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Gloster
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Well, yes and no. In 1828 there was a dead heat between Cadland and The Colonel, but it was settled by a run off in Cadland’s favour. That was still the usual practice in 1884, but the owners agreed to share the winnings instead.
DerekC
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OK - that one was a bit before my time!
SuspectUsual
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What was the highest (sorted numerically and then alphabetically) shed code used by British Railways and where was it?
Snow1964
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Have a vague recollection that Wigan got recoded with letter P (can't remember number), which might be highest letter
Peterthegreat
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89D - Oswestry.
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Peterthegreat
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Thank you.
There are four unstaffed stations on the Merseyrail network.
Which one is the busiest?
Peterthegreat
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Perhaps time for a clue.
The station opened in the last 50 years.
The station opened in the last 50 years.
Peterthegreat
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Bache is the correct answer.
It opened in 1984 and replaced Upton-by-Chester nearby.
Please set the next question.
Gloster
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MTR?
No. Nothing to do with operators. MTR ended its UK rail operations in May and as far as I am aware have never operated in the Netherlands. What I am looking for are three separate items which serve the same purpose.
Whistler40145
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Different types of contactless tickets?
Correct. All thee incidentally are based on the same technology. Octopus launched in 1997 although various trials had been carried out prior to that. Oyster launched in 2003 and OV chipkaart was first used on the Rotterdam Metro in 2005 and gradually extended to all other public transport in the Netherlands by 2014.
Your turn to tap in with the next question.
Another one "nicked" from my railway quiz book.
What is the name of the rail terminus on the Scutari (eastern, "Asian") side of the Bosporus in Istanbul? (I know there's now a tunnel -- asking, re the long-standing actual terminal station.)
What is the name of the rail terminus on the Scutari (eastern, "Asian") side of the Bosporus in Istanbul? (I know there's now a tunnel -- asking, re the long-standing actual terminal station.)
D6130
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Hydarpasa? (Not certain of the exact spelling!)
D6130
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Thanks! The obvious next question is:
What is the name of the Istanbul terminus on the European side of the Bosporus?
D6130
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Correct! Your turn to depart on the Orient Express.
Gloster
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Mendip stone terminals?
Gloster
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In the alpha-numeric shed code introduced by BR in 1950, the one running from 1A to 89D, only two sheds used the letter I (Ink or India). Name one of them.
Peterthegreat
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Balloch.
Gloster
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Correct: it was 65I.
To you to enumerate the next question, but in the meantime does anybody know the other I?