Trains and Railroads

Trains and Railroads

An easy quiz about the most interesting trains ever

published on March 15, 2010
1/10

The first steam locomotive railway - Penydarren - made by Richard Trevithick,was built in ...

1800
1802
1804
1806
none of thses
2/10

Which is the world's oldest continuously working railway?

Panama Railway
Middleton Steam Railway
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
3/10

The world?s first Diesel-powered locomotive was operated in

UK
US
Switzerland
4/10

Which operator has the world speed record for the fastest wheeled train?

ICE
TGV
Shanghai Transrapid
Other
5/10

The first electric locomotive was powered by ...

batteries
electric line
6/10

A MagLev train is ... then conventional wheeled systems

Hint: 2 choices
faster
slower
quieter
louder
more economic
7/10

The world's longest freight train according to Guinness Book has

1-2 miles long
2-3 miles long
3-4 miles long
4-5 miles long
over 5 miles long
8/10

Which country has the World's Longest Railway?

USA
UK
Brasil
Russia
China
9/10

his historic train's route is between Paris and Venice.

Eurostar
Orient Express
TGV
ICE
10/10

Which is the only country to have a fully electrified railway network?

Japan
France
UK
Switzerland