Rail (UK)

Crossword

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Win Scotland’s Railways book.

Clues Across

1 The biggest dog in the world encountere­d within Avocet Line station (5) 8 Specialise­d type of freight car designed to carry heavy loads (8) 9 Back to square one during Saltaire-Settle journey (5) 10 Name used for railways in Germanoccu­pied Poland, 1939-45 (7) 11 Class A3 60083 - withdrawn and cut up in 1964 (3, 4) 13 At Welsh parish, quiz good man about railway station in west Wales that closed to passengers in 1965 (13) 18 She’s on the North Warwickshi­re Line (7) 19 Offence that could put you inside! (7) 20 and 21 Across Steam enthusiast and renowned artist who died in September 2017 (5, 8) 21 See 20 Across 22 Tributary of the Rhone crossed by rails just north of the Gare de Grenoble (5)

Clues Down

2 A hard-to-swallow staple for comedians, and an unfair descriptio­n of the BR sandwich (8) 3 Meet rich Ben, perhaps on the Caledonian Railway (7) 4 O harmless Scot! Shaped by members of educationa­l establishm­ent (13) 5 Puts equipment in place - slant is definitely to be adjusted (7) 6 Itchen _ _ _ _ _ - Hampshire station closed in 1973 (5) 7 Machinery that you put in the ground? (5) 12 Near the front of ore train, perhaps (8) 14 They help keep snow off the tracks (7) 15 Safety devices to cushion the impact in the event of a collision (3, 4) 16 You’ll need one if fares keeping going up! (5) 17 Class 87, 87024 - Lord of the _ _ _ _ _ (5)

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