 - 1. On what date did the connection to Milford station at Salisbury from Bishopstoke open?
A) 2 May 1859
B) 17 January 1847
C) 1 May 1859
D) 19 July 1860
- 2. Which route shortened the journey from London on 2 May 1859?
A) Bishopstoke via Salisbury
B) Basingstoke via Andover
C) Yeovil via Sherborne
D) Exeter via Axminster
- 3. What was the name of the new, more convenient station at Salisbury opened in 1859?
A) Queen Street
B) Milford station
C) Fisherton Street
D) Yeovil Junction
- 4. What was the agreed-upon central route to reach Devon and Cornwall?
A) Via Bishopstoke
B) Via Andover
C) Via Yeovil
D) Via Basingstoke
- 5. When did the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway open its line from Salisbury to Gillingham?
A) 1 June 1860
B) 1 May 1859
C) 7 May 1860
D) 19 July 1860
- 6. When did the line reach Sherborne?
A) 19 July 1860
B) 7 May 1860
C) 1 May 1859
D) 1 June 1860
- 7. On what date did the line finally reach Yeovil Junction?
A) 1 June 1860
B) 19 July 1860
C) 1 May 1859
D) 7 May 1860
- 8. When did the LSWR open its extension to Queen Street station in Exeter?
A) 7 May 1860
B) 1 June 1860
C) 1 May 1859
D) 19 July 1860
- 9. What was the name of the LSWR station in Exeter that opened on 19 July 1860?
A) Chard Town
B) Queen Street
C) Fisherton Street
D) Yeovil Town
- 10. What happened to the independent branch lines promoted by local communities?
A) They remained independent forever
B) They were closed by the LSWR
C) They were worked and eventually absorbed by the LSWR
D) They were converted into road networks
- 11. When did the branch line to Chard open?
A) 16 March 1868
B) 8 May 1863
C) 6 July 1874
D) 24 August 1903
- 12. From which station did the Chard branch originate?
A) Yeovil Junction
B) Axminster
C) Seaton Junction
D) Chard Road
- 13. When did the branch line to Lyme Regis open?
A) 1 June 1903
B) 24 August 1903
C) 15 May 1897
D) 16 March 1868
- 14. From which station did the branch line to Lyme Regis run?
A) Seaton Junction
B) Sidmouth Junction
C) Axminster
D) Tipton St Johns
- 15. When did the branch line to Seaton open?
A) 8 May 1863
B) 16 March 1868
C) 6 July 1874
D) 1 May 1861
- 16. From which station did the branch line to Seaton run?
A) Chard Road
B) Feniton
C) Seaton Junction
D) Exmouth Junction
- 17. What was the original name of Sidmouth Junction?
A) Feniton
B) Tipton St Johns
C) Exmouth Junction
D) Chard Road
- 18. When did the line to Sidmouth open?
A) 1 May 1861
B) 15 May 1897
C) 1 June 1903
D) 6 July 1874
- 19. When did the branch from Tipton St Johns to Budleigh Salterton open?
A) 24 August 1903
B) 6 July 1874
C) 1 June 1903
D) 15 May 1897
- 20. When was the line extended from Budleigh Salterton to Exmouth?
A) 16 March 1868
B) 1 June 1903
C) 15 May 1897
D) 1 May 1861
- 21. When did the branch from Exmouth Junction to Exmouth open?
A) 6 July 1874
B) 1 May 1861
C) 15 May 1897
D) 1 June 1903
- 22. In what year did the branch line to Lee on Solent open?
A) 1884
B) 1890
C) 1904
D) 1894
- 23. When did the passenger service on the Lee on Solent branch line cease?
A) 1931
B) 1925
C) 1935
D) 1940
- 24. Which railway line was constructed to serve military encampments around Bordon and Longmoor?
A) Meon Valley line
B) Bordon Light Railway
C) Mid-Hants Railway
D) Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
- 25. Which structure is located on the Meon Valley line?
A) Box Tunnel
B) Kilsby Tunnel
C) Severn Tunnel
D) Privett Tunnel
- 26. In what year was the Mid-Hants Railway opened?
A) 1865
B) 1884
C) 1855
D) 1875
- 27. Which heritage railway organisation currently operates part of the former Mid-Hants Railway route?
A) Severn Valley Railway
B) Watercress Line
C) Bluebell Railway
D) Midland Railway
- 28. Why was the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway allegedly built?
A) To connect to the coast
B) To transport royal goods
C) As a blocker for a proposed GWR line
D) To serve a major coal mine
- 29. What was the local name for the roundabout route of the Southampton and Dorchester line?
A) The southern circuit
B) The coastal loop
C) Castleman's corkscrew
D) The iron serpent
- 30. Which individual initially proposed the line from Southampton to Dorchester in 1844?
A) George Stephenson
B) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
C) Charles Castleman
D) Lord Dalhousie
- 31. What is the present-day name of the station built at Blechynden Terrace?
A) Southampton Central
B) Southampton Parkway
C) Southampton Terminus
D) Southampton Docks
- 32. When did the LSWR officially amalgamate with the Southampton and Dorchester Railway?
A) 21 July 1845
B) 1 June 1847
C) 16 January 1845
D) 11 October 1848
- 33. The Bordon Light Railway opened on which date?
A) 1 June 1847
B) 11 December 1905
C) 1 June 1903
D) 2 October 1865
- 34. The Bishop's Waltham branch connected to which station on the Eastleigh to Fareham Line?
A) Pirbright
B) Botley
C) Wimborne Minster
D) Brookwood
- 35. How long is the Privett Tunnel on the Meon Valley line?
A) 850 yards
B) 539 yards
C) 1200 yards
D) 1058 yards
- 36. What was the London and South Western Railway's first London terminus?
A) Nine Elms
B) Waterloo Bridge
C) Wandsworth Road
D) Old Swan Pier
- 37. Why was the Nine Elms site considered advantageous for the company?
A) It was adjacent to the main road
B) It had wharf frontage on the Thames
C) It had direct subway access
D) It was centrally located in the City
- 38. Where did passenger steamboats depart from to reach Nine Elms?
A) Old Swan Pier
B) Waterloo Bridge
C) Wandsworth Road
D) Westminster Bridge
- 39. When was the Metropolitan Extension to Waterloo first discussed?
A) 1846
B) 1848
C) 1853
D) 1836
- 40. What was Waterloo station originally called?
A) Wandsworth station
B) Waterloo Bridge station
C) Nine Elms station
D) Westminster Bridge station
- 41. Who was the Board of Trade inspector that inspected the extension to Waterloo?
A) Captain Thames
B) Captain Simmonds
C) Captain Nine Elms
D) Captain Waterloo
- 42. What caused a delay in the opening of Waterloo station?
A) Concerns about the structural stability of a bridge
B) Lack of passenger demand
C) The station buildings were not finished
D) A strike by railway workers
- 43. How large was the area occupied by the original Waterloo station?
A) Three-quarters of an acre
B) Two acres
C) Five acres
D) Half an acre
- 44. What was the length of the Waterloo platforms after they were extended?
A) 900 ft
B) 1200 ft
C) 600 ft
D) 300 ft
- 45. When did permanent structures open at Waterloo station?
A) 1853
B) 1848
C) 1836
D) 1860
- 46. What became of the Nine Elms site after the move to Waterloo?
A) It was used as a public park
B) It was closed down entirely
C) It was dedicated to goods traffic
D) It became a residential area
- 47. How did trains enter the original Waterloo station platforms?
A) Horses pulled the carriages in
B) They were pushed by hand by railway staff
C) Carriages rolled in after the locomotive was detached
D) Locomotives pulled carriages directly to the buffers
- 48. Where are the original Waterloo platform locations roughly situated today?
A) Platforms 9 to 12
B) Platforms 20 to 24
C) Platforms 5 to 8
D) Platforms 1 to 4
- 49. What was the gauge of the London and South Western Railway?
A) Broad gauge
B) Mixed gauge
C) Standard gauge
D) Narrow gauge
- 50. What was the term used to describe the competition between the GWR and standard gauge companies?
A) Track battles
B) Railway struggles
C) Gauge wars
D) The Gauge Conflict
- 51. What was the informal name of the commission established by the Board of Trade?
A) Five Kings
B) The Royal Commission
C) Railway Regents
D) Parliamentary Board
- 52. What percentage of turnover did freight, docks, and shipping provide by 1908?
A) Almost 40 per cent
B) Less than 20 per cent
C) Over 75 per cent
D) Exactly 50 per cent
- 53. Who was the engineer brought in to improve the rate of construction of the first line?
A) Robert Stephenson
B) Francis Giles
C) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
D) Joseph Locke
- 54. Which war utilized LSWR's connections at Aldershot, Portland, and Salisbury Plain?
A) Boer War
B) Crimean War
C) Second World War
D) First World War
- 55. In which decade did the LSWR experience significant closures of routes that duplicated the Great Western Railway?
A) 1940s
B) 1960s
C) 1920s
D) 1950s
- 56. How many route miles did the LSWR operate at the time of amalgamation?
A) 450 miles
B) 157 miles
C) 862 miles
D) 1000 miles
- 57. What kind of transport device was the floating bridge that began operating in 1840?
A) A massive railway viaduct
B) A floating tunnel system
C) A steam-powered train bridge
D) A chain ferry
- 58. Who was the contractor for the construction of the Gosport branch?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Thomas Brassey
C) The London and Brighton Railway
D) The Great Western Railway
- 59. Which station was renamed Eastleigh later on?
A) Bishopstoke
B) Fareham
C) Gosport
D) Osborne House
- 60. Which station cost seven times more to build than the station at Bishopstoke?
A) Botley
B) Gosport
C) Fareham
D) Portsmouth
- 61. In what year did the Richmond line reach Windsor?
A) 1850
B) 1856
C) 1848
D) 1849
- 62. When was the loop line from Barnes via Hounslow opened?
A) 1849
B) 1863
C) 1846
D) 1850
- 63. When was the Shepperton branch line laid?
A) 1863
B) 1869
C) 1859
D) 1864
- 64. In what year was the Kingston loop line completed?
A) 1859
B) 1864
C) 1863
D) 1869
- 65. What was the modern name for the site of the Epsom Junction station?
A) Barnes
B) Twickenham
C) Wimbledon
D) Raynes Park
- 66. When was the new four-storey frontage block at Waterloo ready?
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1916
D) 1922
- 67. What was the final cost of the Waterloo station reconstruction?
A) £950,000
B) £1,500,000
C) £2,269,354
D) £3,000,000
- 68. In what year was the London Necropolis Company established?
A) 1852
B) 1864
C) 1878
D) 1848
- 69. Where was the cemetery served by the London Necropolis Company located?
A) Nine Elms
B) Waterloo
C) Charing Cross
D) Brookwood
- 70. When did the London Necropolis station at Waterloo first open?
A) 1854
B) 1849
C) 1902
D) 1860
- 71. Until what year did the London Necropolis train service continue?
A) 1913
B) 1941
C) 1922
D) 1916
- 72. On what date did the route from Richmond to Ludgate Hill via Clapham Junction first become available?
A) 8 August 1898
B) 1 January 1869
C) 3 April 1866
D) 27 July 1893
- 73. In what year was the Waterloo and City Railway Company incorporated?
A) 1869
B) 1893
C) 1890
D) 1907
- 74. In what year did the LSWR absorb the Waterloo and City Railway?
A) 1898
B) 1890
C) 1893
D) 1907
- 75. What was the destination of the tube line constructed from Waterloo?
A) Bank
B) Clapham Junction
C) Epsom
D) Ludgate Hill
- 76. When did the London and Southampton Railway open throughout?
A) 1838
B) 1840
C) 1842
D) 1847
- 77. Where was the junction point between the LSWR and LBSCR lines to Portsmouth?
A) Bishopstoke
B) Cosham
C) Fareham
D) Havant
- 78. When was the Stokes Bay branch absorbed by the LSWR?
A) 1871
B) 1876
C) 1863
D) 1915
- 79. When was direct transfer to steamers at Portsmouth finally resolved?
A) 1842
B) 1871
C) 1863
D) 1876
- 80. What prevented the Isle of Wight Railway from getting closer to the steamer berth?
A) Lack of funds
B) The terrain
C) Local opposition
D) Government regulations
- 81. In what year did the Isle of Wight Pier Head extension open?
A) 1864
B) 1871
C) 1880
D) 1885
- 82. From which station did the Southsea Railway originate?
A) Portsmouth Harbour
B) Fratton
C) Midhurst
D) Petersfield
- 83. What type of vehicle was built in an attempt to save the Southsea Railway?
A) Electric locomotives
B) Horse-drawn carriages
C) Steam trams
D) Railmotors
- 84. In what year did the Southsea Railway close?
A) 1864
B) 1885
C) 1923
D) 1914
- 85. The Southsea Railway was considered to be what type of commercial project?
A) A government-funded pilot
B) A monopoly
C) A failure
D) A success
- 86. What town wished to secure a railway by forming the Petersfield Railway?
A) Fratton
B) Midhurst
C) Ryde
D) Southsea
- 87. In what year did local interests first propose the light railway to Fawley?
A) 1921
B) 1925
C) 1898
D) 1903
- 88. Where was the pier planned to be located on the original Fawley light railway proposal?
A) Totton
B) Southampton
C) Stone Point
D) Bournemouth
- 89. Which company backed the revival of the Fawley railway project in 1921?
A) LSWR
B) Agwi Petroleum Co
C) GWR
D) Southern Railway
- 90. When did the Fawley branch close to passenger services?
A) 1966
B) 1935
C) 1972
D) 1925
- 91. In what year did the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway open between Ringwood and Christchurch?
A) 1847
B) 1935
C) 1870
D) 1862
- 92. When did the line from Ringwood to Christchurch finally close?
A) 1862
B) 1966
C) 1870
D) 1935
- 93. From which station did the Lymington Railway Company open its line in 1858?
A) Weymouth
B) Brockenhurst
C) Wareham
D) Totton
- 94. In what year did the LSWR absorb the Lymington Railway Company?
A) 1884
B) 1879
C) 1858
D) 1967
- 95. What year was the Lymington line electrified?
A) 1966
B) 1972
C) 1967
D) 1884
- 96. What intermediate station was built on the Swanage branch?
A) Corfe Castle
B) Worgret Junction
C) Wareham
D) Swanage
- 97. When did passenger traffic end on the Swanage branch?
A) 1972
B) 1885
C) 1886
D) 1995
- 98. When did the Swanage branch reopen as a heritage railway?
A) 1972
B) 1885
C) 1995
D) 1881
- 99. What commodity was primarily transported from the Isle of Portland?
A) Oil
B) Coal
C) Timber
D) Stone
- 100. In what year did the Portland line close completely?
A) 1900
B) 1965
C) 1952
D) 1865
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