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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    I travelled on ES on Thursday and mistook the advert for the Virtual Reality application for reality - really disappointed there were no sharks and fish outside :D
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    How about Tippi Hedron?
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    Search for Lancashire relatives of former railway workers who died in the First World War

    I hope people don't mind but I have posted the whole article (as it is a bit long), but if anyone can help then please contact Northern Rail https://www.lep.co.uk/retro/search-for-lancashire-relatives-of-former-railway-workers-who-died-in-the-first-world-war-1-9816449 Rail operator Northern is...
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    Where was Network SouthEast's headquarters?

    In the early days of NSE, the headquarters were at Euston (the name of the building escapes me). I worked at Waterloo which was the headquarters for the SouthWest part of NSE, but also where there was a HQ projects team.
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    Rail "mystery tours"?

    I used to work at Portsmouth & Southsea in the late 70's and remember quite a few of these - sometimes when the trains arrived, we had to shout out "you're here" (or something similar) as the low level platforms could be drab and uninspiring and people didn't realise that they had actually got...
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    Is this something to do with the channel tunnel?
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    NSE Split Flap Indicators

    Funny enough I have one of these in my garage (well the flappy bit)
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    That is good answer Krus - 1851 at the Great Exhibition. Apparently it was a Crampton 4-2-0 called "Folkstone" (sic) but I didn't expect anyone to get the loco. Your cabless museum piece of an open floor sir
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    My source suggests that it is the UK. For the avoidance of doubt, I will take the liberty of rewording the question slightly "the oldest known existing photo of a railway locomotive was taken when and of what?" - I was really looking for decade for the date
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    That will be the one - I kept seeing these coaches approaching on the other carriageway and out of the corner of my eye saw "M34" and thought it was a destination. Mr Challenge - your stage coach, pardner
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Almost there
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Nope - I rarely use a satnav on the A34 (sadly I know this road all to well). Another clue - you could see this signage on certain roads elsewhere (unfortunately if I gave details of which route it might just give things away too easily), it is just that the juxtaposition between that A34 and...
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Ok - time for a bit of a clue. I see this travelling on the A34 - do not assume that it is only myself travelling, the signage could be travelling too (and no I am not driving under the influence :smile:)
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    Thanks - the oldest known photo of a railway locomotive was taken when and of what?
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    Pure guess - City Thameslink?
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    I like your lateral thinking, but that isn't what I often see I'm afraid
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Sorry Martinsh and GusB - that was not where I regularly see this signage.
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Ok in Martinsh's absence, I'll dive in if I may - I live near and travel quite often on the A34 in Oxfordshire/Berkshire/Hampshire, but where would I see signage for the M34? (some element of lateral thinking may be required)
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Thanks - but I think that Martinsh was closer (I actually meant it was the wettest place). I have question waiting though if Martinsh doesn't mind
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Rainfall? (a guess)

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