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Great Western Railway wagons, a Common card
The fleet of Great Western Railway wagons was both large and varied as it carried the wide variety of goods traffic on the Great Western Railway in the United Kingdom.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,600
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Great Western Railway wagons quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Great Western Railway wagons card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1902 the ______ owned 59,036 wagons, and by 1926 this had risen to 88,580.
Answer
company. In 1902 the company owned 59,036 wagons, and by 1926 this had risen to 88,580. From the Great Western Railway wagons article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The first wagons were just open boxes but covered vans were added from the ____s and a wide range of special wagons were eventually built to handle many specialised traffics.
Answer
1860s. The first wagons were just open boxes but covered vans were added from the 1860s and a wide range of special wagons were eventually built to handle many specialised traffics. From the Great Western Railway wagons article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Daiya Seto. Daiya Seto 78 · Euphrates Dam 71 · Great Western Railway wagons 68 · Energy in Armenia 64 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- This was the railway company that operated for the longest period of time in the country and covered a large geographical area that included big cities such as London, industrialised areas including the West Midlands, areas of coal and mineral mining such as South Wales, and Somerset and other important agricultural districts.
- In 1902 the company owned 59,036 wagons, and by 1926 this had risen to 88,580.
- The first wagons were just open boxes but covered vans were added from the 1860s and a wide range of special wagons were eventually built to handle many specialised traffics.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Great Western Railway wagons article was read about 4,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Great Western Railway wagons
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Great Western Railway wagons (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Felipe Fidelis Tobias, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
