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Question 1: The Transport Act 1947 made provision for the nationalisation of the network, as part of a policy of nationalising public services by ________'s Labour Government.
Winston ChurchillClement AttleeMargaret ThatcherRamsay MacDonald

Question 2:
When was British Rail founded?
September 1962
1962, Australia
1962
1948-1962 part of the BTC

Question 3:
What entity owns British Rail?
Flash Group
WOW Corporate
British Transport Commission , British Railways Board
141 Entertainment, Inc.

Question 4:
Where is British Rail?
Great Britain and adjacent waters
Lewisboro
Brewster
Westport

Question 5: ________
British RailHistory of rail transport in Great BritainHistory of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947History of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830

Question 6: Freight replaced passengers as the main source of business and one third of the network was closed by the ________ of the 1960s.
East Coast Main LineBeeching AxeWest Coast Main LineChiltern Main Line

Question 7:
What industry is British Rail in?
Rail, road transport
Public transportation operation, manufacturing, property
Transportation systems and defense
Land and sea transport

Question 8: The former BR network, with the trunk routes of the West Coast Main Line, ________, Great Western Main Line and Midland Main Line, remains mostly unchanged since privatisation.
ThameslinkEast Coast Main LineHertford Loop LineHigh Speed 1

Question 9: In 2008 the ________ reopened between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff, with services to Newport scheduled to commence by 2011.
Welsh Marches LineNewport railway stationSouth Wales Main LineEbbw Valley Line

Question 10: First North Western (originally North Western Trains) – superseded in 2004 by ________ and Northern Rail
First ScotRailFirst Hull TrainsFirst TransPennine ExpressFirst Great Western
















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