Rail (UK)

Crossword Competitio­n

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Across

1 See 21 Across 5 North Wales Coast Line station (5) 8 Railway slang for Class 47 diesel electrics (5)

9 Sam sure about name of The Hague-Munich train introduced in 1973 (7) 10 See 21 Across 11 Profit from having no chains, perhaps? (4, 2, 2) 13 Transfer applied by train modeller (5) 14 We hear it’s not very long to Aberdeen-Inverness line station! (5) 19 Name applied to trio of Class 37s celebratin­g body of water in Argyll and Bute (4, 4) 21 and 1 Across and 10 Across Professor who led the review into earthworks management after the fatal 2020 Carmont derailment (4, 6, 4) 23 Cinema group which produced Lord of the Rings trilogy support product of rail reopening scheme (3, 4) 24 See 8 Down 25 Actress Hawn loses her top… but is still enduringly popular! (5) 26 How a Railhead Treatment Train delivers high-pressure water jet to the track (6)

Down

2 Derailed? Or just switched off your emails? (7) 3 Direction of travel for Norwich-Great Yarmouth train (4) 4 See 5 Down 5 and 4 Down Group who scored a top ten hit in 1983 with Waiting For A Train (5, 3, 3, 3) 6 John Hamilton _ _ _ _ _ - 19th century capitalist who invested in American railroads (5) 7 Herbal infusion you put in teas, perhaps (6) 8 and 24 Across and 16 Down Leader of the task force looking at Network Rail‘s response to severe weather incidents, following the fatal 2020 Carmont derailment (4, 5, 6) 12 Outdoor show organised by RAIL and held in June at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre (4, 4) 15 Station on the Manchester-Preston line (7) 16 See 8 Down 17 _ _ _ _ _ _ Flight - narrow gauge funicular railway in Los Angeles (6) 18 Had a notion during Arnside-Askam journey (4) 20 At former Isle of Wight station, one small typing error can leave you feeling intimidate­d! (5) 22 Slam-door, so it isn’t this! (4)

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