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Easy British Railways Trivia Quiz

An easier quiz on British Railways...

A multiple-choice quiz by m1a2lt. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
m1a2lt

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
106,867

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1400

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (11/15), Guest 92 (9/15), Guest 137 (15/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. This Mainline in Britain that runs between Norwich and London, and includes Colchester and Ipswich. Hint

East Coast Mainline

North Wales Mainline

West Coast Mainline

East Anglia Mainline

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Question 2 of 15

2. What type of locomotive is the Class 37? Hint

Diesel-Electric

Diesel-Hydraulic

Electric

Multiple Unit

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Question 3 of 15

3. What type of locomotive is the Class 92? Hint

Diesel-Electric

Multiple Unit

Diesel-Hydraulic

Electric

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Question 4 of 15

4. Class 101, 110 and 117 Diesel Multiple Units fall into this type of category: Hint

Heritage Units

Pacers

Sprinters

Schooners

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where would you be most likely to find a Class 91 locomotive? Hint

Electrified Branchline

Electrified Mainline

Non-electrified Mainline

Non-electrified Branchline

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Question 6 of 15

6. Where are you most likely to find a Class 08 locomotive? Hint

Branchline

Mainline

Third-rail electrified branchline

Yard

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of the following was NOT a subsector of Railfreight? Hint

Coal

Nuclear

Construction

Metals

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Question 8 of 15

8. What famous train takes a seven-day rail tour starting through Scotland and costs around 5,000 pounds per sleeping compartment?

Answer: (Two Words (think regal).)

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Question 9 of 15

9. This is the name of the fastest steam locomotive in the world:

Answer: (One Word (a bird))

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Question 10 of 15

10. Britain also has the world's fastest diesel-electric locomotive. By which name are the trains hauled by these locomotives most commonly known? Hint

TransUnion 666

APT 2000

InterCity 125

NBG 1876

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Question 11 of 15

11. This is the British port where most rail traffic travelled by ferry from Britain to mainland Europe before the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Hint

Bournemouth

Dover

Southampton

Dunwich

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of the company that managed Britain's rail infrastructure, but did not own or run trains? (This company was replaced in 2002 by Network Rail.)

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. The new Virgin "Pendolino" EMUs are designed to run on the ____. Hint

East Coast Mainline

South Wales Mainline

East Anglia Mainline

West Coast Mainline

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who owns Virgin?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which London station is the starting point for nearly all London to Glasgow trains on the West Coast Mainline? Hint

King's Cross

Euston

Waterloo

Victoria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Mainline in Britain that runs between Norwich and London, and includes Colchester and Ipswich.

Answer: East Anglia Mainline

The East Anglia Mainline is also known as the Great Eastern Main Line and it connects all the above cities in one, electrified route.

2. What type of locomotive is the Class 37?

Answer: Diesel-Electric

The Class 37 is a Co-Co diesel-electric locomotive of Type-3 specifications.

3. What type of locomotive is the Class 92?

Answer: Electric

The Class 92 was Britain's last electric built before the turn of the century.

4. Class 101, 110 and 117 Diesel Multiple Units fall into this type of category:

Answer: Heritage Units

Heritage Units refers to the fact that these DMUs are rather old and have been largely replaced. Sprinters are the newer DMUs that run on larger branches and mainlines and include Classes 150, 153, 156 and 158. Pacers are four wheel DMUs that run on smaller branches. Class 140, 142 and 143 fall into this group. There are no such units known as "Schooners".

5. Where would you be most likely to find a Class 91 locomotive?

Answer: Electrified Mainline

Class 91s haul the Intercity 225 sets between London King's Cross and Edinburgh and draw their power from overhead wires.

6. Where are you most likely to find a Class 08 locomotive?

Answer: Yard

Class 08 locomotives are shunters used, primarily, to sort freight wagons in particular orders to be picked up by mainline locomotives.

7. Which of the following was NOT a subsector of Railfreight?

Answer: Nuclear

The only nuclear traffic that travelled on British Rails were nuclear flask trains and these fell under Trainload Coal Subsector.

8. What famous train takes a seven-day rail tour starting through Scotland and costs around 5,000 pounds per sleeping compartment?

Answer: royal scotsman

The Royal Scotsman trains only carry a maximum of 36 passengers and even stop overnight in private sidings.

9. This is the name of the fastest steam locomotive in the world:

Answer: mallard

The Mallard reached 126 mp/h on July 3, 1938.

10. Britain also has the world's fastest diesel-electric locomotive. By which name are the trains hauled by these locomotives most commonly known?

Answer: InterCity 125

During a special test run, an InterCity 125 locomotive reached 148 mp/h on 1 November, 1987. The locomotive is powered by class 43 power cars. The "125" in the name comes from its maximum in-service speed of 125 mph. It is sometimes known as the HST (High Speed Train), and entered service in 1976. It was still in active service with some UK operators over 40 years later.

11. This is the British port where most rail traffic travelled by ferry from Britain to mainland Europe before the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

Answer: Dover

Until the opening of the Channel Tunnel link, wagons were staged in a large wagon sidings and loaded directly onto ferries for France.

12. What was the name of the company that managed Britain's rail infrastructure, but did not own or run trains? (This company was replaced in 2002 by Network Rail.)

Answer: railtrack

Railtrack maintained the railways for Britain and the operating companies paid a fee to use these lines. After Railtrack went into administration in 2001, a new company, Network Rail, was set up to replace it.

13. The new Virgin "Pendolino" EMUs are designed to run on the ____.

Answer: West Coast Mainline

The Pendolino's were designed to replace aging Class 86s and 87s along the WCML and to decrease journey times along this route.

14. Who owns Virgin?

Answer: Richard Branson

Richard Branson was born in 1950 and had established a national magazine named "Student" by the age of 16. At 20, he began his own mail order record business, where his first album, "Tubular Bells" sold 5 million copies. He also owns Virgin Atlantic Airlines and is an active ballooner.

15. Which London station is the starting point for nearly all London to Glasgow trains on the West Coast Mainline?

Answer: Euston

Euston Station was opened by the London and Birmingham Railway (Later LNWR) on 20 July, 1837. It currently serves 51 million passengers a year.

Source: Author m1a2lt

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