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Pub Quiz thread

Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. andytoprankin

    andytoprankin Well-Known Member

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    Lee Bowyer indeed, the silly ‘sausage’.
    All yours, yorkie. It was trickier than I’d thought, sorry. <ok>

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  2. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Was a challenge certainly made difficult for the fact i was up in Swaledale with limited signal and a broken foot for the last few days!

    OK.... what historic Railway event happened yesterday?
     
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    andytoprankin Well-Known Member

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    It was the 80th anniversary of the Bourne End rail crash near Hemel. Is that it? I'd never heard of it, but it was really dreadful. Many people killed or injured were returning from the war.
     
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  4. yorkshirehornet

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    No.. what I am thinking of is a record
     
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    andytoprankin Well-Known Member

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    It's not the renationalisation of Govia Thames link, is it?
     
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  6. J T Bodbo

    J T Bodbo Well-Known Member

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    200 years since opening of Stockton to Darlington ? I thought it was27th. sep.
    Or celebratiuons of 200 years of railway operations in UK - multiple events commemmorating this ?
     
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  7. yorkshirehornet

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    Noo...

    It happened yesterday oop north
     
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  8. J T Bodbo

    J T Bodbo Well-Known Member

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    A Northern Rail service arrived on time
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    Ha ha. No .but you are in the right territory
     
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    andytoprankin Well-Known Member

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    Is it that North Yorkshire Moors Railway had record numbers at its Steam Gala, he said, clutching at straws. ;)
     
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