Railway General Knowledge.

[RDP]

Waterloo?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Waterloo?

Getting closer.....

 

[D6130]

Holborn Viaduct to Loughborough Junction (plus the spur to Metropolitan Junction).

 

[Peterthegreat]

Holborn Viaduct to Loughborough Junction (plus the spur to Metropolitan Junction).

Indeed it was. You are clear to ask the next question.

 

[D6130]

Indeed it was. You are clear to ask the next question.

Thanks. BTW, the answer to the last (supplementary) question was 6119.

Next up:

How many electric locomotives were built for the North Eastern Railway's Shildon-Newport 1500 V dc electrification scheme which was inaugurated in 1915?

 

[xotGD]

5

 

[Peterthegreat]

10

 

[D6130]

10

Is correct....your turn to motor along the Simpasture branch.

 

[Peterthegreat]

That was a good guess! Question to follow shortly!

 

[Peterthegreat]

When built in 1923 how much did "Flying Scotsman" cost?

 

[xotGD]

£6000

 

[D6130]

£10,000?

 

[Peterthegreat]

£6000

Nope.

 

[Peterthegreat]

£10,000?

Sorry.

 

[xotGD]

£9000

 

[Peterthegreat]

£9000

Sorry. Not £9k.

 

[devon_belle]

£7,944

 

[Peterthegreat]

£7,944

And 2 shillings 3d and a farthing. (Joking).

Correct. Your turn to build the next question.

 

[devon_belle]

Thank you.

Between which two railway stations did the first Pullman coach operate in 1874?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Was it St Pancras and Derby?

If not, I'm sure it was at least somewhere on the Midland...

 

[Peterthegreat]

Victoria and Brighton.

 

[devon_belle]

Was it St Pancras and Derby?

If not, I'm sure it was at least somewhere on the Midland...

Half points

 

[Peterthegreat]

Bradford Forster Square and St Pancras.

 

[devon_belle]

Correct. Your turn to come up with a luxury question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Which two railways jointly managed Aylesbury Station in 1911?

 

[devon_belle]

Great Western and Metropolitan?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Great Western and Metropolitan?

Not quite......

 

[Cowley]

Not quite......

Great Central and Metropolitan?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Great Central and Metropolitan?

Still not quite right......

 

[devon_belle]

Great Western Great Central Joint and Metropolitan?