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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 10:07 #89776
RainbowNines
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272 posts 		C hadwell Heath dep 1502 2W08
H arold Wood arr 1513 dep 1522 2W21
R omford
I lford
S tratford
(Liverpool Street arr 1559 dep 1610 1B92)
T ottenham Hale arr 1622 dep 1627 2S43
(Stratford arr 1638 dep 1647 2C02)
M aryland arr 1649 dep 1656 2W35
(Stratford arr 1658 dep 1712 2N93)
A cton Central
S outh Acton arr 1800

2:58 - don't think I have broken a rule! The M was the real bugger! I had put together a route in 2:25 but a connection at Stratford was 4 minutes! Bah!

Thanks for this Peter, I'm off ill today and this has been a good tonic!

Edit: I'm convinced there's a better way after getting to Liverpool Street but my brain has frazzled!
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 11:56 #89777
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3687 posts 		7. Wernigorode on the Harz Mountain Railway?
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays"
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 13:02 #89778
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227 posts 		4a. Underground stations in Buenos Aires Argentina.
Palermo and Florida are also Railway stations (though Florida underground station - it's downtown - is nowhere near the Florida railway station - which is about 9 miles away in the suburbs, actually it's part of Vicente Lopez City).
Palermo underground and railway are one above the other.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 15:21 #89779
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7 posts 		No. 11 is hard because there isn't many stations beginning with the letter 'I'. Anyway, one from the South West, bit of thinking time while on my lunch break:

Camborne
Hayle
Redruth
Ivybridge
Starcross
Tiverton Parkway
Montpelier
Avonmouth
Shirehampton

0730 Camborne - Hayle 0737 [1C09]
0754 Hayle - Newton Abbot 1030 [1A16]
- calls at Redruth (0813)
- calls at Ivybridge (1004)
1036 Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids 1112 [2F21]
- calls at Starcross (1100)
1120 Exeter St Davids - Bristol Temple Meads 1224 [1S47]
- calls at Tiverton Parkway(1137)
1234 Bristol Temple Meads - Avonmouth 1300 [2K22]
- calls at Montpellier (1242)
1315 Avonmouth - Shirehampton (1318) [2K23]

I didn't win (I don't think so) but the time taken was 05 hours and 48 minutes, two XC voyagers, one GW tram and two GW units.

Happy Christmas everyone!
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 16:15 #89780
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431 posts 		RainbowNines in post 89776 said:
C hadwell Heath dep 1502 2W08
H arold Wood arr 1513 dep 1522 2W21
R omford
I lford
S tratford
(Liverpool Street arr 1559 dep 1610 1B92)
T ottenham Hale arr 1622 dep 1627 2S43
(Stratford arr 1638 dep 1647 2C02)
M aryland arr 1649 dep 1656 2W35
(Stratford arr 1658 dep 1712 2N93)
A cton Central
S outh Acton arr 1800

2:58 - don't think I have broken a rule! The M was the real bugger! I had put together a route in 2:25 but a connection at Stratford was 4 minutes! Bah!

Thanks for this Peter, I'm off ill today and this has been a good tonic!

Edit: I'm convinced there's a better way after getting to Liverpool Street but my brain has frazzled!
Well done RainbowNines, you have the new best time. Glad you enjoyed the challenge.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 16:16 #89781
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431 posts 		jc92 in post 89777 said:
7. Wernigorode on the Harz Mountain Railway?
Correct jc92, Wernigerode puts out 6 steam engines on a normal days service.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 16:17 #89782
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431 posts 		nroberts in post 89778 said:
4a. Underground stations in Buenos Aires Argentina.
Palermo and Florida are also Railway stations (though Florida underground station - it's downtown - is nowhere near the Florida railway station - which is about 9 miles away in the suburbs, actually it's part of Vicente Lopez City).
Palermo underground and railway are one above the other.
Correct nroberts, and thanks for the detailed description. I just worked of the schematic plans and I haven't been to Argentina (yet).

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 20:18 #89786
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149 posts 		AndyG in post 89748 said:
10 Flush down VTWC Pendelino toilet.

12/2 Britannia Bridge over Menai Strait.

Edit:-

8 Gt Orme tramway.
You shouldn't flush them down East Midlands HST set toilets either. (Photo can be supplied if required)
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 20:26 #89787
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525 posts 		12a: Perrygrove station on the Perrygrove Railway
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 20:35 #89788
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525 posts 		And is 12c the loop nearest Black Rock on the Volks Railway? There aren't many lines with off-centre third rail!
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 21:33 #89790
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3687 posts 		5. Steige. Again on the harz mountain railway
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays"
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 21:42 #89791
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906 posts 		pbinnersley in post 89747 said:

4. In which cities would you find the following stations:
d. King, Queen & Royal York

Toronto
Two million people attempt to use Birmingham's magnificent rail network every year, with just over a million of them managing to get further than Smethwick.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 22:18 #89793
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431 posts 		Forest Pines in post 89787 said:
12a: Perrygrove station on the Perrygrove Railway
Correct Forest Pines. The layout looks very unusual in Quail, but makes sense when you see in on the ground.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 22:23 #89794
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431 posts 		Forest Pines in post 89788 said:
And is 12c the loop nearest Black Rock on the Volks Railway? There aren't many lines with off-centre third rail!
Correct Forest Pines. Its the Black Rock (Marina) loop on the Volks Electric Railway in Brighton.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 22:26 #89795
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431 posts 		jc92 in post 89790 said:
5. Steige. Again on the harz mountain railway

Yes, its Steige on the Harz Railway in Germany with its reverse loop. I was their last Summer and two of the three trains decided to run around and shunt back onto the single line rather than use the loop. Its an interesting layout with mostly sprung points and just two hand worked points.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 22:27 #89796
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431 posts 		Jan in post 89791 said:
pbinnersley in post 89747 said:

4. In which cities would you find the following stations:
d. King, Queen & Royal York

Toronto
Correct Jan, they are in Toronto.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 23:06 #89797
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431 posts 		An update on the correct answers so far:

1. What did 3508 people do in 2016?
- Visit Banbury North Signal Box
2. Which through station only has one train a day (Monday-Saturday) northbound, and no southbound service?
- Polesworth
3. What is the best way to catch a through train from West Croydon to Largs?
-Go to Adelaide and travel on the Outer Harbour Line
4. In which cities would you find the following stations:
a. Plaza Italia, Palermo & Florida - Buenos Aires, Argentina
b. Stirling, Guildford & Welshpool - Perth, Western Australia
c. Marlborough, Heritage & Chinook - Calgary, Canada
d. King, Queen & Royal York - Toronto, Canada
e. Airport, European Union & Inter Expo Center
5. Where in Europe do passenger trains pass through a station twice with no reversing or intervening stations?
-Steige, on the Harz narrow gauge railway, Germany
6. Which signal box crossed a road and was re-opened for community use in 2016?
- Churchill and Blakedown
7. Which depot puts out the most steam engines daily?
- Wernigerode, on the Harz narrow gauge railway (six engines)
8. Where is the longest section of interlaced track in the UK?
- On the Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno
9. Where in the United Kingdom are three adjacent tracks one normally worked by diesel, one electric and one steam traction?
- Betws-y-Coed (National Rail and the Conwy Railway museum).
10. What should you not do with hopes, dreams or goldfish?
[I]- Flush them down the toilet of a Virgin Pendolino (or some other trains)
11. Christmas timetable challenge. Visit a national rail station beginning with the letters C,H,R,I,S,T,M,A & S in that order.
- Start at any station beginning with the letter 'C'
- All times from National Rail Journey Planner for Monday 9th January 2017
- You do not need to get off at each station, but the train must stop there.
- The minimum connecting time between trains is 5 minutes.
- No out of station transfers/London Underground (London Overground is OK).
- Please list all "Christmas" stations and any other station where you changed trains.
The best answer so far is 2h58m from RainbowNines for a journey from Chadwell Heath to South Acton.
12. Where are the following locations in the three photos below?
-Perrygrove Railway, Forest of Dean
-Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits
-The loop near black Rock on Volks Electric Railway, Brighton

Thanks to everybody who has taken part so far. Either you are getting better or the questions are getting easier. Still 4e. tp answer and that 2h58m could possibly have a few minutes shaved off it.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 23:57 #89799
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5265 posts 		pbinnersley in post 89797 said:
Still 4e. to answer.
A few minutes on Google finds the answer, but that is a bit like taking your smartphone to a pub quiz.

Thanks to Peter for the work in setting up the quiz and the opportunity to take part. I'm still working on <2:58.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 08/12/2016 at 23:58 #89800
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368 posts 		On question 11 - I'm fairly sure I can't get quicker, but I possibly think I can do it the cheapest.

So, as a bonus question, what is the cheapest you can do all the stations based on one adult traveling.

Will post my answer if no one gets it by Friday.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 09/12/2016 at 00:41 #89801
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1842 posts 		postal in post 89799 said:
pbinnersley in post 89797 said:
Still 4e. to answer.
A few minutes on Google finds the answer, but that is a bit like taking your smartphone to a pub quiz.
Pure guess, could it be Brussels?
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 09/12/2016 at 10:34 #89802
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963 posts 		4e - They are in Sofia, BG.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 09/12/2016 at 11:52 #89803
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272 posts 		belly buster in post 89800 said:
On question 11 - I'm fairly sure I can't get quicker, but I possibly think I can do it the cheapest.

So, as a bonus question, what is the cheapest you can do all the stations based on one adult traveling.

Will post my answer if no one gets it by Friday.
Well, mine doesn't leave z6 so £11.70 with an Oyster! In fact as I wouldn't touch out at Harold Wood it'd be £9.20 - but I'm being very disingenuous there!
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Christmas Quiz 2016 09/12/2016 at 17:05 #89808
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368 posts 		RainbowNines in post 89803 said:
belly buster in post 89800 said:
On question 11 - I'm fairly sure I can't get quicker, but I possibly think I can do it the cheapest.

So, as a bonus question, what is the cheapest you can do all the stations based on one adult traveling.

Will post my answer if no one gets it by Friday.
Well, mine doesn't leave z6 so £11.70 with an Oyster! In fact as I wouldn't touch out at Harold Wood it'd be £9.20 - but I'm being very disingenuous there!
Good effort, but not quite the cheapest.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 09/12/2016 at 18:34 #89811
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431 posts 		KymriskaDraken in post 89802 said:
4e - They are in Sofia, BG.
correct KymriskaDraken, they are in Sofia Bulgaria.

Peter.
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Christmas Quiz 2016 09/12/2016 at 21:55 #89813
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172 posts 		My time for Question 11 is 2hrs and 56 mins

Chiswick depart 15:02
Hounslow arrive 15:15 - Depart 15:18 - same train
Richmond Arrive 15:33 - Depart 15:42
Isleworth Arrive 16:04 - Depart 16:12
St Margarets Arrive 16:30 - Depart 16:44
Twickenham Arrive 16:46 - Depart 16:57
Martins Heron Arrive 17:35 - Depart 17:46
Ascot Arrive 17:55 - Depart 17:55 - Same train
Sunningdale Arrive 17:58
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