TrainTales Questionnaire

Which year do you think the modern railway was formed?

• 1580
• 1830
• 1795
• 1901

What year was the first Beeching report published?

• 1972
• 1963
• 1965
• 1959

How many stations were mentioned in the first report?

• 2001
• 2763
• 2363
• 9001

How has the Beeching cuts have affected railway infrastructure today?

• It contributed to the ultimate demise of railways across the country.

• It opened up the possibilities for new rail infrastructure across the country (and maybe even the world)

• It didn't do anything at all actually.

• It contributed to the destruction of various rail links across the country.

What Tube line was named after the Northern Heights plan?

• Northern Line
• Victoria Line
• Bakerloo Line
• Jubilee Line
• Central Line

Which of these branches within the plan is no longer on the Tube as of now?

• Mill Hill East to Edgware branch
• Moorgate to Alexandra Palace branch
• Bushey Heath branch
• High Barnet branch
• Finchley Central to Mill Hill East branch

What year did the Metropolitan Line first open?

• 1888

• 1863

• 1861

• 1911

How did the District Line form?

• Through splitting off of the Metropolitan Railway to assist in the completion of the Circle Line

• Out of thin air

• Through splitting off of the Metropolitan Railway due to political differences

• As a byproduct of the Great Western Railway

Why does the Waterloo & City line even exist?

• Because the people who constructed it were bored one day and decided to build it

• As a means for the London & South Western Railway to get to the City proper

• As a means for the City & South London Railway to break even with the Metropolitan Railway

• Just to prove a point that train services shouldn't just be two stations.

From what river crossing did the East London Line eventually take over?

• Blackwall Tunnel

• Tower Subway

• Thames Tunnel

• Dartford Crossing