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| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:08 #38415 | |
pbinnersley
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Following last years quiz, here is another set of "google resistant" questions to get you examining the depths of the railways and their history. Good luck, Peter. 1. What is the longest official station name on the national rail network Rhoose Cardiff International Airport (33 characters), closely followed by Manchester United Football Ground (30) 2. What is the longest station name displayed on a national rail station in England (including the for …) 3. Which stations have the same number of platforms as letters in their name? ( 1. Brighton 2. Ely 3. Carlisle 4. Lewes 5. Par 6. Purley 7. Sheffield 8. Tring 9. Woking 10. Vauxhall 11. 4. Which branch line had separate train staffs for passenger and goods trains that could be issued simultaneously? 5. Which station had a turntable installed after the line had closed and the tracks had been lifted? 6. Which English cities appear in London Underground station names? ( GLOUCESTER Road LANCASTER Gate LEICESTER Square LIVERPOOL Street LONDON Bridge OXFORD Circus PRESTON Road WESTMINSTER 7. Where are the following stations? a. Mutters - Stubaitalbahn, Innsbruck, Austria b. Mad c. God d. Fives - Lille, France e. Avalon - Los Angeles, USA 8. Where are there underground/metro lines have no intermediate stations ( 1. London (Waterloo & City line) 2. New York (42nd Street Shuttle) 3. Madrid (Line R) 4. Taipei (2 lines) 5. Hong Kong (Sunny Bay - Disneyland) 9. Which UK location appears in the most station names ACTON: North Acton, South Acton, West Action, East Acton, Acton Central, Acton Town and Acton Main Line = 7. 10. If you see a train with the designation shown as “BEHA”, where is it going to and where has it come from? BEHA is rRussian for Vienna so it would be on the Moscow-Vienna train. 11. What is the furthest destination that has been signed on London Underground Rio-de-Janeiro 2016 12. Which of these pairs of stations is the furthest apart (as the crow flys)? a. Lake – The Lakes and Three Oaks – Four Oaks b. Chester Road – Chester and Green Road – Green Lane c. Bowling – Bat & Ball and Alexandra Palace – Alexandra Parade 13. Which geometrical shapes appears in a national rail UK station name other than square ( 1. Winnersh TRIANGLE 2. Bromley CROSS, Waltham CROSS, Kings CROSS, Charing CROSS (x2), StarCROSS and several others 3. STARcross 4. Salford CRESCENT 14. English passengers on some trains from Linz, Austria might be worried about the smell, why? Several of the trains from Linz Urfahr station show the destination as the village of Rottenegg 15. Which UK station name is an abbreviation? IBM. Llanfairpwll is also a abbreviation of something much longer! 16. Which station has seven distant signals, but only three starting signals? 17. What journey would you have had to make to connect from the "North Express" to the "Further North Express" 18. Which was the last British Rail locomotive to carry the unicycling lion logo in service? 01 002 (Holyhead Break water) – withdrawn 1981 19. Which railway has four turntables and no points? The Lartique Monorail at Listowel, Ireland 20. Which underground station used to have a duty free shop? Berlin Friedrichstrasse 21. Which two stations in the UK that share a place name are furthest apart? Berwick (East Sussex) to North Berwick - 380 miles 22. It’s a long way to Tipperary, but why did the rail journey used to involve going backwards? Limerick Junction, Ireland. Trains to Tipperary, on the Waterford Line, from the Waterford bay platform had to reverse around the back of the station to gain access to the Waterford line. Updated for correct answers to 23:05 03-Dec Last edited: 03/12/2012 at 23:09 by pbinnersley Log in to reply The following users said thank you: AndyG, Steam Buff, Gwasanaethau |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:30 #38416 | |
Peter Bennet
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21: If you mean identical names then I'd say Charing Cross (London and Glasgow) but otherwise possibly Barry (Glamorgan and Angus). Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:39 #38418 | |
jc92
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18: the class 01 at holyhead? carried BR black well into the post tops period IIRC
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| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:40 #38419 | |
Steamer
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Ignore my ramblings, got abbreviations and initials mixed up... :whistle: "Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Last edited: 02/12/2012 at 20:48 by Steamer Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:40 #38420 | |
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Peter Bennet
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6: Gloucester (Road), Lancaster (Gate), London (Bridge), Westminster, Liverpool (Street), Preston (Road) and Oxford (Circus) makes 7!
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| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:45 #38421 | |
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Peter Bennet
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15: HULL is an abbreviation of Kingston-upon-Hull
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| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:49 #38422 | |
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MikeW
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20: Duty-free shop on underground station Friedrichstrasse U-Bahn station in East Berlin prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was on a transit line between the northern and southern regions of West Berlin and had a Mitropa duty-free shop for Westerners with hard currency. Mike Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:49 #38424 | |
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pbinnersley
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21. Which two stations in the UK that share a place name are furthest apart? " said: 21: If you mean identical names then I'd say Charing Cross (London and Glasgow) but otherwise possibly Barry (Glamorgan and Angus).Peter, I'm after identical place names, not "identical names". I thought you had beaten me with Barry (Barry Island - Barry Links), but that is only 353 miles! Keep trying. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:52 #38425 | |
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Peter Bennet
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12: c? But I don't fully understand the question c. Bowling – Bat & Ball and Alexandra Palace – Alexandra Parade Bowling and Alexandra Parade are in the Glasgow Area, whereas Bat&Ball is South of London (possibly Kent) and Alexandra Palace in North London. Not sure I know where all of the others listed actually are. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:54 #38426 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:18: the class 01 at holyhead? carried BR black well into the post tops period IIRC Well done, 01 002 (Holyhead Break water) was withdrawn in 1981 and never got a corporate paint job. I thought that one would take a little longer to solve. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:55 #38427 | |
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Peter Bennet
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18: Has to be 40122 (D200) which was running over the S&C in the late 80's. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:56 #38428 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:Correct! If you got it mixed up, so did I. Its a abbreviated form form of International Business Machines. Peter. Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 20:59 #38429 | |
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Sam Tugwell
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2 Rhoose Cardiff International Airport "Signalman Exeter" Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:16 #38431 | |
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Peter Bennet
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" said:18: Has to be 40122 (D200) which was running over the S&C in the late 80's.No - different lion style I see now. I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:20 #38432 | |
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pbinnersley
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18. Which was the last British Rail locomotive to carry the unicycling lion logo in service? " said: 18: Has to be 40122 (D200) which was running over the S&C in the late 80's.Peter, I thought you had beaten me, but the photos I can find of D200 in the 1980's show the lion on a crown holding a wheel emblem, not unicycling. Petr. Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:22 #38433 | |
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Peter Bennet
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" said:6: Gloucester (Road), Lancaster (Gate), London (Bridge), Westminster, Liverpool (Street), Preston (Road) and Oxford (Circus) makes 7! Also Leicester (Square) Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:27 #38434 | |
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jc92
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" said:18. Which was the last British Rail locomotive to carry the unicycling lion logo in service?just as a backup thought- did any of the 76s/77s get a repaint to "heritage" livery before withdrawal? im thinking tommy could be a candidate? "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:29 #38435 | |
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pbinnersley
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6. Which English cities appear in London Underground station names? ( " said: 6: Gloucester (Road), Lancaster (Gate), London (Bridge), Westminster, Liverpool (Street), Preston (Road) and Oxford (Circus) makes 7!Correct, I'd missed a couple! I thought Preston Road was the hard one, but there is one more! Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:33 #38436 | |
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Hugh Jampton
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9. Acton?
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| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:34 #38437 | |
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jc92
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6:leicester square?
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Last edited: 02/12/2012 at 21:35 by jc92 Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:35 #38438 | |
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Hugh Jampton
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13. (Winnersh) Triangle; Star (Lane)?
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| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:43 #38439 | |
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pbinnersley
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" said:15: HULL is an abbreviation of Kingston-upon-HullI Could give you that one, but even the city council seems to have dropped the "Kingston-upon" part (or the station ignored the town and is named after the river). Peter. Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:47 #38441 | |
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AndyG
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" said:6. Which English cities appear in London Underground station names? (Boston (Manor)? Is Boston a city or just a town? I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:50 #38442 | |
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guidomcc
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" said:It is going to Bondy, from Aulnay? (In Paris) or it might be La Defense on RER A Last edited: 02/12/2012 at 21:52 by guidomcc Log in to reply |
| Christmas Quiz 2012 02/12/2012 at 21:51 #38443 | |
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Peter Bennet
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2: Manchester United Football Ground (30) Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
