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CM1 SIB History Unit

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  • Which type of locomotive is this?
    A diesel engine locomotive
  • Why was the Evening Star the last steam locomotive for Britain?
    They moved to diesel powered locomotives
  • How fast is the Mallard's top speed?
    126 miles per hour
  • Can you name two cities on the West Coast main train line?
    London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow
  • Which locomotive was featured in a film in 1929?
    The Flying Scotsman Locomotive
  • What does the term 'locomotive' mean?
    moving engine
  • How many world records does the Flying Scotsman have?
    Two - in 1928 and 1934
  • Can you name two cities on the Cross Country Route train line?
    Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, York
  • What are the three types of locomotives?
    Steam, diesel and electric
  • Who invented the steam pump in 1698?
    Thomas Savery
  • Which Scottish engineer improved Thomas Savery's engine designs?
    James Watt
  • Which other locomotive did Stephenson and his son help design?
    The Rocket
  • Which type of locomotive is this?
    An electric locomotive
  • Who designed the Flying Scotsman locomotive?
    Sir Nigel Gresley
  • Can you name two cities on the East Coast main train line?
    London, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle, Edinburgh
  • Which locomotive won the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
    The Rocket
  • 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
  • Which type of locomotive uses coal?
    A steam locomotive
  • What does HST stand for?
    High Speed Train
  • 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
  • What is the Flying Scotsman named after?
    It provided a passenger service from London to Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Which type of locomotive is this?
    A steam engine locomotive
  • When did the Mallard set the world record for the fastest ever steam locomotive?
    1938
  • Which was the first locomotive to run on a passenger carrying line?
    George Stephenson's Locomotion No.1 in 1825
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