Category: Trains

Full Steam Ahead Episode 5

12/23/2020

Full Steam Ahead Episode 5 - The impact of Branch Lines on Local Industries. Alex, Ruth and Peter explore the trains impact on local crafts and food. Peter and Alex take a test to see who can work on the railroad.

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Questions:
Episode 5

How many cows did Victorian London have?
What’s the first thing Peter and Alex were checked for before working on the railroad?
What else were they tested for?
What was Peter’s first job on the railroad?
What size of the milk churns were used?
If a worker was injured, how did the railroad take care of them?
What did Peter cook in the firebox?
Why would milk tankers seem like a bad idea?
What is the difference between a branch line and a main line?
What sense did the drivers use at night?

Answers:
Episode 5

How many cows did Victorian London have? - 25,000
What’s the first thing Peter and Alex were checked for before working on the railroad? - Eyesight
What else were they tested for? - Colorblindness
What was Peter’s first job on the railroad? - Cleaning out the fire box
What size of the milk churns were used? - 10 gallons
If a worker was injured, how did the railroad take care of them? - Provided a different job, provide artificial limbs
What did Peter cook in the firebox? - Bacon
Why would milk tankers seem like a bad idea? - One bad churn of milk could contaminate the whole tank
What is the difference between a branch line and a main line? - Branch lines were one track
What sense did the drivers use at night? - Hearing

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Full Steam Ahead Episode 4

12/21/2020

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Full Steam Ahead Episode 4, the questions and answers.

This episode covers how the railroad had an impact on how mail was delivered. Peter works a mail train, while Ruth and Alex work at the stations. Peter, Alex, and Ruth finish the episode traveling on the Flying Scottsman and experience service on one the earliest fastest trains in Britain.

For use in the classroom, just highlight, copy and paste into a word document. This series is available on YouTube.

Questions
Episode 4

What was the solution for faster mail delivery?
What was one of the earliest documentaries produced?
What does TPO stand for?
How was time originally told?
What happened to time due to trains?
What was electricity used for?
What was Alex’s message to Peter?
What was Peter’s message to Alex?
What was the odd thing offered through the newspapers?
What was the train Peter, Alex and Ruth traveled on?

Answers:
Episode 4

What was the solution for faster mail delivery? - Trains
What was one of the earliest documentaries produced? - Night Mail
What does TPO stand for? - Traveling Post Office
How was time originally told? - sundials
What happened to time due to trains? - Time was standardized
What was electricity used for? - Telegraphs
What was Alex’s message to Peter? - Are you receiving me?
What was Peter’s message to Alex? - I before E
What was the odd thing offered through the newspapers? - babies
What was the train Peter, Alex and Ruth traveled on? - Flying Scotsman

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