TROUBLE ON THE LINE

TROUBLE ON THE LINE

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Interactive Video

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KG - University

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The video tutorial explores the Army's railway at Longmore, where schoolboy cadets participate in a holiday course to learn about engine driving. They receive instruction from sappers and engage with a model railway to understand signalling theory. The cadets also experience real railway challenges, such as correcting mistakes and getting trains back on track. Despite the modern age, the ambition to become an engine driver remains strong among the cadets. The video concludes with a brief mention of train schedules, highlighting the punctuality of the 5.45 train.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of the Army's railway at Longmore?

To conduct military operations

To serve as a tourist attraction

To train schoolboy cadets in engine driving

To transport goods for the military

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do cadets learn from the model railway?

The economics of railway operations

How to build a railway

The theory of signaling

The history of railways

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key aspect of the practical training for cadets?

Learning to drive a train without mistakes

Understanding the theory of railway operations

Experiencing and correcting real-life mistakes

Building model railways

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the cadets' greatest ambition during the training?

To manage a railway station

To drive a train

To become railway engineers

To design railway tracks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which train is mentioned as being on time?

The 5.30 train

The 7.00 train

The 5.45 train

The 6.15 train