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Find out whether you are on the right track with your knowledge of the UK's heritage railways. All aboard!

A multiple-choice quiz by KentQuizzer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
KentQuizzer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
340

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (8/10), Guest 79 (9/10), Guest 90 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whereabouts in the UK could you climb aboard a train on the Watercress Line ? Hint

Scotland

Norfolk

Hampshire

Cumbria

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which long-established heritage railway links up with the national railway system at East Grinstead ? Hint

Ffestiniog Railway

West Somerset Railway

Bluebell Railway

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Leicestershire heritage railway has a mainline double-track section ? Hint

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

North Norfolk Railway

Great Central Railway

Kent and East Sussex Railway

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Welsh heritage railway opened as long ago as 1951 and is based in Twywn ? Hint

West Highland Railway

Ffestiniog Railway

Fairbourne Railway

Talyllyn Railway

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which summit can you get quite close to on the rack-and-pinion railway from Llanberis? Hint

Ben Nevis

Slieve Donard

Scafell Pike

Snowdon

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Strathspey Railway is based in which Scottish town ? Hint

Mallaig

Wick

Aviemore

Kyle of Lochalsh

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which part of the United Kingdom is the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway ? Hint

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which heritage railway transports racegoers to Cheltenham racecourse ? Hint

Severn Valley Railway

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

East Somerset Railway

Dean Forest Railway

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Question 9 of 10

9. La'al Ratty is the nickname of which heritage railway in the western part of the Lake District ? Hint

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

South Tynedale Railway

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which heritage railway runs along a former stretch of the Central Line on the London Underground ? Hint

Colne Valley Railway

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Spa Valley Railway

Epping Ongar Railway

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whereabouts in the UK could you climb aboard a train on the Watercress Line ?

Answer: Hampshire

The Mid-Hants Railway runs between Alresford and Alton in Hampshire. The line used to carry locally-grown watercress up to London, resulting in the nickname.

2. Which long-established heritage railway links up with the national railway system at East Grinstead ?

Answer: Bluebell Railway

The Bluebell Railway runs through Sussex between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead. The first stretch of the heritage railway opened in 1960 and the connection with the national railway system at East Grinstead opened in 2013.

3. Which Leicestershire heritage railway has a mainline double-track section ?

Answer: Great Central Railway

The Great Central Railway runs between Loughborough and the outskirts of Leicester. The original Great Central Railway ran as far as Marylebone in London.

4. Which Welsh heritage railway opened as long ago as 1951 and is based in Twywn ?

Answer: Talyllyn Railway

The Talyllyn Railway used to carry slate from local quarries. In 1951 the line was rescued by volunteers. This was a major milestone in UK railway preservation.

5. Which summit can you get quite close to on the rack-and-pinion railway from Llanberis?

Answer: Snowdon

The Snowdon Mountain Railway runs from Llanberis to the appropriately-named Summit station close to the top of Snowdon in North Wales. If you want to reach the very top, you actually have to do a bit of walking! The railway was used in the construction of a new visitor centre at the summit which opened in 2009.

6. The Strathspey Railway is based in which Scottish town ?

Answer: Aviemore

Aviemore is in the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands. Before closure and reopening as a heritage railway, the line handled timber freight traffic from the nearby forests.

7. In which part of the United Kingdom is the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway ?

Answer: Northern Ireland

This heritage railway is in County Antrim. It links the historic town of Bushmills (famous for its distillery) and the World Heritage Site at the Giant's Causeway.

8. Which heritage railway transports racegoers to Cheltenham racecourse ?

Answer: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway runs through the Cotswolds between Laverton and Cheltenham racecourse. The original line carried fruit from the Cotswolds and the Vale of Evesham.

9. La'al Ratty is the nickname of which heritage railway in the western part of the Lake District ?

Answer: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

This narrow gauge railway runs inland along the Eskdale valley from Ravenglass on the Cumbrian coast. The line originally carried iron ore from a mine at Boot near Dalegarth.

10. Which heritage railway runs along a former stretch of the Central Line on the London Underground ?

Answer: Epping Ongar Railway

The Epping to Ongar stretch of the Central Line remained open until 1994. Much of the line has been reopened but the heritage railway stops at Coopersale, a short distance from Epping station.

Source: Author KentQuizzer

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