Railway General Knowledge.

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
Moving on to the second warships (class 50).
Two of these changed their names. One was Hercules what was the other one?
Name and number please?

 

[Cowley]

Thank you.
Moving on to the second warships (class 50).
Two of these changed their names. One was Hercules what was the other one?
Name and number please?

I’m going to have a crack at this because I remember it happening. Not 100% certain though.
Did 50039 Formidable become Centurion after 50011 was withdrawn?

 

[Peterthegreat]

I’m going to have a crack at this because I remember it happening. Not 100% certain though.
Did 50039 Formidable become Centurion after 50011 was withdrawn?

You're on the right lines but it wasn't 50039 (and Formidable was actually 50038).

 

[Cowley]

You're on the right lines but it wasn't 50039 (and Formidable was actually 50038).

Damn. Was it 50040 Leviathan?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Damn. Was it 50040 Leviathan?

It was indeed!
Your turn on the footplate.

 

[Cowley]

It was indeed!
Your turn on the footplate.

Ah. Thanks!

Probably quite easy, but which 50s were the first three to be withdrawn, and in which order plus year?

 

[SteveM70]

The aforementioned 50011, then 50006, then (sadly) 50014

All in 1987

 

[Cowley]

The aforementioned 50011, then 50006, then (sadly) 50014

All in 1987

Very much correct. Your turn to be used as a Crewe works test bed.

 

[SteveM70]

Open floor

 

[Grumpy]

Open floor

OK then
Keeping on the Warship theme.
What didn't D800 and D812 have that all the (original) Warships had? Apart from non-Warship names

 

[Ashley Hill]

They didn’t have Warship Class on their nameplates?

 

[Grumpy]

They didn’t have Warship Class on their nameplates?

Correct
Over to you

 

[Ashley Hill]

Far too early to think of anything,open floor!

 

[D6130]

I'll jump in if I may:

In which year was the Ffestiniog Railway opened?

 

[martinsh]

1838 ?

 

[Calthrop]

Can I venture: a tiny bit earlier -- 1836?

 

[D6130]

Can I venture: a tiny bit earlier -- 1836?

You may....and you're correct! Your turn to ride the gravity-propelled slate wagons.

 

[Calthrop]

Thank you. I would like to; but I seem nowadays to be devoid of ideas for "Railway General Knowledge" questions, which are not wildly abstruse. I'd better request Open Floor.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I'll take this if I may, please:

What am I describing here?

	Two 8.85 litre diesel Engines	Length over buffers	65 feet 8 inch
	Bogie centres	43 feet 6 inches	Bogie wheelbase	8 feet 6 inches
	Seating capacity	49	Fuel tank	2 x 45 gallons
	Weight	33 tons 12 cwt	Maximum speed	80 mph

Please be fairly specific about the item described.

Thank you.

 

[Grumpy]

I'll take this if I may, please:

What am I describing here?

	Two 8.85 litre diesel Engines	Length over buffers	65 feet 8 inch
	Bogie centres	43 feet 6 inches	Bogie wheelbase	8 feet 6 inches
	Seating capacity	49	Fuel tank	2 x 45 gallons
	Weight	33 tons 12 cwt	Maximum speed	80 mph

Please be fairly specific about the item described.

Thank you.

GW railcar 18?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

GW railcar 18?

Totally correct ... well done, and you can take the throttle of the Flying Banana!

 

[Grumpy]

Totally correct ... well done, and you can take the throttle of the Flying Banana!

Which BR diesel class (all variants) had its erection spread over the most works? Shunters excluded.

 

[RDP]

Class 56?

 

[Cowley]

Which BR diesel class (all variants) had its erection spread over the most works? Shunters excluded.

Class 25s?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Class 37?

 

[Grumpy]

Class 56?

Sorry, no

 

[Grumpy]

Class 37?

Sorry, no

 

[Grumpy]

Class 25s?

Is, I believe, the right answer.
Built at Darlington, Derby, and by Beyer Peacock.

 

[Cowley]

I seem to be a little tired to think of a decent question right now so I’ll say one floor please.

 

[RDP]

Class 56 were built at Electroputere (Craiova, Romania), Crewe and Doncaster.