Railway General Knowledge.

[Ashley Hill]

John and John.

Is correct.
Your turn.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
Which modernisation plan marshalling yard was opened by the Chairman of the National Coal Board?

 

[D6130]

Tyne?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Tyne?

Not Tyne.

 

[D6130]

Healey Mills?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Th

Healey Mills?

That's the one.
Opened by Lord Robens.

Your turn to marshal a question.

 

[D6130]

Th
That's the one.
Opened by Lord Robens.

Your turn to marshal a question.

Thanks. Next up:

Name three of the former steam motive power depots which were made redundant by - and replaced by - the new diesel depot at Healey Mills.

There are probably five to choose from.

 

[xotGD]

Normanton
Wakefield
Castleford

 

[D6130]

Normanton
Wakefield
Castleford

I'll give you the first two....but, as far as I'm aware, there wasn't a depot at Cas - not in BR days anyway. Three others to choose from.

 

[xotGD]

Pontefract

 

[D6130]

Pontefract

Afraid not!

Clue: The other three depots were all to the West - in railway terms - of Healey Mills.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Mirfield?

 

[D6130]

Mirfield?

That's one of them. If you can get the other two, the floor will be yours.

 

[xotGD]

Dewsbury

 

[Peterthegreat]

Farnley Junction?

 

[D6130]

Dewsbury

Not that one.

Farnley Junction?

Ditto.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Huddersfield?

 

[D6130]

Huddersfield?

Correct - Huddersfield Hillhouse! So it's neck-and-neck between you and @xotGD with two correct answers each. Who's going to crack it and get the final one? The excitement mounts!

 

[Peterthegreat]

What about Sowerby Bridge?

 

[D6130]

What about Sowerby Bridge?

Bingo! To you to drive an elderly ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire 0-6-0 towards the next question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
They are now in regular use throughout the world.
However the Alford and Sutton tramway was the first to use what?

 

[Spamcan81]

Battery power?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Battery power?

Not battery power.

 

[Cowley]

Thank you.
They are now in regular use throughout the world.
However the Alford and Sutton tramway was the first to use what?

Flywheels storing up power?

 

[Whistler40145]

Steam

 

[Peterthegreat]

Flywheels storing up power?

Nope

 

[Peterthegreat]

Steam

Not steam either.
It was nothing to do with the traction.

 

[Whistler40145]

Passenger Carriages and Goods Wagons?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Passenger Carriages and Goods Wagons?

Not that either.
Another clue.
It's something to do with the infrastructure.

 

[Whistler40145]

Built as narrow gauge and converted to standard gauge?