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Transport - Steam Locomotives 0001
1.
Which locomotive created a world speed record for steam on 3 July 1938?
City of Truro
Flying Scotsman
King George V
Mallard
2.
Which company introduced the Merchant Navy class of express passenger locomotives in 1941?
Great Western
London, Midland and Scottish
London and North Eastern
Southern
3.
What name was given to the last steam locomotive built by British Railways in 1960?
Evening Star
Morning Star
Rising Star
Shooting Star
4.
How many driving wheels has a 4-6-2 locomotive?
2
4
6
12
5.
Which locomotive won the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
Novelty
Perseverance
Rocket
Sans Parail
6.
What popular nickname was given to the Union Pacific 4000 class locomotives, built between 1941 and 1944?
Big Boys
Big Galoots
Big Guys
Big Lads
7.
When the famous locomotive Flying Scotsman was withdrawn in 1963, it was a member of which class?
A1
A2
A3
A4
8.
What name is given to a locomotive with a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement?
Adriatic
Atlantic
Baltic
Pacific
9.
Who designed the Princess Coronation Class for the LMS, the first of which entered service in 1937?
Oliver Bulleid
Nigel Gresley
William Stanier
Edward Thompson
10.
What name is given to that part of a tank engine where coal is stored?
Bunker
Hold
Tank
Tender
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