The Furness Railway 21 Class Quiz

Who designed the Furness Railway 21 class locomotives?

• George Stephenson

• W. F. Pettigrew

• Robert Stephenson

• Isambard Kingdom Brunel

In what year were the first six locomotives of the Furness Railway 21 class built?

• 1890

• 1896

• 1900

• 1923

What was the diameter of the driving wheels on the Furness Railway 21 class locomotives?

• 5 feet

• 6 feet

• 7 feet

• 8 feet

How many locomotives were added to the Furness Railway 21 class in 1900?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which locomotives were fitted with experimental Phoenix smokebox superheaters in 1913?

• FR Nos. 21 and 22

• FR Nos. 34 and 37

• FR Nos. 36 and 37

• FR Nos. 124 and 125

What were the LMS numbers assigned to the Furness Railway 21 class locomotives after the 1923 grouping?

• 10130–10137

• 10135–10142

• 10140–10147

• 10145–10152

What was the capacity of the tenders used by the Furness Railway 21 class in terms of water?

• 1,500 imperial gallons

• 2,000 imperial gallons

• 2,500 imperial gallons

• 3,000 imperial gallons

In which year did the withdrawal of the Furness Railway 21 class locomotives begin?

• 1925

• 1927

• 1929

• 1931

Which fictional character is described as bearing a similarity to the Furness "Larger Seagulls"?

• Thomas the Tank Engine

• Percy the Small Engine

• Edward the Blue Engine

• Gordon the Big Engine

What is a distinctive feature of Edward the Blue Engine compared to the Furness "Larger Seagulls"?

• Larger driving wheels

• Dual glazed side windows

• Smaller tender

• Higher boiler pressure