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Christmas Quiz 2014 01/12/2014 at 22:51 #65933
pbinnersley
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Here is this years quiz to while away the days until Christmas.

1. Which national rail stations have open platforms (not in a tunnel) that are below sea level.

2. Which stations are not served by the TOC that is responsible for them?

3. Who has a station, a bridge, a junction and a tunnel named after him? All are located with a mile of each other.

4. Where are the following stations:


  1. a. Torrent

  2. b. Gaslamp Quarter

  3. c. BIT Zone

  4. d. Tokyo

  5. e. Italia

  6. f. Lima



5. Where were the following photos taken?

a. b.

c. d.

6. Engineering line references: Which line is/was:

  1. a. A news channel

  2. b. Not very happy

  3. c. A breakdown service

  4. d. A way of getting out in cricket.



7. Which national rail station platform in England and Wales is fitted with ashtrays and it is legal to smoke?

8. Where on a national single line do trains cross without passing each other.

9. Where did signals have a rest between trains?

10. What did Cheltenham, Leamington and Droitwich stations loose, but get back.

11. What do the following stations have in common: Blakedown, Duddeston, Dorridge

12. Which National Rail “Junction” stations no longer have a physical junction?

13. Which UK Railway station had the most names?

14. In what way could Golders Green be the terminus of the longest bus route.

15. What is the longest distance you can (legally) walk underground in London without retracing your steps.

16. What type of train would you catch from Wide Island to Capital City?


Acknowledgements to Peter Bennett for questions 1 & 2.


Good luck,

Peter.

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