Glenderg Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Just for the craic to keep the heads scratching for a while. I'll get the ball rolling, and feel free to add more, even if previous haven't been answered. 01: Name a location in mainland europe, outside of this Island that uses 5'3" gauge railway tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Just for the craic to keep the heads scratching for a while. I'll get the ball rolling, and feel free to add more, even if previous haven't been answered. 01: Name a location in mainland europe, outside of this Island that uses 5'3" gauge railway tracks. I know it was used at one stage in some part of Germany but not anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Close but no cigar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 As Warbonnet pointed out, the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway used the 5ft 3in gauge. More recently, there would have been a length or two of 5ft 3in gauge track at the Siemens plant in Leipzig to accommodate the 8100 Dart refurb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Interesting indeed lads about the Baden State Railway. This is 751 outside the robotic welding shop of Plasser & Theurer in Linz Austria prior to shipping to Ireland courtesy of Ontrackplant.com. Your turn Garf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 where and when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 shem, might want to rename the image before upload! Whitehead 1937? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Peco Flexitrack in use in Ireland? Where though.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 shem, might want to rename the image before upload! Whitehead 1937? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Peco Flexitrack in use in Ireland? Where though.....? [ATTACH=CONFIG]8768[/ATTACH] Bridge between Cherry Orchard Avenue and Lavery Avenue - https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=dublin&ll=53.334919,-6.364936&spn=0.001341,0.002411&hnear=Dublin,+County+Dublin,+Ireland&gl=uk&t=h&z=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Where and when(ish)..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thurles early sixties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thurles early sixties? Yep, Thurles 1961 - give the man a coconut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 So Will a coconut lubricate a flange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 SoWill a coconut lubricate a flange? No, because coconuts were traditionally never used in the lubrication side of railway maintenance, nor any facet of the railway. Even if they were, they'd have been particularly hard to procure, especially on SLNCR & smaller more western railways where cocunuts were not commonplace. Second, and more importantly your question is not trivia related. I'd suggest trying again tomorrow dave when you've reset yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wheres this;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) In 1864 a boat, which was strapped to the roof of a passenger carriage caught fire at limerick junction. The boat race it was destined for, or name of the boat will do... Edited August 26, 2013 by Glenderg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 An easy one.... "At limerick junction the lowly, but now legendary Mr xxx who was in charge of the points leading from the W & LR main line into the station, and whose memory is perpetuared to this day by XXX, although many of higher rank are forgotten, came monetarily into the news. In october he boldly asked for 1 cwt of coal per week - no doubt to keep his isolated points box or cottage warm - but his request was refused." From 1865.... Who was the legendary individual, what was his first name, and why was he so legendary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Would that be something to do with Keane's points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 SoWill a coconut lubricate a flange? Well put simply No , having consulted various railway books , techicnal and otherwise , coconut oil harvested from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) can be used as engine oil in come cases as a bio fuel in tropical countries, correct flange lubraction would require grease as opposed to oil, anyway our climate is sadly lacking in palm trees , there was one beside the railway at Howth a number of years ago but I never saw any coconuts hanging from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Well put simply No , having consulted various railway books , techicnal and otherwise , coconut oil harvested from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) can be used as engine oil in come cases as a bio fuel in tropical countries, correct flange lubraction would require grease as opposed to oil, anyway our climate is sadly lacking in palm trees , there was one beside the railway at Howth a number of years ago but I never saw any coconuts hanging from it Fear not - help is at hand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Well not wanting to sound a tad too techenical thats hand cleaner ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Coconut grease is multi-purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wheres this;)[ATTACH=CONFIG]8770[/ATTACH] New Ross station ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 An easy one.... "At limerick junction the lowly, but now legendary Mr xxx who was in charge of the points leading from the W & LR main line into the station, and whose memory is perpetuared to this day by XXX, although many of higher rank are forgotten, came monetarily into the news. In october he boldly asked for 1 cwt of coal per week - no doubt to keep his isolated points box or cottage warm - but his request was refused." From 1865.... Who was the legendary individual, what was his first name, and why was he so legendary? i give up! who ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Mr Keane? ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Yes indeed the legendary figure was mr william keane, legendary apparently, for owning the little cottage that sat tween the various overlapping lines, and controlling the points for many routes, and essentially allowing trains to pass when it suited him, and holding up trains who's drivers he didn't like. Not even Acts of Parliment could shift him! The boat was called the dream and it was strapped to the carraige immediately behind the steam tender for the inagural boat race between ucc and trinity, like the oxbridge race in the uk. Somewhere outside mallow, the sparks from the chimney set it on fire and by the time it got to the junction there was mayhem. The race was called off and never held since! r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Wheres this;)[ATTACH=CONFIG]8770[/ATTACH] :tumbsup:Good man Eamonn New Ross station 15th june 1978 as part of "South Wexford" rpsi railtour just before the station yard got remodelled. As far as i know it was the last Rpsi railtour to the station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Yes indeed the legendary figure was mr william keane, legendary apparently, for owning the little cottage that sat tween the various overlapping lines, and controlling the points for many routes, and essentially allowing trains to pass when it suited him, and holding up trains who's drivers he didn't like. Not even Acts of Parliment could shift him! Hmmm, sounds like union relations in the 70's, plus ca change etc...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) 1. A railway junction in Ireland that was officially named in honour of a woman? 2. Name Ireland's only private (1:1, not fun size!) steam loco builder, and is known to have built one for export? 3. What does a 'spoiled basket' refer to? 4. What locos, other than the 800's and ex GNR locos, carried names in CIE days? 5. Also can you think of any stations in Ireland that have changed names more than once? Edited August 29, 2013 by minister_for_hardship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 5, Ballybrophy's on it's third name.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Ballybrack, called after Granny Brack Bush , Co Louth on the old Dundalk Greenore line Clonsilla, after "Our Cilla" Connolly, after Mrs Connolly who gave out the jam sandwiches in St John Bosco's in the 60's PADDY MURPHY A basket contains 5 apples, of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are good. If The Minister for Hardship is to select 2 apples from the basket simultaneously and at random, what is the possibility that the 2 apples selected will include the spoiled apple? That kind of thing? They all did, "The 9.15 to Sligo" "The 10.12 to Howth" etc No Edited August 29, 2013 by WRENNEIRE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Wrenneire - nul points, must try harder. Broithe - you may award yourself 1 (one) biccy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 You have to give me a point for Bush, we've all heard of Kate Bush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Broithe - you may award yourself 1 (one) biccy. Where do I send the bill..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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