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| Re: Christmas Quiz 17/12/2011 at 23:19 #25731 | |
jc92
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station in another country to the town in serves. knighton on the heart of wales line...remembered station is in wales, town is in england "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 01:14 #25734 | |
pbinnersley
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Thanksd for keeping the answers coming in. Sorry for not replying individually but I've been out all day signalling real trains. 1. Where are the stations whose name contains the following word? a) Voyageurs - Casablanca Voyagers - Morocco b) Biblical - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo - Israel 2. Where are the following stations: a) Silly b) Kissing c) Anger d) Botanic - Belfast 3. Turntables. a) Where was there a double track turntable carrying a frequent passenger service? b) Where on a national rail network is there a turntable with a regular passenger service across it? 4. Name two countries that only have ONE railway station. - Vatican City, the Vatican - Monte Carlo, Monaco 5. Which railway station is in a different country to the town it serves? Knighton, station in England, Town in Wales 6. Which country has its station names written in three different alphabets? - Israel (Hebrew, Arabic & English) 7. Who is the oldest person to have a station named after him? 8. Which early group of people share their name with a railway station? 9. Which stations in the UK have the station name displayed in: a) English and Latin - Wallsend (Segedunum) - Tyne & Wear Metro b) English and Punjabi - Southall, west London 10. Who operates the direct White House - Kremlin rail service? 11. 'Europe' is not a very descriptive station name, where is it? Paris metro line 3, just north of St Lazare 12. Which railway station in a different country to the town it serves. Knighton, station in England, Town in Wales 13. Where can you (legitimately) travel for free on a train on the UK rail network. Heathrow on Heathrow Express & Connect services 14. Which city has had stations called 'North','South','East', 'West' and 'Middle'. 15. Which stations in the UK have/have had the word "International" in their name. - Ashford International - Birmingham International - Ebbsfleet International - Harwich International - Prestwick International - Rhoose (Cardif International Airport) - St Pancras International - Stratford International - Waterloo International 16. Which cities have stations with the following names: a) Grub, Pasing, West Park b) Westend, Wedding, Bellevue - Berlin c) Opera, Canal, Tribunal d) Bowling Green, Grand Army Plaza, Ocean Parkway e) Foggy Bottom, Suitland, Navy Yard f) Vineyard, Mascot, Padstow MikeW, Well done - All three correct. Welshdragon, You are correct with Knighton alan_s, Its not Brussels, that has North, Central & South (Midi is South) Peter Bennet The "DB" station Basel Bad Bhf is still in Basel Switzerland, although you have to go through passport control to get on/off the platforms. Well done for those who thought of Botanic Gardens, but for 2. the name give is the entire station name. Still plentry to go at. Peter. Last edited: 18/12/2011 at 01:15 by pbinnersley Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 01:48 #25735 | |
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sloppyjag
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2a. Silly is a station in Belgium and... 2b. Kissing is a station near Munich in Germany. Planotransitophobic! Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 01:54 #25736 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:2a. Silly is a station in Belgium and...Correct with both of them. Silly is between Lille and Brussels and Kissing is between Munich and Augsburg. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 03:44 #25737 | |
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uboat
219 posts |
16f Vineyard Mascot and Padstow are Sydney suburban stations
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| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 04:03 #25738 | |
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boilerbill
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I posed these questions at a travel group get-together, and got the following (unverified) responses... 2. Where are the following stations: a) Silly b) Kissing c) Anger -- I don't know about Anger, but there is an Angers station in France d) Botanic - Belfast 8. Which early group of people share their name with a railway station? Bahnhof Neanderthal Station in Mettmann, Germany 16. Which cities have stations with the following names: a) Grub, Pasing, West Park -- Munich (?) b) Westend, Wedding, Bellevue - Berlin c) Opera, Canal, Tribunal - Madrid d) Bowling Green, Grand Army Plaza, Ocean Parkway -- New York City e) Foggy Bottom, Suitland, Navy Yard -- Washington, DC f) Vineyard, Mascot, Padstow -- Sydney, Australia Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 06:29 #25739 | |
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Tallington
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5. Pity the word 'town' was in the question! B) l'Hospitalet près l'Andorre (in France) now serves the country of Andorra with a bus to the village (and capital city) of Andorra la Vella! Went on it back in the 80's - spectacular! The bus (then) ran from Latour-de-Carol (the track has now been lifted!) and had to run to a train timetable going down; the queues at the customs/border would have delayed it so a police escort at high speed was regularly used - not for the faint hearted as the sheer drops were on the nearside :woohoo: Regards to all... Ken Last edited: 18/12/2011 at 07:27 by Tallington Reason: More clarification... Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 13:42 #25748 | |
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AH1983
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Is 3.b. on the Tyseley Railway Musem demonstration line?
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| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 20:12 #25753 | |
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pbinnersley
431 posts |
Correct answers coming in thick and fast, 1. Where are the stations whose name contains the following word? a) Voyageurs - Casablanca Voyagers - Morocco b) Biblical - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo - Israel 2. Where are the following stations: a) Silly - Belgium (between Brussels and Lille) b) Kissing - Gemany (between Augsburg and Munich) c) Anger d) Botanic - Belfast 3. Turntables. a) Where was there a double track turntable carrying a frequent passenger service? b) Where on a national rail network is there a turntable with a regular passenger service across it? 4. Name two countries that only have ONE railway station. - Vatican City, the Vatican - Monte Carlo, Monaco 5. Which railway station is in a different country to the town it serves? Knighton, station in England, Town in Wales 6. Which country has its station names written in three different alphabets? - Israel (Hebrew, Arabic & English) 7. Who is the oldest person to have a station named after him? 8. Which early group of people share their name with a railway station? Neanderthal, Germany (near Dusseldorf) 9. Which stations in the UK have the station name displayed in: a) English and Latin - Wallsend (Segedunum) - Tyne & Wear Metro b) English and Punjabi - Southall, west London 10. Who operates the direct White House - Kremlin rail service? 11. 'Europe' is not a very descriptive station name, where is it? Paris metro line 3, just north of St Lazare 12. Which railway station in a different country to the town it serves. Knighton, station in England, Town in Wales 13. Where can you (legitimately) travel for free on a train on the UK rail network. Heathrow on Heathrow Express & Connect services 14. Which city has had stations called 'North','South','East', 'West' and 'Middle'. 15. Which stations in the UK have/have had the word "International" in their name. - Ashford International - Birmingham International - Ebbsfleet International - Harwich International - Prestwick International - Rhoose (Cardif International Airport) - St Pancras International - Stratford International - Waterloo International 16. Which cities have stations with the following names: a) Grub, Pasing, West Park - Munich b) Westend, Wedding, Bellevue - Berlin c) Opera, Canal, Tribunal - Madrid d) Bowling Green, Grand Army Plaza, Ocean Parkway - New York e) Foggy Bottom, Suitland, Navy Yard - Washington DC f) Vineyard, Mascot, Padstow - Sydney uboat, Correct with Sydney. Boilerbill, All correct, nice try with Angers, but there is an Anger station lurking out there, it is on a heritage railway, not a national network. Tallington, I hadn't heard of that one. I like the idea of the coach with police escort. AH1983 No 3b. isn't Tylesley. Well over 50% answered in under two days, how long can the other questions hold out? Peter. Last edited: 18/12/2011 at 20:14 by pbinnersley Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 20:15 #25754 | |
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AndyG
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" said:" said:And here's the beer!2a. Silly is a station in Belgium and...Correct with both of them. 
Post has attachments. Log in to view them. I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 22:42 #25757 | |
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sloppyjag
480 posts |
...and presumably a ticket to there is a Silly Billet?
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| Re: Christmas Quiz 18/12/2011 at 23:13 #25764 | |
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pbinnersley
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Just in case any of you doubted the name I've found this link to a photo. This is the new station, the old station (1.5km to the SW) was closed when the high speed line (Eurostar/Thalys) was built. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 00:52 #25775 | |
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peterb
452 posts |
Is 10 George Dubya Bush.
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| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 00:54 #25776 | |
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peterb
452 posts |
Anger - Maharashtra, West India?
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| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 03:26 #25780 | |
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boilerbill
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As I recall, the attempted coup in Russia in the early 90s involved a building called the Russian White House, which housed the Russian Parliament. So is the answer to #10 the Moscow Metro?
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| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 21:00 #25820 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:Anger - Maharashtra, West India?I hadn't heard of this one, but Indian Railways & Google Earth spell it Angar so I'm afraid I'm not accepting it. Nice try though. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 21:18 #25821 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:As I recall, the attempted coup in Russia in the early 90s involved a building called the Russian White House, which housed the Russian Parliament. So is the answer to #10 the Moscow Metro?You are close with metro, but its not Moscow. The Russian White house does not have a station although their "circle line" passes beneath it. The nearest stations to the Kremlin are Lenin's Library and Revolution square, neither on the Circle line. My biggest mistake in Moscow was deciding to walk as it was only one stop on the metro, they were 2 miles apart! Thanks for trying. Peter. Last edited: 19/12/2011 at 21:18 by pbinnersley Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 21:24 #25822 | |
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sloppyjag
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A longshot with 2c. The village of Anger in Central Austria did have a station and even has a Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street) but the OBB planner only shows bus connections from Anger. So, the station and line has probably closed. Planotransitophobic! Last edited: 19/12/2011 at 21:25 by sloppyjag Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 22:07 #25825 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:A longshot with 2c. Correct, Anger station is still open on the Feistritztalbahn. The next train is a Christmas special on Saturday, then they take a break until the Summer. The line is still used by StLB (the local rail operator) for freight traffic. The southern terminus Weiz is unusual as on the standard gauge line they built a new platform at the end of the run around loop when they introduced railcars and named it "Weiz Stadt", knocking ~300m of the walk to the town centre. This means that Weiz station has two stations! Well done, Peter. ps. Still 5 to go - I might have to start giving clues. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 19/12/2011 at 23:58 #25834 | |
bfcmik
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10. - The Metro (Line 7) in Paris has a line that runs between Maison Blanche and Kremlin-Bicentre (edit: wrong question number) Last edited: 19/12/2011 at 23:59 by bfcmik Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 20/12/2011 at 00:16 #25838 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:10. - The Metro (Line 7) in Paris has a line that runs between Maison Blanche and Kremlin-BicentreCorrect, operated by RATP. That leaves the following questions unanswered : 3. Turntables. a) Where was there a double track turntable carrying a frequent passenger service? This line is fully signalled, but it is not a "normal" railway b) Where on a national rail network is there a turntable with a regular passenger service across it? The line has DC overhead electrification 7. Who is the oldest person to have a station named after him? The station is in a capital city 14. Which city has had stations called 'North','South','East', 'West' and 'Middle'. The stations are/were called "Nordbahnhof, Sudbahnhof, Ostbahnhof, Westbahnhof and Mitte Keep trying, Peter. Last edited: 20/12/2011 at 00:21 by pbinnersley Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 20/12/2011 at 00:22 #25839 | |
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UKTrainMan
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" said:14. Which city has had stations called 'North','South','East', 'West' and 'Middle'.Berlin? Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 20/12/2011 at 01:00 #25844 | |
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bfcmik
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14. Vienna - but Sudbahnhof is closed since last year Edit: Both Sudbahnhof and Ostbahnhof in Vienna are now housed in the same temporary station until the new Hauptbahnhof is completed Last edited: 20/12/2011 at 01:15 by bfcmik Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 20/12/2011 at 19:29 #25897 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:" said:Sorry,14. Which city has had stations called 'North','South','East', 'West' and 'Middle'.Berlin? Berlin only had Nordbahnhof and Ostbahnhof (which was Hauptbahnhof) on the main lines and Mitte on the U-Bahn (now Stadtmitte). The old Nordbahnhof had one of my favourite station entrances which was a section of wall with a hole in it, the S-bahn station being underground. The surface was wasteland as the station had been shut for ~40 years. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Re: Christmas Quiz 20/12/2011 at 19:34 #25898 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:14. Vienna - but Sudbahnhof is closed since last yearCorrect, Ostbahnhof and Sudbahnhof merged into a a single Sudbahnhof several years ago when the square infront of them was converted into a concourse. The ostbahn and sudbahn platforms were at right-angles to each other. Both have now closed to make way for the new Hauptabahnof which will link the two lines (it was to be called Zentalbahnhof, but it isn't very Central). Wien Nord is now Praterstern and Mitte used to be called Hauptzollampt. Westbahnhof seems to have survived without a name change. Peter. Last edited: 20/12/2011 at 19:35 by pbinnersley Log in to reply |
