Groucho's Fact Hunt

8th Oct 1829 George Stephenson did his party piece in the week long Rainhill trails
9.10am, 11th August 1968 a Brittania Class locomotive 70013 Oliver Cromwell left Lime St for Carlisle and returned via Manchester travelling along those same tracks to arrive in Lime Street at 7.00pm
This was the last official British Railways steam journey.
The Age of Steam was over.
 


The official Russian death toll following the Chernobyl disaster back in the eighties stands at 31 people although UN estimates lie between 4000 to 27000 people.
 
Pub quivers.
The Daleks were created by Terry Nation and designed by the BBC designer Raymond Cusick. They were introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial, colloquially known as The Daleks.

Which according to John Pertwee ,could be either or.
 
Alanbileysfeathercut said:
Pub quivers.
The Daleks were created by Terry Nation and designed by the BBC designer Raymond Cusick. They were introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial, colloquially known as The Daleks.

Which according to John Pertwee ,could be either or.
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*Useless knowledge alert.
An anagram of the Kaleds, the original inhabitants of the planet Skaro.
 
degsy said:
8th Oct 1829 George Stephenson did his party piece in the week long Rainhill trails
9.10am, 11th August 1968 a Brittania Class locomotive 70013 Oliver Cromwell left Lime St for Carlisle and returned via Manchester travelling along those same tracks to arrive in Lime Street at 7.00pm
This was the last official British Railways steam journey.
The Age of Steam was over.
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There is still a daily steam train between Fort William and Mallaig.
 

degsy said:
8th Oct 1829 George Stephenson did his party piece in the week long Rainhill trails
9.10am, 11th August 1968 a Brittania Class locomotive 70013 Oliver Cromwell left Lime St for Carlisle and returned via Manchester travelling along those same tracks to arrive in Lime Street at 7.00pm
This was the last official British Railways steam journey.
The Age of Steam was over.
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Once saw a documentary about this that alleged that the failure of the runner up locomotive ‘Sans Pareil’, was an early case of industrial sabotage. A better performer than the eventual winner ‘Rocket’, it failed on its final run due to a cracked cylinder. The cylinder was cast at the factory of one George Stephenson, the eventual winner and owner of Rocket.
 
WA Toffee said:
There is still a daily steam train between Fort William and Mallaig.
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Yeah, The Jacobite.

Sells out most days. (well in advance - mainly to Harry Potter geeks). They do however keep a few spaces free for on the day walk ups.

Glenfinnan Viaduct (below) is such a pretty spot to watch it go past, but even that gets busy. (mainly with over excited Americans lol)

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BNJ1878 said:
Yeah, The Jacobite.

Sells out most days. (well in advance - mainly to Harry Potter geeks). They do however keep a few spaces free for on the day walk ups.

Glenfinnan Viaduct (below) is such a pretty spot to watch it go past, but even that gets busy. (mainly with over excited Americans lol)

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Been there. Long before HP.
 
BNJ1878 said:
Yeah, The Jacobite.

Sells out most days. (well in advance - mainly to Harry Potter geeks). They do however keep a few spaces free for on the day walk ups.

Glenfinnan Viaduct (below) is such a pretty spot to watch it go past, but even that gets busy. (mainly with over excited Americans lol)

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It used to go right past my house before I emigrated. Have a couple of friends that still work on it.
 

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