Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the Moseley Railway Trust! 2016 has certainly been a year to remember, some good things, some less agreeable things. We have finished 2016 with a private […]

Christmas Quiz 2016

OK, folks, here it is. Your challenge this year is related to stations and other railway-related locations. For each location, you need to determine if it is real or fictional.  If […]

North Pole
2. Lake, The Lake and Lakeside Loop (three places)

3. Crouch End

4.    Hobbs End 

5.    West Ashfield  

Bonus question:- 4 & 5 can be found in close proximity. Where?

6.    Junction Road Junction

7.    North Haverbrook (bit of a clue – not actually a railway as such….)

8.    Westbourne Oak

9.    Mobil Avenue

10.Bungalow

11. Gorsafawddacha’idraigodanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion

Bonus question:- What would this score in Scrabble?

12. Milford

13. Hatley

14. Hollerton Junction (which is also served by which heritage railway?)

15. Grumbly

16. Pen Cob

17.Decoy

18. Arlesburgh West 

19.Vauxhall Cross

20.Mornington Crescent

Answers will be published here in a couple of weeks time. Exam papers may be e-mailed to info@mrt.org.uk or to Mr L’s e-mail address for those who know it. Good luck!

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Santa Restrospect

Well, folks, that’s pretty much the Santa Season wrapped up for 2016 – not quite, as we have a charter day later this week for local schools. It’s been by […]

Santa – First Weekend

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FR Coach bogies

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Co-Op Community Fund

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Winter Maintenance

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Member’s Day

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Catherine of Aragon moves on

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