Post by John tuthill on Sept 8, 2010 7:41:14 GMT
A new quiz to test knowledge
Have included a few harder questions, so that somebody doesn't answer everything within a couple of hours
On some of the historic questions, the term depot was used instead of garage, both mean same in this quiz
1) Which two garages have used letter code A ? Albany Street and Sutton
2) Which garage closed during 2010 ? Battersea and Kings Cross
3) Which garage uses last two letters of name for its garage code ? AlpertON and Thornton heaTH
4) Which garage was built on site of former railway station, but was replaced, and site of original garage is now a bus station ? Hounslow on District railway site
5) Which Garage had a wavy concrete canopy above its entrance (note this was on wall and nothing to do with concrete roof) ?
6) Which three garages have used letter code C ? Athol Street (Poplar) and Croydon (clue the other was used up to 1911)
7) Name the only garage that was built brand new for trolleybuses (others operating trolleybuses were conversions) Bexleyheath
8) Name two garages that can only handle single deckers Harrow and Kings Cross (new) KC
9) Which garage operated the first and last trolleybuses ? Fulwell
10) Name 3 garages which have a 2 letter code with same letters (eg ZZ), one currently open, one closed and one in former Country area (and one pair of letters must answer 2 parts) HH Hemel Hempsted and Hounslow Heath and WW Walthamstow
11) Which garage formerly had trolleybus wires above its forecourt, for turning a route starting elsewhere (but wasn't a trolleybus depot) ? Enfield
12) Which garage is currently the largest ? West Ham
13) Which garage during its conversion from trams to diesel buses had to temporarily move buses on the tram traverser to reach pits (dock area) ?
14) Which current garage (not in continuous use) originally opened as long ago as 1871 (as a horse tram depot) and which company now operates it ?
15) How many garages opened in 1970s, name them none
16) What was former name of Putney garage ? Chelverton Road
17) Why was the standard 270 square feet per bus used to calculate garage capacity until late 1930s amended to 300 sq ft ?
18) Which bus garage was allocated code R ? Riverside (Hammersmith)
more questions soon
Good luck
5) Norbiton(NB)
13) Wandsworth (WD)
Ken Glaziers History of LT Garages came in very handy!!