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1 The Master Cutler steam train service ran between London and which city?
A Sheffield – introduced by the LNER on 6 October 1947, running on the Great Central Main Line route from Sheffield Victoria to London Marylebone
2 Which steam railway features in the TV series “Heartbeat”?
A The North Yorkshire Moors Railway – The village of Goathland is also known as Aidensfield in ITV’s Heartbeat, which filmed in and around the North York Moors and Whitby. Goathland Station and several sections of the railway line feature in many episodes
3 The A5 runs from London to which town?
A Holyhead – It runs for about 243 miles (391 km) from London to the Irish Sea at the ferry port of Holyhead
4 Which two stations on the London Underground are closest together?
A Leicester Square and Covent Garden – they’re barely 280 yards (260 m) apart, and it’s literally quicker to walk between them
5 What famous train might you find on the Island of Sodor?
A Thomas the Tank Engine – The Railway Series books by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry
6 Which well-known businessman said on 4th February 1982 “, I’m flying high and couldn’t be more confident about the future”?
A Sir Freddie Laker – 3 days later, his Skytrain company collapsed
7 What is the Japanese high-speed train known as?
A The Bullet (Train) – or “Shinkansen”
8 Killing 43 people on 28 February 1975, where did a Northern City Line train crash into the tunnel end beyond the platform?
A Moorgate – A southbound Northern City Line train from Drayton Park failed to stop at the platform and ploughed into the concrete wall at the end of the tunnel
9 Including the UK, sixty per cent of the world’s railways use the standard or international gauge. What is the width of this gauge?
A 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
10 Which locomotive engineer designed the world-famous steam train “Flying Scotsman” in 1923?
A Sir Nigel Gresley (Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway)