Railway General Knowledge.

[Peterthegreat]

You are gnat's crotchet away from the full answer.

19/10/65 was the last Royal Train out of Ballater, closest station to Balmoral, and hauled by D6142 and D6145. As you say, the Aberdeen-Ballater line closed in 1966.

27/01/66 was the last Royal Train out of Wolferton, closest station to Sandringham. The locos are not identified but train was booked a single Brush Type 2 to Kings Lynn and a pair from Kings Lynn to Liverpool Street. The Hunstanton branch closed in 1969 but was effectively out of bounds for loco hauled trains by Christmas 1966.

10/05/68 is another station, with big associations with Royalty going back to Queen Victoria, receiving its last Royal Train, this time an arrival not a departure. The line and station are still open, but something happened in 1968 so that it could no longer receive the Royal Train.

See post above.

 

[Gloster]

I am coming in late, so I won’t claim if I am correct. Singling of the WR Windsor branch and resignalling or closure of the box.

 

[Magdalia]

I am coming in late, so I won’t claim if I am correct. Singling of the WR Windsor branch and resignalling or closure of the box.

That's it!

10/05/68 was the last Royal Train at Windsor and Eton Central. The train passed Banbury hauled by D5223 and D5226 but I don't know if they hauled the train into Windsor and Eton Central.

 

[Magdalia]

The last 3 times the Queen, travelling on the Royal Train travelled over 3 railway lines which are now disused

You did most of the work here so should have the opportunity to ask the next question or declare an open floor.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Wont be able to catch up with anything over the weekend so unlike the lines mentioned above, the floor is open.

 

[Calthrop]

Which U.S. railroad -- or to a small extent, complex thereof -- advertised itself as "The Water Level Route"; and what was the route concerned?

 

[D6130]

The New York Central from NYC to Albany and Buffalo?

 

[Calthrop]

Thus must be the quickest ever ! -- yes (and on from Buffalo to Chicago): basically following rivers, and subsequently south shore of Lake Erie, most of the way -- minimal gradients, thus faster and easier running.

You got the highball, buddy !

 

[D6130]

You got the highball, buddy !

Thanks! Next question:

What is known as 'Anderson's Piano' and where is it located?

 

[Gloster]

The signals and their wires that indicate rock falls on the Oban line.

 

[D6130]

The signals and their wires that indicate rock falls on the Oban line.

Correct... through the Pass of Brander between Falls of Cruachan and Taynuilt.

Your turn to keep a look out for fallen boulders.

 

[Gloster]

Where was the Overseas Railroad?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Florida

 

[Gloster]

Florida

Correct. It was the line along the keys to Key West that lasted from 1912 to 1935, when it was destroyed by a hurricane.

The dispatcher’s order passes to you.

 

[Peterthegreat]

On the same theme - where is Mr Henderson's Railway?

 

[Snow1964]

Portugal ?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Portugal ?

Not Portugal.

 

[Calthrop]

I'd never heard of Mr. Henderson's Railway: so "Googled and self-disqualified".

 

[Neo9320]

Channel islands?

 

[xotGD]

In Mr Henderson's loft?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Definitely in Southern Spain but can’t remember the exact starting and finish points.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Any clues?

 

[D6130]

I'm afraid I resorted to Wikipedia and discovered that it's a line over which I travelled six years ago behind a RENFE class 334 diesel-electric loco (class 67 lookalike!).

Not sure whether I am allowed to name it as I cheated!

 

[DerekC]

It's two weeks since question author @Peterthegreat put in appearance on this thread, so I should go for it!

 

[D6130]

It's two weeks since question author @Peterthegreat put in appearance on this thread, so I should go for it!

OK. Bobadilla-Ronda-Algeciras in Andalucia....built by British engineer John Morrison and financed by his friend and wealthy financier Sir Alexander Henderson, later to become Lord Faringdon - and eventually chairman of the LNER - to open the port of Algeciras up to the rest of Spain and Europe, with a view to assisting trade to and from the nearby British colony of Gibraltar.

 

[Peterthegreat]

It's two weeks since question author @Peterthegreat put in appearance on this thread, so I should go for it!

Apologies but I have had no notifications for this thread for at least a week. The answer provided by @D6130 is correct.

 

[D6130]

Apologies but I have had no notifications for this thread for at least a week. The answer provided by @D6130 is correct.

Thanks....and I might add that Mr Henderson's Railway is an extremely interesting and scenic line, with lots of British-made railway memorabilia still in evidence, include the Ransome & Rapier cranes in the goods yards of certain stations. A journey on it is highly recommended and if anyone is holidaying on the Costa del Sol, it can be done as a circuit by bus and train via Fuengirola, Marbella, Algeciras or San Roque, Ronda, Bobadilla and Malaga.

And for the next question: What was the original name of the LNER class A4 pacific locomotive which became BR number 60034 and latterly carried the name 'Lord Faringdon' (named after the above-mentioned Mr Henderson)?

 

[Calthrop]

And for the next question: What was the original name of the LNER class A4 pacific locomotive which became BR number 60034 and latterly carried the name 'Lord Faringdon' (named after the above-mentioned Mr Henderson)?

Peregrine, I believe.

 

[D6130]

Peregrine, I believe.

Correct....your turn to drive the 'three hour' express from Glasgow (Buchanan Street) to Aberdeen.

 

[Calthrop]

Thank you. Just gone midnight -- I see setting a question "in the morning".