So you think you know about Trains? - Pt 2

[ZecMurphy]

What was the last steam operated railway to be operated on the British Railways network, prior to privatisation.

The last steam operated railway to be operated on the British Railways network, prior to privatisation, was the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales.











This weeks question:
In what year did the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad begin operation?

 

[FallonBill2]

Welcome to the Trains Trivia of the Week thread.

Every Wednesday we will ask you a question here related to trains, and you will have a week to answer the question. Next Wednesday, we will update the previous week's answer and put in a new question again. You can use this thread to discuss your answers.

If you have a trivia question which you want to be featured in this section, email it through to trainznews@n3vgames.com along with the answer.

So you are a ferroequinologist......right?

Last week's answer:

The last steam operated railway to be operated on the British Railways network, prior to privatisation, was the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales.

This week's question:
In what year did the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad begin operating?

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]Around 1960 I think - if this is the one near Santa Cruz CA.

 

[ZecMurphy]

In what year did the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad begin operation?

The last steam operated railway to be operated on the British Railways network, prior to privatisation, was the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales.











This weeks question:
What is the common nickname for a steam locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement?

 

[Timothetoolman]

Prarie (10 whatevers)

Tim

 

[nicky9499]

Prairie :hehe:

 

[judahGrice]

Prairie...

 

[CheekyBugger]

How about you stop posting trivia questions that only Americans would know the answer to? There are a LOT of us out here who are NOT American. Trainz is not even American. I mean, come on.

 

[CheekyBugger]

Okay, I'm tired of having my posts deleted on me all the time. What is up with that? I didn't say anything bad in the last one. Holy cow!

 

[cascaderailroad]

I used to think that I knew somethings about trains ... but it turns out ... The more I know ... The more I don't know !

I just learned this week that, "Long Hood Running" was due to RR's needing to have the one person crew (engineer only) to sit on the right side of the long hood, and that he be able to read trackside signals, that are on the right side of the rail line (especially in switching operations and coal service runs).

 

[Sourdough]

How about you stop posting trivia questions that only Americans would know the answer to? There are a LOT of us out here who are NOT American. Trainz is not even American. I mean, come on.

Why would only Americans know the answer to the British Railway question? You might want to read the past trivia questions as soon as you manage to unbind your undies.....

[h=2][/h]

Okay, I'm tired of having my posts deleted on me all the time. What is up with that?

I imagine a lot of non-Americans could answer that one....

 

[sparky15]

I think his comments in the hump yard screenshot competition were his high point myself

 

[ZecMurphy]

What is the common nickname for a steam locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement?

The common nickname for a steam locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement is a ‘Prairie’ locomotive.










This weeks question:
Which two Victorian Railways locomotives hauled the last train on the Lilydale to Warburton line?



As a note, I try to vary between generic and country specific topics for the trivia each week. As it is, the last few have tended more towards generic or British based topics. The last one, on the Prairie locos, was actually inspired by the GWR's 'Prairie Tank' locomotives, and Puffing Billy's 2-6-2T Baldwin's (well, based on Baldwin's). This weeks is Australian. If anyone does have trivia suggestions, they are free to PM me or contact the email address in the first post. It does get pretty hard to come up with fresh railway trivia questions after nearly 2 years...

 

[tbundy1982]

I just learned this week that, "Long Hood Running" was due to RR's needing to have the one person crew (engineer only) to sit on the right side of the long hood, and that he be able to read trackside signals, that are on the right side of the rail line (especially in switching operations and coal service runs).

I've read a number of theories on this topic, and I've never heard that one before. I assume you are referring to North America? I have equated "Long hood Running" with the long-hood forward running, or what appears to be a diesel engine running backwards. Forgive me if I misunderstood.


One theory is that early diesel manufacturers designed the first generation locomotives with cabs at the rear to mimic the shape of steam locomotives, therefore providing engine crews some familiarity with the operating environment and some comfort in being protected in the event of a front-end collision.

Going against your statement about one-person crews, running a locomotive long-hood forward actually hindered the engineer's ability to operate alone, with nearly no visibility around left-hand curves. There was some unrest at that time within the engineers union about the recent lack of necessity of the fireman. Producing new road-switchers with limited visibility probably helped secure the fireman's job for years. This way of thinking changed by the late 1950's, and, due to crew safety (visibility), short hood diesels began to become the standard.

The N&W and Southern Railway both ordered locomotives with high short hoods, designated long-hood forward, well into the 1970's. SOU units were purely long hood forward, while N&W units commonly had dual controls so the engineer could sit on either side. This practice of running long-hood forward eventually faded, and several Class 1 railroads have a rule that states if turning facilities are available a train may not leave the terminal with the long hood forward.

I have run both high-hood geeps and an RS-3 and the visibility issue is very apparent. EMD switchers are not as bad, because you sit a little higher than the top of the hood.


Back to the topic: What two railroads merged in 1980 to form CSX? I'll give it a go, without any fact checking to keep it fair. Be warned, the information below could be complete BS. I'm going off the top of my head...

The first thing that comes to mind are the Chessie System and Seaboard System, but that happened a few years later, IIRC. The Seaboard didn't gather the Family Lines together til 1982, I think. The Chessie System was also a loosely connected group of railroads that chose to cooperate rather than merge in the wake of the merger difficulties in the 1960's. The C&O was the dominant party I believe. I think they finally combined all the railroads (B&O, C&O, WM) around 1980. My guess is the Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio...final answer.

Edit: I got it wrong... The overall idea is correct, but there is a detail in the merger that better suits the question. Good luck!

Tyler

 

[ZecMurphy]

Which two Victorian Railways locomotives hauled the last train on the Lilydale to Warburton line?

The two Victorian Railways locomotives that hauled the last train on the Lilydale to Warburton line were D3 639, and K166.









This weeks question:
Which two railroads merged in 1980 to form CSX Corporation?

 

[ZecMurphy]

Which two railroads merged in 1980 to form CSX Corporation?

The two railroads that merged in the 1980s to form CSX Corporation were the Chessie System and Seaboard System Railroad.














This weeks question:
In what year did the Khyber Pass Railway begin operating?

 

[gremlin1812]

G'day,
The Khyber Pass railway experienced the ups-and-downs of the times. It was built as strategic line to thwart any Afghan or Russian invasion of India. The railway was officially opened on 3 November 1925 during the British raj in India. The wife of Victor Bailey, the engineer who was assigned the construction of the line, had previously driven the first train into Landi Kotal.


After independence of Pakistan in 1947 a weekly train was started between Peshawar and Landi Kotal, running every Sunday. Train operations were stopped in 1982, as the railway was not commercially viable. However, in the 1990s, a tourist train, the Khyber train safari, was launched by a private enterprise in collaboration with Pakistan Railways. It was closed in 2006 after a flood washed away railway track and bridges.
Regards
Barrie

 

[ZecMurphy]

In what year did the Khyber Pass Railway begin operating?

The Khyber Pass Railway began operations in 1925.










This weeks question:
Which of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway B class steam locomotives now resides in the United Kingdom?

 

[captainkman]

It is DHR #778. She's the only B class to ever be taken out of India. She's based at a private railway but is sometimes run on other lines such as the Ffestiniog.

Kieran.

 

[TheGameMelon]

DHR #778 .

 

[ZecMurphy]

Which of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway B class steam locomotives now resides in the United Kingdom?

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway B class steam locomotives which now resides in the United Kingdom is DHR no 778.






This weeks question:
In what year did preserved Canadian National Railways steam locomotive 6060 enter service?