This year, there will be two parts. Firstly, that perennial favourite - Railways on TV and in Films.
1:- Which UK preserved railway provided a location for two Bonds films? Which were the films?
2:- In one of the two Bond films, an English Electric diesel came off best in a confrontation with a Soviet Tank; an outcome which would have surprised the builders of both machines. Which was the loco, and where is it now?
3:- Sticking with the Bond film theme - which one saw Grace Jones blowing a large crater in Sussex? Where exactly in Sussex?
4:- In which Doctor Who story did he meet a Ransomes loco? Name the actor playing the Doctor.
5:- Which 1976 film ended badly at a terminus station?
6:- The film in "5" was inspired by a real life incident in 1953. At which station did the incident take place, and which loco was involved?
7:- Which train did Ole' Blue Eyes steal?
8:- I only need to say Carnforth Clock. Which film?
9:- Where is train 123 departing from? In how many films has it done this?
10:- In what, truly terrible, film does the Kingsway Tram Subway in London double as the entrance to a secret base?
11:- A 1998 film in which the platform-train interface features of an underground train provides the key plot point?
12:- Which file almost led to the hero coming to a sticky end on the Hamburg Subway?
13:- Frankie Howerd meets the Longmoor Military Railway. Which film?
14:- What film links the above location and an Italianate village near the Ffestiniog? Explain the link...
15:- Sticking with the Ffestiniog - 1935 film featuring Tan-Y-Bwlch?
16:- A Delorean needs help from a steam loco. Name the film?
17:- 1949 film centering around a level crossing collision. Name the film?
18:- 1976 saw Burt Lancaster fail to complete which Crossing?
19:- The same actor trashed most of the French railway system in which black and white epic?
20:- 1986 film in which an antipodean tramway network plays a key part. Which network, which film?
There is, as ever, no prize other than the ability to behave in a slightly smug manner. In the unlikely event of a tie, and the even less likely event of anyone being terribly bothered, the winner will be selected by the usual manner - who made me the most cups of tea at Apedale this year. Part Two to follow shortly. Answers to here, please.
