Railway General Knowledge.

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[Spamcan81]

W P ALLEN?

 

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[Ashley Hill]

Ivatt?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Cyril Hurcomb.

 

[Whistler40145]

Cyril Hurcomb.

Correct

 

[Spamcan81]

Correct

As Lord Hurcomb he had a Britannia named after him.

 

[Peterthegreat]

For what is train number 40044 remembered (not the class 40!).

 

[SuspectUsual]

Wasn’t it the one that the art the Nazis looted was recovered from?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Wasn’t it the one that the art the Nazis looted was recovered from?

It was indeed.
Please supply us with the treasure of the next question.

 

[SuspectUsual]

What happened with 45016 and 45106 (the diesel ones) that didn't happen with any of their classmates?

 

[D6130]

They took the same numbers on being renumbered in the TOPS scheme....i.e. loco no. 16 became 45 016 and 106 became 45 106?

 

[SuspectUsual]

They took the same numbers on being renumbered in the TOPS scheme....i.e. loco no. 16 became 45 016 and 106 became 45 106?

Is the slightly mundane but correct answer!

All yours

 

[D6130]

Is the slightly mundane but correct answer!

All yours

Thanks. On a similar theme....

Which was the first Scottish Region-allocated main line diesel locomotive to receive its new TOPS number in the Summer of 1973? (Old number and new number required please).

 

[RDP]

27201 (D5391)?

 

[D6130]

It was indeed.....but at that time it took the TOPS number 27 119, being renumbered later to 27 201 when a separate sub-class was created for the ETH-fitted push-pull locos. Later still, it was renumbered again in the 27/0 series when its push-pull and ETH capability was removed. Your turn to take the St Rollox Works paint stencil.

 

[RDP]

Open floor.

 

[D6130]

If I may take the floor again on my pet subject of class 27s (second only to class 29s!):

Which was the last class 27 to carry green and white livery - and the only one to carry its new TOPS number while still in green livery - until overhauled and repainted at St Rollox Works in the autumn of 1974?

 

[xotGD]

27001?

And if that isn't right, you know what my next guess will be!

 

[D6130]

27001?

Correct....the former D5347 and first of the class. Your turn to wield the paintbrush!

 

[xotGD]

Well that was a fluke!

So...

37250 was allocated to Gateshead from October 1974 to February 1987. Where was its next depot allocation?

 

[Whistler40145]

Eastfield?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Bath Road?

 

[Cowley]

Cardiff Canton?

 

[D6130]

Stratford?

 

[xotGD]

Cardiff Canton?

Correct!

It was there for a year and a bit before heading to Scotland.

Your floor...

 

[Cowley]

Correct!

It was there for a year and a bit before heading to Scotland.

Your floor...

Oh, ah, erm. Right.

Which class 50 got stuck on a low loader for a couple of days on a busy street in Exeter in the 1990s?

 

[Ashley Hill]

50019 in Holloway Street. I have some photos somewhere.

 

[Cowley]

50019 in Holloway Street. I have some photos somewhere.

That was indeed the one. I remember driving past it and then parking up to have a closer look!

50019 Exeter 9 January 1992

50019 (Ramillies) stranded in Holloway Street, Exeter. En route from Exeter Riverside Yard to preservation at Tunbridge Wells the low-loader broke down and this is where it remained for a couple of days.

www.flickr.com

Your turn to pull yourself out of a dip and provide the next question…

 

[Ashley Hill]

Of the seven preserved Class 52s,which two did NOT attend the Laira open day in 1991? Both required for correct answer.