Small Quiz

[GNERman]

1. Which of these has never been up the Skipton - Skipton Quarry brach?

• Class 20
• Class 25
• Class 31
• Class 37
• Class 40
• HST
• Class 45
• Class 56
• Class 58

2.Who sold the name GNER to Sea Containers?

3.Which of these locomotives has Swinden Quarry never used?

• Class 08
• Class 10
• Class 11
• Class 12

4. Who sold Grand Central to some former Prism Rail bosses?

5. How many 31's are on the Embsay Railway and numbers please...

6. Which station was between Bolton Abbey and Ilkley when the Skipton - Ilkley line was open?

7. How many platforms does Sunderland Station have?

8. Where is Platform 2 at York Station?

9. How many stations do Grand Central operate?

10. What is the least number of trains I could take to get from Skipton to Sunderland?

 

[1D53]

1 - HST?
2 - GC/Ian Yeowart
4 - Again Ian Yeowart?
7 - 4 numbered platforms but only actually two platform faces
8 - North End bay next to Platform 4
9 - 7
10 - 2

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

9 = 0

 

[GNERman]

well answer the whole quiz then...

 

[90019]

2.Who sold the name GNER to Sea Containers?

Ian Yeowart

3.Which of these locomotives has Swinden Quarry never used?

• Class 08
• Class 10
• Class 11
• Class 12

I'd guess class 10

4. Who sold Grand Central to some former Prism Rail bosses?

Ian Yeowart

7. How many platforms does Sunderland Station have?

4

8. Where is Platform 2 at York Station?

Over there!

9. How many stations do Grand Central operate?

None

10. What is the least number of trains I could take to get from Skipton to Sunderland?

3

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

well answer the whole quiz then...

No I'm ok thanks. No where does it say I must do so. it seems you didn't request JsT to do so, so why me?

 

[Darandio]

Originally Posted by GNERman
10. What is the least number of trains I could take to get from Skipton to Sunderland?

2

Skipton to Carlisle
Carlisle to Sunderland

 

[GNERman]

No I'm ok thanks. No where does it say I must do so. it seems you didn't request JsT to do so, so why me?

ok fair enough then...
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2

Skipton to Carlisle
Carlisle to Sunderland

nope...

 

[Darandio]

So does that mean you can go direct from Skipton to Sunderland then?
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Got that wrong, Northern don't do Carlisle to Sunderland direct although I am sure they used to. A change at Hexham would be needed so my answer is as already mentioned above: 3

 

[GNERman]

yeah or scotrail carlisle - newcastle then northern or metro

 

[hairyhandedfool]

2

Skipton to Carlisle
Carlisle to Sunderland

The number of trains is right and you could get to Newcastle that way, but not on one ticket. The fewest trains is actually:

Skipton-Leeds
Leeds-Newcastle
(Newcastle-Sunderland is on the Tyne and Wear Metro)

The answer to the question about stations operated by GC is zero. The stations they stop at are operated by other TOCs or Network Rail. As for the other questions, not a clue.

 

[GNERman]

no counting only trains and metro as they run on network rail metals you can do it in 2 trains though...

 

[flymo]

My guesses

1 - HST
2 - Ian Yeowart
3 - Class 12
4 - Ian Yeowart
5 - Two - 31119 & D5600
6 - Addingham
7 - Two
8 - North end bay platform
9 - Nil
10 - 2 (example 1126 Skipton - Carlisle arr 1329. 1526 Carlisle - Sunderland (direct) arr 1714

 

[1D53]

You can do Skipton to Sunderland changing at London Kings Cross too, also two trains but definately not a permitted route, doubling back between Donny and London!

 

[Broken Viking]

10. What is the least number of trains I could take to get from Skipton to Sunderland?

Three

This isn't the place to go asking about workings and routes! That's what the Fares, Tickets & Routeing section is for! :razz:

But just to have a go at 10: I'd say the lowest number of trains I could take is zero because I either jump in my car to do the journey, or travel by bus insted!

You can do Skipton to Sunderland changing at London Kings Cross too, also two trains but definately not a permitted route, doubling back between Donny and London!

If that was a permitted route, we'd all be chinging seven figure mileages each year! If only...

 

[GNERman]

yeah but this is a QUIZ not a query as for that section...

 

[GNERman]

Answers for all:-

1.Class 58

a HST went up there on a charter in BR days...

2.GC founder Ian Yeowart

3.Class 10

4.Fraser Eagle

I will make a thread on Fraser Eagle later...

5.2 - 31119 and D5600/31465

6.Addingham

7.2 Platforms faces but 4 numbered platforms

8.Next to Platform 4 - heading to Scarborough

9.0 - the stations are either operated by NR, NXEC or Network Rail

10.2 - Skipton - London KX - Sunderland

No Carlisle - Middlesborough train anymore, change at Hexham or Newcastle...

 

[Spaceflower]

10. 2 Skipton - Carlisle, then Carlisle - Sunderland.

This is ok. Carlisle - Middlesbrough services go via Sunderland.

EDIT. No Carlisle - Sunderland through train you say? When did this end?

 

[GNERman]

yeah i've got relatives in Sunderland and Nirthern Rail have cut the service back to Hexham
so either go to hexham and change or go to Newcastle and get on a FSR train to Stranraer...