Railway General Knowledge.

[Peterthegreat]

Built as narrow gauge and converted to standard gauge?

Nothing specifically to do with the gauge.

 

[Whistler40145]

Was originally intended to extend to Skegness?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Was originally intended to extend to Skegness?

Quite possibly but not the answer I'm looking for.

 

[xotGD]

Raised platforms.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Raised platforms.

Nope.

 

[Whistler40145]

The route had to be widened and an incline reduced?

 

[Peterthegreat]

The route had to be widened and an incline reduced?

Not that.
It's something to do with the track.

 

[Whistler40145]

A downfall of snow brought the line to a standstill and was abandoned

 

[Peterthegreat]

A downfall of snow brought the line to a standstill and was abandoned

Well the line was abandoned but not due to snow.
But it was still the first line in the world to use them. What?

 

[Whistler40145]

Street running?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Street running?

Not street running.
It is to do with part of the track.

 

[D6130]

Steel sleepers!

 

[Peterthegreat]

Steel sleepers!

Not steel.....

 

[D6130]

Concrete sleepers?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Concrete sleepers?

Yep. They were the first railway in the world to use concrete sleepers.
Your turn to manufacture the next question.

 

[D6130]

Yep. They were the first railway in the world to use concrete sleepers.
Your turn to manufacture the next question.

Thanks. Just turning-in for the night now....so I'll think of a new question in the morning.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Thanks. Just turning-in for the night now....so I'll think of a new question in the morning.

Did you forget to wind your alarm clock?

 

[D6130]

Did you forget to wind your alarm clock?

No....had a very full day at the Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow!

In which year we're Glasgow Buchanan Street and St Enoch stations closed?

 

[Whistler40145]

1966?

 

[D6130]

1966?

Correct. Your turn to take a two stop trip on the Subway

 

[Whistler40145]

I'll declare open floor

 

[xotGD]

It's gone very quiet, so if I may:

In what year did Crossflatts Railway Station open?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Early 1980s. 1983?

My ex wife worked for Metro at the time and was on the reopenings project. She was always terrified of the local schoolchildren that got invited along getting overexcited and going under a passing train whilst waiting for the reopening train to turn up.

 

[Whistler40145]

1982?

 

[D6130]

1984?

 

[xotGD]

1982?

The station was opened on 17 May 1982 at a cost of £78,000.

Over to you...

 

[Whistler40145]

Which Class 86 was the first to be scrapped?

 

[D6130]

86 211?

 

[Whistler40145]

Correct, Colwich disaster

Your turn

 

[D6130]

Thanks. Next up:

Which was the other class 86 wrecked in the Colwich disaster?