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

KS2L English Spoken Language Asking Questions Listening Skills
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Vintage steam locomotive No. 11 running on the railway tracks

Student Introduction

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a working railway. It shows us what railways and trains used to be like on the Isle of Wight.

Vintage red railway warning sign reading: Stop Look & Listen Before Crossing the Line

Questions

(You may get several answers)

  1. How fast do the trains go?
  2. How old are the trains?
  3. What are the trains made of?
  4. Why do the trains not have toilets?
  5. How long does it take to prepare a steam train before it is used?
  6. How many people does it take to run the Isle of Wight Steam Railway?

Can you also find out the answers to these questions?

Worker preparing a steam locomotive, enveloped in white steam
  1. What is the signal box used for?
  2. Why did some stations close on the Isle of Wight?
  3. How many stations did the Isle of Wight rail network used to have? (Use the map below to help you).
Map showing the historical and current railway lines and stations across the Isle of Wight
  1. Can you name 2 stations that are still part of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway line?
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