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« Reply #105 on: January 03, 2010, 10:14:45 » |
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I'll guess the oldest is the Class 57, which were originally built 64/65. Though if there is a brake van in the sleeper set then those could be older.
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« Reply #106 on: January 03, 2010, 11:30:23 » |
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An much easier one for today ...
10. What is the oldest train (piece of rolling stock) that FGW▸ operate, and what is the newest? When were they built? Do they operate anything (not a train) which is older, and if so, what?
Oldest must be the class 08 shunting locos built from 1953 - 1962 Newest probably a turbo 166 |
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« Reply #107 on: January 03, 2010, 11:31:10 » |
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Do they operate anything (not a train) which is older, and if so, what?
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« Reply #108 on: January 03, 2010, 11:33:34 » |
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Do they operate anything (not a train) which is older, and if so, what?
Bristol Temple Meads - 1840? |
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« Reply #109 on: January 03, 2010, 12:08:56 » |
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Do they operate anything (not a train) which is older, and if so, what?
Bristol Temple Meads - 1840? I like the answer ... but isn't that the date of the original platforms which closed in the mid 1960s? |
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« Reply #110 on: January 03, 2010, 12:16:05 » |
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Do they operate anything (not a train) which is older, and if so, what?
Bristol Temple Meads - 1840? I like the answer ... but isn't that the date of the original platforms which closed in the mid 1960s? Very true. Just done a bit more research and seen that Brunel's station is now the building that used to house the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum. The main entrance (ticket office area) was built in 1870 and seems to be the oldest part still in operation. |
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« Reply #111 on: January 03, 2010, 12:20:34 » |
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Oldest rolling stock in passenger use are possibly the class 57/6 used on the Night Riviera.
57602 Restmoral Castle (originally 47337/D1818 built 02/65)
57603 Tintagel Castle (47349/D1830 03/65)
57604 Pendennis Castle (47209/D1859 08/65)
57605 Totnes Castle (47206/D1856 08/65)
Newest in passenger use maybe the Class 67's used on the loco hauled set between CDF» -TAU» /PGN built 1999/2000.
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« Reply #112 on: January 03, 2010, 12:23:16 » |
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Is it Radley which has an early Brunel buiding probaly 1850s?
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« Reply #113 on: January 03, 2010, 17:02:36 » |
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Is it Radley which has an early Brunel buiding probaly 1850s?
I don't know ... I wonder about Bath - opened 1840; how much has the older part of that changed? |
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« Reply #114 on: January 03, 2010, 17:38:13 » |
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It's no longer broad gauge ... ?  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #115 on: January 03, 2010, 18:57:03 » |
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Are there any extant structures (excluding trackbed and embankments/cuttings) on the first section of the GWR▸ to open: The 22^ mile run from Paddington to Maidenhead Bridge Station which opened to traffic on 4th June 1838?
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« Reply #116 on: January 04, 2010, 08:09:53 » |
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An much easier one for today ...
10. What is the oldest train (piece of rolling stock) that FGW▸ operate, and what is the newest? When were they built? Do they operate anything (not a train) which is older, and if so, what?
Oldest must be the class 08 shunting locos built from 1953 - 1962 Newest probably a turbo 166 First group are said to operate "less that five" Class 08 shunters as a whole ... and I have not seen them on the FGW lists. Are there one or two at places like Old Oak? Oldest rolling stock in passenger use are possibly the class 57/6 used on the Night Riviera.
57602 Restmoral Castle (originally 47337/D1818 built 02/65)
Newest in passenger use maybe the Class 67's used on the loco hauled set between CDF» -TAU» /PGN built 1999/2000.
Funny, isn't it, that even words like "newest", "oldest" and "operate" are so hard to define. I like that answer ... you could, of course, argue that it's another company who operates (drives) the class 67, so the oldest AND the newest piece of rolling stock that FGW operate are both answered by the Class 57! Then I might go for the the oldest / newest passenger carrying vehicle being either something in a 125 or a sleeper carriage of 1960s vintage, and the newset the last of the 166 builds in 1993 ... |
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« Reply #117 on: January 04, 2010, 08:13:33 » |
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11. How many seats does FGW▸ operate per day from Reading to London Paddington (you're going to have to work this one out, I suspect - I've not seen the figure published!). Any guesses that the average occupancy rate might be, and how many people (in total) have to stand? How many extra seats from Reading to London are provided by another operator?
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« Reply #118 on: January 04, 2010, 20:41:59 » |
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11. How many seats does FGW▸ operate per day from Reading to London Paddington ....
I suspect that's quite a tricky one, and everyone's back to w*rk with Christmas long since over. So am I ... so I'm going to post the final "12 days" question early ... |
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« Reply #119 on: January 04, 2010, 20:48:06 » |
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12. One each please, until after midnight ... can you tell me where I took each of these pictures? They are all pictures that I took myself, within Great Britain, in the last five years ...    1,2,3    4,5,6    7,8,9    10,11,12 |
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