Inter-City Crossword

WELCOME to the RAIL Inter-City Crossword. We offer you the chance to win either a pair of First Class tickets or a standar one of the participating operators. Send your completed crossword and contact details to: R828 Inter-City Crossword, RAIL Magazine, Media House, Lynchwood, Peterborough Business Park, Peterborough PE2 6EA. First correct answer out of the hat wins the prize. Good luck! Closing date for entries is July 21 2017.

Clues Across

1 Sir Richard appears when woody Great Northern station is adjusted at one end (6)

7 Goat located at Philadelphia commuter station? (6) 8 Is British Rail sales rep named Don? (7)

10 Country whose railway has been restored between Asmara and Massawa (7)

11 In RailwayObserver, promotions can be made by infiltration (7)

13 Flammable liquid produced at South Western Main Line station when replacing sulphur with tritium (5)

15 Sir Daniel __ _ _ _ - locomotive engineer and Conservative politician (5)

17 RAIB CEO told of tales relating to physical exercise (7)

19 RAIL CEO defined a unit of energy (7) 21 Huge ORR blunder meant the surface was more uneven (7)

22 One of six that together comprised British Rail (6)

23 Cuts corners when mass is found in refuse containers (6)

Clues Down

1 Harrow old boy weighed down by ostentatious jewellery is limping (8) 2 Barry is reportedly fair on 78 (6) 3 Nine will be reached by proposed Northern Line extension (4) 4 He’s a member of IMechE (8) 5_ _ _ _ _ _ Railway Package - planned changes to rail transport regulations in the EU (6)

6 I left Plymouth train depot to meet Brian (4)

9 From all four directions, personal assistant and salesman returned Mirror, for example (9)

12 Busy station on the Manchester-Southport line (8)

14 Keith is the subject of blue plaque at Dartford station (8) 16 Upset, I beg LO to do me a favour (6) 18 Two together, before 12, meet Ian (6) 19 Irish city where Kent station operates as a rail hub (4)

20 12 or 15 wouldn’t have appreciated Mallard, for example (4)