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In rail travel, what does LNER stand for? |
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Completed in 1923, which famous steam locomotive was noted for the London to Edinburgh service? |
| 3 |
In 1991, who took over from Ringo Starr to narrate the UK children's television series 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'? |
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Which train is the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives? |
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The 'Ffestiniog Railway' in Wales runs from Blaenau Ffestiniog to which harbour town? |
| 6 |
The Shinkansen, a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan is also known as the 'what' Train? |
| 7 |
The SNCF is the state-owned railway company in which country? |
| 8 |
In May 1994, the Channel Tunnel was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II and which French President? |
| 9 |
In June 1883, the 'Orient Express' left Paris for which other European city? |
| 10 |
What was the name of the famous steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1829? |
| 11 |
Wootten and Belpaire are types of 'what' found in steam locomotives? |
| 12 |
Of the four London stations on a Monopoly board, which was first to open? |
| 13 |
What is the name of the house to which the family move in the novel 'The Railway Children' by Edith Nesbit? |
| 14 |
Grand Central Terminal (or Grand Central Station) is located at 42nd Street and which Avenue in Midtown Manhatten in New York? |
| 15 |
Who was the first British monarch to travel by train? |
| 16 |
George Pullman, who designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car, founded the industrial town Pullman in which US state? |
| 17 |
Which US President nationalized American railways in 1917 under the Federal Possession and Control Act? |
| 18 |
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line which runs in which English county? |
| 19 |
Which 1945 film, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, was shot mostly at Carnforth Station in Lancashire? |
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In 1938, which English model railway brand launched its first 00 gauge train? |
