: Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II?

 

[Gloster]

Oliver Cromwell?

Same person different name: Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II?

I am afraid that both are incorrect.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Atlas?

 

[Gloster]

Atlas?

I am afraid not.

As a clue I will say that it would not have been possible to couple the two locos.

 

[D6130]

King George VI?

 

[Gloster]

King George VI?

Sorry. Both KGVI were named pre-nationalisation.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Occurred to me in a dream. Could be VoR narrow-gauge engines: either Owain Glyndwr or Prince of Wales? And standard-gauge engines of the same name?

 

[Gloster]

Occurred to me in a dream. Could be VoR narrow-gauge engines: either Owain Glyndwr or Prince of Wales? And standard-gauge engines of the same name?

I will give you that. BR named Britannia 70010 Owen Glendower on building and in 1956 gave 7 the name Owain Glyndwr (there should be a circumflex on the second w).

BR may have had a second such pair: The Maid of Astolat (73089) was called Elaine (73119), but there were other Elaines in Arthurian legend.

To you to pose the next question.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

@Gloster Diolch yn fawr iawn, I try to use the Welsh spelling but I have no circumflex.

Locomotives names (BR and maybe elsewhere): please list as many different animals/species as possible, that gave their names to engines. Birds, racehorses, mythical creatures etc are allowed. My Observers Locomotives 1955 is the arbiter.

 

[Loppylugs]

The list must be massive. A lot of the A1/A2 class were named after racehorses and the first 41 of the B1's were Antelopes of some kind.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

The list must be massive. A lot of the A1/A2 class were named after racehorses and the first 41 of the B1's were Antelopes of some kind.

Sorry, I mean one from each category or species, no points for listing dozens of Antilopes. %)

Were any named after fishes? Some racehorses had strange names that one might be unable to forget. And some fast engines were named after ducks that waddle.

 

[Gloster]

I don’t think Herringbone would fit.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

I don’t think Herringbone would fit.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

@Gloster
60524 Herringbone, a racehorse? You get a point for a fish.

 

[xotGD]

Mallard
Springbok
Gay Crusader

 

[Calthrop]

The Great Northern Railway of Ireland's five class V 4-4-0s were named after birds of prey: Eagle, Falcon, Merlin, Peregrine, and Kestrel.

ETA -- sorry, I now see you want only one from each "batch" -- just couldn't resist showing off !

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Showing off and unlikely beasts are good, the whole business of naming is fascinating. Some 47s were named for deities who gave their names to days of the week, and did some ships have animal names shared with engines?

 

[Loppylugs]

60524 Herringbone, a racehorse? You get a point for a fish.

Herringbone was indeed a racehorse and won classics in the time of WW2. Bronzino was my favourite.

Loppylugs was a racehorse too and would have graced an A2 !!!

 

[DerekC]

If we are not allowed lots of antelopes I will stick to ex-LNER Pacifics; all birds except one fish and .. what's a flying fox?:

60018 Sparrow Hawk; 60019 Bittern; 60020 Guillemot; 60021 Wild Swan; 60021 Golden Eagle; 60022 Mallard; 60024 Kingfisher; 60025 Falcon; 60027 Merlin; 60029 Woodcock; 60031 Golden Plover; 60032 Gannet; 60033 Seagull; 60041 Salmon Trout; 60061 Pretty Polly; 60078 Night Hawk; 60095 Flamingo; 60106 Flying Fox; 60120 Kittiwake; 60122 Curlew; 60130 Kestrel; 60131 Osprey; 60139 Sea Eagle; 60146 Peregrine.

 

[Calthrop]

If we are not allowed lots of antelopes I will stick to ex-LNER Pacifics; all birds except one fish and .. what's a flying fox?

My bolding: a fruit bat -- type of large bat found in great numbers in the lands generally around the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There was also an A4, no. 60017, named Silver Fox -- a form of the commonly known red fox, but with black / white / actually silver-coloured fur, found in far-northern areas of the Old World. (I've discovered in recent years, that ladies sometimes apply the term "silver fox" to an elderly or on-the-way-to-becoming-so, but still attractive, gentleman.) All interesting if one likes that sort of thing, but I don't know how much help as regards winning answers to the question !

 

[Spamcan81]

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[LSWR Cavalier]

@DerekC has guessed the most so far, any other tries?

Any being that might not be a human is valid.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

@DerekC tried hardest and can set the next question/s.

I had some other strange beasts in mind too: Cyclops, Thor, Odin, Leviathan.