Railway General Knowledge.

[Ashley Hill]

South Hampstead

Indeed,you’re turn on the Watford DC….!

 

[Whistler40145]

Hopefully this should be an easy one

What's the busiest railway station in Europe?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Paris Nord.

 

[Whistler40145]

Correct

 

[Peterthegreat]

In the days of alpha numeric shed codes not many letters in the second half of the alphabet were used. However in one case the letter "R" was used. What was the shed code and the depot concerned?

 

[Whistler40145]

Was it 8R Walton?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Was it 8R Walton?

It was indeed.
Please provide the next question.

 

[Whistler40145]

What was the first Class 50 to work into London Kings Cross?

 

[Ashley Hill]

D400?

 

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[Cowley]

Was it one of the early refurbished ones like 50006?

 

[Whistler40145]

Was a refurbished loco, but not 50006

 

[xotGD]

DP2

 

[Whistler40145]

Not by then, DP2 had been scrapped

 

[Ashley Hill]

50007?

 

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[Peterthegreat]

50009?

 

[Cowley]

50047 is ringing a bell.

 

[Whistler40145]

50009?

Correct

 

[Cowley]

I feel like I should have been a bit more Courageous with my guesses.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Richard Beeching and John Welsby were both Chairmen of British Rail(ways).
Compared to the other BR chairmen what did they have in common?

 

[Cowley]

Richard Beeching and John Welsby were both Chairmen of British Rail(ways).
Compared to the other BR chairmen what did they have in common?

Both doctors maybe?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Both doctors maybe?

I'm not aware John Welsby held a doctorate.

 

[LUYMun]

They were both mentioned in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

 

[Peterthegreat]

They were both mentioned in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Whilst that is true I suspect at least one other chairman would've been mentioned too.

 

[Whistler40145]

Did both work for ICI

 

[Neo9320]

Did they actually have the business turn a profit?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Did both work for ICI

John Welsby was a career civil servant before he joined BR.

 

[Whistler40145]

Both appointed by a Conservative Government?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Did they actually have the business turn a profit?

Not as far as I know.