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What does the term 'locomotive' mean?
moving engine
Who invented the steam pump in 1698?
Thomas Savery
Which Scottish engineer improved Thomas Savery's engine designs?
James Watt
Which was the first locomotive to run on a passenger carrying line?
George Stephenson's Locomotion No.1 in 1825
Which other locomotive did Stephenson and his son help design?
The Rocket
Which locomotive won the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
The Rocket
How many world records does the Flying Scotsman have?
Two - in 1928 and 1934
What is the Flying Scotsman named after?
It provided a passenger service from London to Edinburgh, Scotland
Which locomotive was featured in a film in 1929?
The Flying Scotsman Locomotive
Who designed the Flying Scotsman locomotive?
Sir Nigel Gresley
How fast is the Mallard's top speed?
126 miles per hour
When did the Mallard set the world record for the fastest ever steam locomotive?
1938
Why was the Evening Star the last steam locomotive for Britain?
They moved to diesel powered locomotives
When was the Evening Star designed? and by whom?
1960 - R.A Riddles
Which year were the railways nationalised? (government owned and run and merged)
1948
True or False: The 1810s was when laws and regulations were introduced because so many people and companies were building trains.
False - it was the 1840s when this happened
