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10 Questions you must ask at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway

KS2U English Spoken Language Asking Questions Listening Skills Recording & Summarising
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Collage of vintage steam locomotive No. 11, a warning sign, and a steam engine in action

Student Introduction

Cartoon of a station guard in a peaked cap holding a green flag next to wooden crates

Questions

(You may get several answers)

  1. How does a steam train work?
  2. Why are most trains today powered by electric?
  3. How many people does it take to run this railway?
  4. How long does it take to prepare a steam train before passengers use it?
  5. How old are the trains that are used at the Steam Railway today?

Can you also find out the answers to these questions?

Collage showing signal box levers, workshop volunteers, station staff, and a passing steam train
  1. Why do people bother restoring old trains? Why not just have new ones?
  2. Why do the trains not have toilets?
  3. What is the signal box used for?
  4. Why did many lines and stations close on the Isle of Wight?
  5. How many stations did the Isle of Wight have in the past? (use the map below to help you)
Map showing the historical and current railway lines and stations across the Isle of Wight