Railway General Knowledge.

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I think it was 1933

I concur with that year, as the solitary station on the line section referred to, Great Somerford Halt, was officially closed on 17th July 1933.

 

[D6130]

1931?

 

[Ashley Hill]

I think it was 1933

I concur with that year, as the solitary station on the line section referred to, Great Somerford Halt, was officially closed on 17th July 1933.

@martinsh You thought correctly. Bonus points to @Xenophon PCDGS for the exact date. As martinsh answered first you may divert us with the next question.

 

[martinsh]

Name the classes of BR diesel / electric locos that were so numerous they "overflowed" the space left for them in the original (pre TOPS) numbering scheme

 

[D6130]

08, 20, 25, 31, 37, 47.

 

[RDP]

03, 08., 09, 10, 20, 25, 31, 37, 42, 47 and 83.

 

[xotGD]

25, 37, 47

 

[martinsh]

03, 08., 09, 10, 20, 25, 31, 37, 42, 47 and 83.

You have all the ones I have - plus some extras ! I wouldn't count 08/09/10 as they were not given separate series in the first place. 42/43 was all one series as well

Your turn to remove all the D prefixes !

 

[D6130]

You have all the ones I have - plus some extras ! I wouldn't count 08/09/10 as they were not given separate series in the first place. 42/43 was all one series as well

Your turn to remove all the D prefixes !

I would also add the 81s.

 

[RDP]

Open floor declared.

 

[A S Leib]

Fill in the gaps

London ___ (8)
___ (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London ___ (8)
London ___ (6)
London ___ (9, 6)
___ (7, 8)
___ (7, 7)
___ (5)
London ___ (6)
London ___ (9(, 13))
___ (7)
London ___ (10)
___ (10, 10)
___ (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

Edited to give a clue

 

[DerekC]

I am guessing that these are the numbers of letters in station names. So for example:

London _____(8) = London Victoria (or London Waterloo)
London _____(6) = London Euston (or London Bridge)
London _____(10) = London Paddington (or London Marylebone)
London _____(9,6) = London Fenchurch Street (or London Liverpool Street)
______(5) = Derby (or Frome)
______(7,7) = Bristol Parkway
_______(7) = Reading (or Watford or Woking)
_____(10,10) = Manchester Piccadilly
_____(10,3,6) = Birmingham New Street

But do they link together in a journey? It's getting late and my brain is foggy!!

 

[A S Leib]

London _____(8) = London Victoria (or London Waterloo)
London _____(6) = London Euston (or London Bridge)
London _____(10) = London Paddington (or London Marylebone)
London _____(9,6) = London Fenchurch Street (or London Liverpool Street)
______(5) = Derby (or Frome)
______(7,7) = Bristol Parkway
_______(7) = Reading (or Watford or Woking)
_____(10,10) = Manchester Piccadilly
_____(10,3,6) = Birmingham New Street

London Waterloo (8)
___ (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London Victoria (8)
London Euston (6)
London Liverpool Street (9, 6)
___ (7, 8)
___ (7, 7)
___ (5)
London Bridge (6)
London ___ (9(, 13))
Reading (7)
London Paddington (10)
Manchester Piccadilly (10, 10)
Birmingham New Street (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

That's nine of the fifteen correct.

 

[RDP]

The link would appear that they are all stations directly managed by Network Rail.

Three others might be Edinburgh (Waverley), Guildford and Glasgow Central.

 

[A S Leib]

That is not the link, but you've got two of the remaining ones right.

London Waterloo (8)
Edinburgh Waverley (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London Victoria (8)
London Euston (6)
London Liverpool Street (9, 6)
___ (7, 8)
Glasgow Central (7, 7)
___ (5)
London Bridge (6)
London ___ (9(, 13))
Reading (7)
London Paddington (10)
Manchester Piccadilly (10, 10)
Birmingham New Street (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

 

[RDP]

Others could be Newcastle and Leeds.

 

[A S Leib]

London Waterloo (8)
Edinburgh Waverley (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London Victoria (8)
London Euston (6)
London Liverpool Street (9, 6)
___ (7, 8)
Glasgow Central (7, 7)
Leeds (5)
London Bridge (6)
London ___ (2, 7(, 13))
Reading (7)
London Paddington (10)
Manchester Piccadilly (10, 10)
Birmingham New Street (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

 

[DerekC]

(9) = Godalming?
London (9,13) = Stratford International?
(7,8) = Burnley Barracks?

 

[A S Leib]

One of those is close to two correct answers, but no.

 

[DerekC]

OK so the clarification helps:

London (2,7 (13)) = St Pancras International?
(7,8) = Watford Junction?
(9) = Doncaster?

 

[A S Leib]

London Waterloo (8)
Edinburgh Waverley (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London Victoria (8)
London Euston (6)
London Liverpool Street (9, 6)
___ (7, 8)
Glasgow Central (7, 7)
Leeds (5)
London Bridge (6)
London St. Pancras International (2, 7(, 13))
Reading (7)
London Paddington (10)
Manchester Piccadilly (10, 10)
Birmingham New Street (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

 

[Tester]

London Waterloo (8)
Edinburgh Waverley (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London Victoria (8)
London Euston (6)
London Liverpool Street (9, 6)
___ (7, 8)
Glasgow Central (7, 7)
Leeds (5)
London Bridge (6)
London St. Pancras International (2, 7(, 13))
Reading (7)
London Paddington (10)
Manchester Piccadilly (10, 10)
Birmingham New Street (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

Guildford
Clapham Junction

 

[A S Leib]

London Waterloo (8)
Edinburgh Waverley (9(, 8))
___ (9)
London Victoria (8)
London Euston (6)
London Liverpool Street (9, 6)
Clapham Junction (7, 8)
Glasgow Central (7, 7)
Leeds (5)
London Bridge (6)
London St. Pancras International (2, 7(, 13))
Reading (7)
London Paddington (10)
Manchester Piccadilly (10, 10)
Birmingham New Street (10, 3, 6)
Bristol Temple Meads

 

[RDP]

Is the last one Doncaster?

 

[A S Leib]

It is not; Doncaster has already been suggested.

 

[Tester]

Newcastle

 

[Tester]

Stratford

 

[A S Leib]

Congratulations to @DerekC who got the most right answers. Stratford was the last station with more than twelve platforms in use I was looking for.

 

[DerekC]

60073 St Gatien and 60074 Harvester were two of Gresley's A3 class. So far, so good. They were linked together via their names in a very unusual way. What was that link?

 

[SuspectUsual]

60073 St Gatien and 60074 Harvester were two of Gresley's A3 class. So far, so good. They were linked together via their names in a very unusual way. What was that link?

St Gatien was one of the horses that dead heated in the Derby in about 1880. Was Harvester the other?