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Railway Trivia Quiz

1) Which railway station boasts the longest railway bench in the world?
a)Torquay
b)Filey
c) Scarborough
d)Blackpool

2) What was the use of Mk1 carriage M2990 from 1973 to 1976?
a) Casino
b) Hairdressers
c) Chapel
d) Discotheque

3) Which ailment was included in the name of a former station (now tram station) in Oldham?
a) Measles
b) Mumps
c) Hives
d) Shingles

4)Which London Terminus hosted the London Necropolis Railway from 1854 to 1941?
a) Waterloo
b) Victoria
c) Charing Cross
d) Paddington

5) Which railway station boasts the longest platform on Network Rail?
a) Swindon.
b) Manchester Victoria
c) Gloucester
d) Southampton

6) What percentage of all passenger journeys are made to and from London?
a) 60%
b) 65%
c) 70%
d) 75%

7) Which Big Four railway was sometimes called the “Swedie” because if its agricultural homeland?
a) LMS
b) GWR
c) Southern
d) LNER

8) What did Signalmen call a “Tommy Dodd”?
a) Shunting Pole
b) Ground Signal
c) Wheel-tapper
d) Relief Signalman

9) Which of these famous locomotives did NOT tour the USA?
a) Flying Scotsman
b) King George V
c) Duke of Gloucester
d) Royal Scot

10) What was Thomas Briggs’ claim to railway fame in 1864?
a) First train suicide
b) First train robber
c) First murder victim
d) First train cook