Ashley Hill
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Was that the introduction of the Mk2D ac sets in April 1973?
Was that the introduction of the Mk2D ac sets in April 1973?
I reckon @Ashley Hill has got as close as anybody is going to without Googling!
From what I recall (and I travelled on them a couple of times in about 1978) it was more of a brand than a service. I was very impressed with the look of the train the first time I arrived in Heuston station to travel to Waterford, but it didn't seem to match the rate of progress which mostly seemed to be about 45 mph.
We do? I'm often accused of talking to myself...You've both got the right colours but in which order? I'll give it a few more days and if no response give the answer and open the floor.
We do? I'm often accused of talking to myself...
Perhaps I should self isolate!We do? I'm often accused of talking to myself...
Thanks.View attachment 75990 Krus_aragon,having looked at both your replies you have actually given the right colours in order. Therefore the token section is yours.
British Railways?Thanks.
On reflection, red and blue seem like the obvious choice for a two-staff system, and if pushed to three, I seem to recall that green paint was a lot stabler (colour-wise) than yellow, which makes it the next obvious choice.
For the next question:
What transport company was formed on January 1st, 1945?
Three years too early for that one. Plus, there was still a war going on!British Railways?
What transport company was formed on January 1st, 1945?
Correct. It was originally due to be formed on July 1st, 1944 (so my copy of the Railway Magazine for July/August 1944 tells me), but the bill failed the first time, so a general election was held on May 30th. De Valera was returned to power with an increased majority, which meant the bill could then be passed.In the Irish Republic, Coras Iompair Eireann ("Irish Transport") -- combining and nationalising the Great Southern Railway, and assorted road-transport undertakings?
Is it allowable to consult a railway atlas?
No idea but let’s have a guess.Ok - a piece of ancient history. In 1845 the "Northern and Southern Connecting Railway" presented its Bill to Parliament. Sadly it failed to get financial backing and was wound up. What route would this useful line have followed?
When the word "junction" is mentioned in context of a question about Irish railways, the answer is ALWAYS either Limerick or Collooney.
Just saying ...
No idea but let’s have a guess.
Liverpool
Birmingham
London
Dover?
Euston to London Bridge ?
Going by the fine map at the back of my copy of Jack Simmons' The Railway in England and Wales 1830-1914, the following trunk(ish) routes were opened before 1845:
Euston - Birmingham - Crewe - Warrington -Lancaster, and routes to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birkenhead
Paddington - Reading - Oxford/Swindon - Bristol - Exeter
Bristol - Birmingham
Rugby / Birmingham - Derby - Rotherham - Leeds - York - Stockton - Newcastle - Carlisle - Maryport
As well as radial routes from London to Southampton / Portsmouth, Dover, and Colchester.
Gauge differences aside, there was already a fairly good coverage of trunk routes. The only place I can see ~60 miles of railway making a significant change in north-south traffic would be a route from Rugby to Oxford and thence Reading to Basingstoke for a more direct route to the south coast.
Alternatively, there's a gap between Lancaster and Carlisle that was eventually filled by the route over Shap. I know that there was talk of bridging Morecambe Bay and going through the Lake District instead, but I don't think that would fit the name of the N&SCR.