Test Your Knowledge: British Railways History Quiz
Gensen Huang
Created 6/19/2024
Think you know everything about the history of British railways? Take this quiz and see how many correct answers you can get out of 5!
1. Which engineer designed the railway line from London to Bristol?
Robert Stephenson
George Stephenson
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Henry Bessemer
2. What was the significance of the Liverpool to Manchester line opened in 1830?
It was the first line to use steel rails.
It was the first inter-city railway line.
It was the first line to employ air brakes.
It introduced the first sleeping cars.
3. What was the top speed of Stephenson’s Rocket locomotive?
20 km/h (12 mph)
30 km/h (19 mph)
40 km/h (25 mph)
48 km/h (30 mph)
4. Which railway company was responsible for building Paddington Station in London?
Great Eastern Railway
London and North Western Railway
Great Western Railway
Midland Railway
5. What speed did trains typically reach by 1848 when traveling from London to Glasgow?
50 km/h (31 mph)
60 km/h (37 mph)
70 km/h (43 mph)
80 km/h (50 mph)
