Railway General Knowledge.

[Calthrop]

Libya?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Libya (3 times the area of Afghanistan) is correct.
The last trains ran in 1965.
Whether plans to open some railways come to fruition is anyone's guess.
However for you to open the next question.

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks -- something of a blind guess ! Having the wonderful referred-to-above book; can't resist nicking questions out of it.

On what date was Australia's through 4-ft-8-and-a-half inch gauge route Sydney -- Perth completed, with the conversion of the hitherto 3ft. 6in. Broken Hill -- Port Pirie section? I'm not a sadist -- the year will do.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Relatively recently - 1975?

 

[martinsh]

1968 ?

 

[Calthrop]

To paraphrase Mr. Tolkien: both of you gentlemen hit near or near-ish; but not in the gold.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I will split the difference and hazard a guess at 1970.

 

[Calthrop]

I will split the difference and hazard a guess at 1970.

Er... see my last post, but more so.

 

[Peterthegreat]

1969?

 

[Calthrop]

You're right there, sport -- Nov. 29th of that year, to be pedantically accurate.

Bonzer answer -- get us a round of Foster's, and set the next question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
All but two of the Chairmen of British Rail(ways) were knighted at some stage.
Which two?

 

[Gloster]

Beeching and Bob Reid II?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Beeching and Bob Reid II?

One of those is correct!

 

[Gloster]

So, Bob Reid I?

 

[Peterthegreat]

So, Bob Reid I?

Not him.

 

[D6130]

Richard Marsh?

 

[Grumpy]

Lord Hurcomb?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Richard Marsh?

No. He was knighted before becoming Lord Marsh.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Lord Hurcomb?

He was knighted in 1929!

 

[D6130]

Henry Johnson?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Henry Johnson?

Knighted in 1972.

 

[D6130]

Well it wasn't Sir Brian Robertson or Sir Stanley Raymond....they were obviously knights. I'm struggling to think of any other chairmen. May we be allowed a small clue perhaps?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Well it wasn't Sir Brian Robertson or Sir Stanley Raymond....they were obviously knights. I'm struggling to think of any other chairmen. May we be allowed a small clue perhaps?

Alright then. One, perhaps the most (in)famous one has been named already.
The other died about four years ago.

 

[D6130]

Alright then. One, perhaps the most (in)famous one has been named already.
The other died about four years ago.

Bob Reid Mark 2?

 

[Ashley Hill]

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[Ashley Hill]

John Welsby and Dr Beeching.
I had earlier dismissed Welsby after mixing him up with the former archbishop

 

[Peterthegreat]

John Welsby and Dr Beeching.
I had earlier dismissed Welsby after mixing him up with the former archbishop

You are correct.
Beeching went straight from a "commoner" to a lord.
John Welsby missed out totally.
Your go.

 

[Ashley Hill]

In which year was the junction for the GWR Malmesbury branch moved from Dauntsey to Little Somerford and the line between closed?

 

[Calthrop]

1906 seems to ring a bell -- whether correctly, I'm not certain.

 

[martinsh]

I think it was 1933