Crossword Competition

Clues Across

7 _ _ _ _ _ _ & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (6)

8 GNER and English Electric get in a muddle and go back on a deal (6) 10 See 17 Across 11 North _ _ _ _ _ - station served by South Western Railway (5)

12 See… London Overground is alright (4)

13 Place a bet during middle of 9 and you’ll get no odds! (5)

17 and 10 Across Open access operator on the East Coast Main Line (5, 7) 18 See 6 Down 22 They can be green, new or even bare on the UK rail network (5) 23 D816 cut up in 1972 (7) 24 See 1 Down 25 and 15 Down Controversial Minister of Transport from 1959-64 (6, 7)

Clues Down

1 and 24 Across Solver of murder on luxury train (7, 6)

2 Dispense with Absolute Block and Overground Network initially (7)

3 Fun places - sounds like you need a ticket, though (5) 4 Hiring out - rolling stock, for example (7) 5 Fife resort cited as having potential for rail reopening (5)

6 and 18 Across Tell woolly-hatted soap character to stop at Lappa Valley Railway (5, 4)

9 Travel east, south, east and south again around 5. You’ve earned a break! (9)

14 Process that can undermine structure of railway embankments (7) 15 See 25 Across 16 Provides evidence for trial held in Automatic Train Supervision (7) 19 14 can cause these next to wicket-keeper (5) 20 Country whose railways are the subject of Wolmar’s latest book Railways &The Raj (5)

21 Emit a fierce look when left inside French station (5)