Which railway company operated the first sleeping car service?
Answer
Cumberland Valley Railroad
80 Railway History Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the name of the railway line that reaches the highest altitude in the Americas?
Answer
Ferrocarril Central Andino
Which locomotive held the world speed record for a steam locomotive before Mallard?
Answer
DRG Class 05 002
Which railway was the first to use electric traction for mainline passenger trains in the US?
Answer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Which railway, built by the British, connected Mombasa to Lake Victoria?
Answer
Uganda Railway
Which company built the steam locomotive 'Mallard'?
Answer
London and North Eastern Railway
What is the name of the first high-speed train service in the United States?
Answer
Acela Express
What is the name of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station?
Answer
Liverpool Road railway station
What was the name of the locomotive used at the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway?
Answer
Locomotion No. 1
What is the name of the first public steam railway in the UK?
Answer
Stockton and Darlington Railway
What is the name of the oldest surviving steam locomotive, built in 1814?
Answer
Puffing Billy
What is the highest railway station in the world?
Answer
Tanggula Railway Station
In which year did the Channel Tunnel open?
Answer
1994
Which luxury train began service between Paris and Constantinople in 1883?
Answer
Orient Express
What is the world's longest railway tunnel (as of 2025)?
Answer
Gotthard Base Tunnel
What is the name of Japan's high-speed rail network?
Answer
Shinkansen
Which country built the world's first underground railway?
Answer
United Kingdom
Who is credited with developing the first successful steam locomotive?
Answer
George Stephenson