Railway General Knowledge.

[Ashley Hill]

Not Frome or in South Wales.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Winchester Chesil?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Not Winchester Chesil I’m afraid.

 

[Spamcan81]

Welscome to a game of GWR signal box darts.

How about Westbury?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Not Westbury. I take your hint that we could be here a while so here’s a clue. It was on the GWML but not at a station.

 

[Gloster]

Causeway Crossing?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Sadly not.

 

[Ashley Hill]

OK,to keep things moving heres another clue. The box in question was between Paddington and Reading.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Sonning?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Sonning?

A bit further east I'm afraid.

 

[xotGD]

Slough

 

[Gloster]

I looked it up - it took a bit of finding - and I have to say it is a fairly obscure location.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Slough

A bit further west.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Ruscombe?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Close but no cigar.

 

[xotGD]

Waltham St Lawrence

 

[Ashley Hill]

Waltham St Lawrence

I’ll give you that,it’s actual name was Waltham Siding Signal Box. It differed from the rest of the type 9 boxes by having a deeper space between the windows and roof giving it an unusual appearance. It was to the west of Maidenhead.

Photo uncredited.
The location is known today for its wheel impact load detector. The lever cloth is yours….

 

[xotGD]

Waggon & Maschinenbau Railbus M79964, preserved on the KWVR, had its original Bussing 150 hp engine replaced with a 150 hp engine from which manufacturer?

 

[Spamcan81]

AEC?

 

[xotGD]

AEC?

Correct! Your turn in the seat by the driver with a good view...

 

[SteveyBee131]

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Note:
If a correct answer is given and accepted to be so in the confirmation posting, the person making the correct answer must set a new question within a period of 48 hours...or OPEN FLOOR will be deemed to be in operation
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It's been longer than the prescribed 48 hours. Would anyone like to get us moving again?

 

[Rutland23]

Awfully quiet, here.

May I?

Where was (allegedly) the best maintained main line to goods loop facing turnout on the LMS?

NB about to go on night shift, so can't check answers till lunchtime tomorrow.

Regards

Ian

 

[xotGD]

Shap?

 

[Rutland23]

No, but you may be inclined to agree when the answer is given.

Regards

Ian

 

[Gloster]

Beattock?

 

[D6130]

Bromsgrove?

 

[xotGD]

Blackwell

 

[Rutland23]

Bromsgrove?

D6130, the sand drag is yours

Bromsgrove is correct according to Terry Essery.

The number of runaways down the Lickey Incline meant that the P Way .paid particular attention to that set of points.


D6130, the sand drag is yours

Regards

Ian

 

[D6130]

D6130, the sand drag is yours

Thanks. On a similar theme, what is unusual about Castleton South Junction (between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale)?

 

[xotGD]

Thanks. On a similar theme, what is unusual about Castleton South Junction (between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale)?

It connects the proper railway to the tram network?