Christmas Quiz 2017

Here is this years quiz to test your brain cells. No prizes, just the satisfaction of getting a right answer.

1. Where are the following stations/stops:
a. Once & Pasteur
b. Salute & Orto
c. Marconi & Cornelia
d. Hasle & Jar
e. Coach Centre & People Square

2. Unscramble these anagrams of national rail stations:
a. Enjoy Cut Violin
b. Met Harmonic Throne
c. Banal Crate
d. Open Remarks
e. Darn Shoddy Art
f. Child Fare

3. What do Union Street, Hickory Road and Union Street stations have in common?

4. Which two platform national rail station has no services from one platform for at least two months of the year.

5. Where in Europe do lines of three different gauges cross a national frontier in close proximity.

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?

7. From which UK signal box can you see elephants?

8. Which European station has main line platforms on three different levels.?

9. At which station does the London Underground go over the London Overground?

10. Which island is served by a branch line from Barrow in Furness?

11. Who can make TfL ticket barriers open as if by magic?

12. Why is Sir Walter Scott waiting for his second novel?

13. What does M&TRTCLtd stand for?

14. Timetable Challenge - "TURKEY"
- Travel between national rail stations starting with the letters T,U,R,K,E & Y in turn in the shortest time.
Journey must start on Monday 8th January 2018
- The train must stop at the "TURKEY" station, but you need not alight.
- All times and connections must be calulated on the [url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/>Nation Rail Enquiries[/url] web site.
- Minimum connection is 5 minute if doubling back.
- Please list the stations and times where you change trains and the time at "TURKEY" stations.
- Closing date 31st December.

Good luck,

Peter.

7. From which UK signal box can you see elephants?

5) Berlin Hauptbahnhof

10) Sodor

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

7. From which UK signal box can you see elephants?

Bewdley South

9. Whitechapel
11. Inspector Sands

Guessing somewhat...

Excellent quiz, as always, Peter.

2) E. Ystrad Rhondda

2a Yeovil Junction
2c Altnabreac

10) Barrow Shipyard?

4. Ryde Pier Head?

3. What do Union Street, Hickory Road and Union Street stations have in common?

14. Timetable Challenge - "TURKEY"
- Travel between national rail stations starting with the letters T,U,R,K,E & Y in turn in the shortest time.
- Journey must start on Monday 8th January 2018
- The train must stop at the "TURKEY" station, but you need not alight.
- All times and connections must be calulated on the Nation Rail Enquiries web site.
- Minimum connection is 5 minute if doubling back.
- Please list the stations and times where you change trains and the time at "TURKEY" stations.

14. Timetable Challenge - "TURKEY"
- Travel between national rail stations starting with the letters T,U,R,K,E & Y in turn in the shortest time.

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

14. Timetable Challenge - "TURKEY"
- Travel between national rail stations starting with the letters T,U,R,K,E & Y in turn in the shortest time.

Should this be taken to mean that T should be visited first, then U, and so on? If so, Trainfan344's good RUEKTY attempt doesn't count!