Railway General Knowledge.

[Calthrop]

I was surprised by the answer!

Basically total guesswork; but trying to deduce as regards likely traction -- am plumping for "surprisingly late", rather than ditto "early": 1903 ?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Basically total guesswork; but trying to deduce as regards likely traction -- am plumping for "surprisingly late", rather than ditto "early": 1903 ?

A reasonable guess, a bit closer, but not correct.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Let's try ... 1900?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Let's try ... 1900?

1900 is correct. The first line, from Porte Maillot to Port de Vincennes, opened on 19 July 1900. One of the reasons for the relatively late opening was the wrangling between the City of Paris and the French state.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Ah, thank you .. guesses are sometimes right after all!

What have the following locos have in common, other than all having been preserved from Barry Scrapyard?

BR Standard 9F 2-20-0 No. 92207
GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 4588
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48151
SR Maunsell S15 4-6-0 No. 30828

Thanks.

 

[xotGD]

Were they all the last member of their class to be withdrawn?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Were they all the last member of their class to be withdrawn?

I'm afraid not.

 

[M-Train]

Month of construction?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Month of construction?

No, not that, either; sorry.

 

[Cowley]

Ah, thank you .. guesses are sometimes right after all!

What have the following locos have in common, other than all having been preserved from Barry Scrapyard?

BR Standard 9F 2-20-0 No. 92207
GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 4588
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48151
SR Maunsell S15 4-6-0 No. 30828

Thanks.

Is it something like they’ve all carried names since being preserved?

 

[Gloster]

Ah, thank you .. guesses are sometimes right after all!

What have the following locos have in common, other than all having been preserved from Barry Scrapyard?

BR Standard 9F 2-20-0 No. 92207
GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 4588
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48151
SR Maunsell S15 4-6-0 No. 30828

Thanks.

Now, a 2-20-0 I would like to see!

Pulled the first train on a preserved line, or part of one?

 

[xotGD]

The first of their class to run in preservation?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is it something like they’ve all carried names since being preserved?

You have it, well done ... these are the names:
BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92207 "Morning Star"
GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 4588 "Trojan"
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48151 "Gauge O Guild"
SR Maunsell S15 4-6-0 No. 30828 "Harry A Firth"

Your turn in the Pattern Shop, sir!

Now, a 2-20-0 I would like to see!

Pulled the first train on a preserved line, or part of one?

Yes, that would be interesting, wouldn't it ... ? Sorry, that's not right - see above.

The first of their class to run in preservation?

Sorry, that's also not right - see above.

 

[Cowley]

You have it, well done ... these are the names:
BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92207 "Morning Star"
GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T No. 4588 "Trojan"
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48151 "Gauge O Guild"
SR Maunsell S15 4-6-0 No. 30828 "Harry A Firth"

Your turn in the Pattern Shop, sir!

Yes, that would be interesting, wouldn't it ... ? Sorry, that's not right - see above.

Sorry, that's also not right - see above.

Ah brilliant.

Also along preservation lines. What link do these locomotives share:

Class 15 D8233
Class 24 24054
Class 50 50031 Hood
Class 35 D7017

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is their current owner a different person(s) than the one(s) who bought them for preservation?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Were they all taken into preservation in working order?

 

[Cowley]

Is their current owner a different person(s) than the one(s) who bought them for preservation?

No not that I’m afraid. Far more of a visual thing…

Were they all taken into preservation in working order?

No not that.

 

[xotGD]

Do they all carry a livery they never wore in service?

 

[Cowley]

Do they all carry a livery they never wore in service?

Yes very good!

In order they’ve been shopped thusly:

Class 15 D8233 - Original Railfreight
Class 24 24054 - Loadhaul
Class 50 50031 Hood - Intercity Swallow
Class 35 D7017 - Civil Engineering grey and yellow (Dutch)

10% off Dulux voucher is yours…

 

[xotGD]

Next up...

What is the connection between the following:

1, 7, 22, 50, 119, 122, 401

 

[Cowley]

Next up...

What is the connection between the following:

1, 7, 22, 50, 119, 122, 401

I think it might be pioneers?

1 - 44001
7 - not sure. D5300 maybe?
22 - D9000
50 - D400
119 - D6700
122 - D200
401 - D1500

 

[Gloster]

Is it locos moving into gaps in tje series when renumbeted for TOPS:

D9000 became 55022
D400 became 50050
D6700 became 37119
D200 became 40122
D1500 became 47401

Not sure about the others, although 1 did become 44001. Unless 7 was the Vale of Rheidol loco which was ?

 

[xotGD]

I think it might be pioneers?

1 - 44001
7 - not sure. D5300 maybe?
22 - D9000
50 - D400
119 - D6700
122 - D200
401 - D1500

Is it locos moving into gaps in tje series when renumbeted for TOPS:

D9000 became 55022
D400 became 50050
D6700 became 37119
D200 became 40122
D1500 became 47401

Not sure about the others, although 1 did become 44001. Unless 7 was the Vale of Rheidol loco which was ?

Both correct, but @Cowley got there first. So back over to you.

Yes , 26007 was D5300, and 50 is also applicable to D8000 / 20050, btw.

 

[Cowley]

Both correct, but @Cowley got there first. So back over to you.

Yes , 26007 was D5300, and 50 is also applicable to D8000 / 20050, btw.

Ah. I’m pleased that I got the 26. I was furiously typing those out before someone else got there first.

I’m going to pass it on to @Gloster because I’ll be a bit busy for a few hours.

 

[Gloster]

A fairly simple one. What was the main difference between the GWR 4800 and 5800 classes introduced in 1932 and 1933?

 

[M-Train]

A fairly simple one. What was the main difference between the GWR 4800 and 5800 classes introduced in 1932 and 1933?

Autocoach provision? (Absent on the latter)

 

[Gloster]

Autocoach provision? (Absent on the latter)

Correct. The 4800 Class 0-4-2T were fitted to work push-pull with autocoaches, while the otherwise almost identical 5800 lacked this feature. The 4800s were renumbered to 14XX in 1946.

To you the driver’s cab.

 

[M-Train]

What links the loco numbers 90733 and 32643?

 

[xotGD]

Numbers didn't exist under British Rail.

Locos received these numbers in preservation.

 

[DerekC]

To add a bit more - 90733 would be an ex-WD 2-8-0 and 32643 a Terrier, I think. So the WD came back from wherever it had been working since WWII and the Terrier was perhaps an ex-Departmental loco?

@xotGD gets the biscuit if right.