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steveandrews · 16 Mar 2017

Quite right, sir!
The chaldron wagon is awaiting someone's attention.

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martinsh · 16 Mar 2017

OK. Which British standard gauge heritage railway has at least 3 stations that were open when BR closed the line originally, but did not reopen when the heritage railway took over ?

Cowley · 16 Mar 2017

Well I'll take a guess at the East Lancashire railway? I was reading about it recently and saw that there were a few disused stations on it. I can remember one as being Stubbins? Can't remember the others without looking it up though.

Ash Bridge · 16 Mar 2017

Having just travelled this way on Closed Stations Journey Quiz, I'll have stab at the Severn Valley Railway, with Eardington, Alveley and Foley Park?

martinsh · 16 Mar 2017

Cowley said:
Well I'll take a guess at the East Lancashire railway? I was reading about it recently and saw that there were a few disused stations on it. I can remember one as being Stubbins? Can't remember the others without looking it up though.

Ash Bridge said:
Having just travelled this way on Closed Stations Journey Quiz, I'll have stab at the Severn Valley Railway, with Eardington, Alveley and Foley Park?

Hmm. The one I had in mind was the East Lancs with Broadwood, Stubbins, Ewood Bridge and (arguably) Bury Knowsley Street.

I meant to ask for the names of the stations involved, but see I forgot.

The Severn Valley also meets the criteria (I forgot about Alveley), and the names were given.

Can you sort out the overgrown platform between you please ?

Cowley · 16 Mar 2017

Go on Mr Bridge, yours was the more detailed answer.

Ash Bridge · 17 Mar 2017

Cowley said:
Go on Mr Bridge, yours was the more detailed answer.

Thankyou Mr Cowley, you are obviously the perfect gentleman!

This is a question regarding the Ivatt (LMS style) 2-6-2 tank Locomotives, one of them had a special distinction and also had an attachment fitted regarding this that no other class members carried, what was it and what was the distinction?

EbbwJunction1 · 17 Mar 2017

Was it a light fixed to the smokebox in front of the chimney? I don't know why, though ... !

Ash Bridge · 17 Mar 2017

Sorry, no it wasn't that.

EbbwJunction1 · 17 Mar 2017

Was it converted to oil firing or something similar?

Ash Bridge · 17 Mar 2017

Wasn't that either I'm afraid.

Cowley · 17 Mar 2017

Was it something to do with operating a royal train at some point? Maybe it had some kind of communication equipment fitted? I've no idea really.

Ash Bridge · 17 Mar 2017

Not even that one.

neilb62 · 17 Mar 2017

Trip-cock to operate on the Met Mainline, the last time one worked on the main line?

Ash Bridge · 17 Mar 2017

neilb62 said:
Trip-cock to operate on the Met Mainline, the last time one worked on the main line?

Sorry, but that's not what I'm looking for either, a bit of a hint would be that it had this distinction from the moment it was fully constructed.

Peter Mugridge · 17 Mar 2017

Didn't one of them have a Giesel ejector chimney fitted to try to improve the steaming efficiency?

Ash Bridge · 17 Mar 2017

It's quite possible Peter but not what I'm looking for, if it helps I'll drop in some more clues such as the fact that this particular locomotive spent most of its life working off Bedford depot but in its later years (early 60s) could be found working in North Cornwall, a final clue is the number 7000.

EbbwJunction1 · 19 Mar 2017

Was the loading gauge (sorry if this isn't the right phrase) reduced in height to allow it to work on a restricted line?

Ash Bridge · 19 Mar 2017

EbbwJunction1 said:
Was the loading gauge (sorry if this isn't the right phrase) reduced in height to allow it to work on a restricted line?

Not really the one I'm after I'm afraid, if you think now is the time to add another clue just give me a shout and I'll gladly oblige.

Cowley · 19 Mar 2017

Well Mr Bridge. I'm sitting on an old bus with Mr Cowley senior and he says he vaguely remembers one having a name, possibly on a red plate. Unfortunately he doesn't remember what the name was.

Ash Bridge · 19 Mar 2017

Cowley said:
Well Mr Bridge. I'm sitting on an old bus with Mr Cowley senior and he says he vaguely remembers one having a name, possibly on a red plate. Unfortunately he doesn't remember what the name was.

Ah! Then Mr Cowley senior is the closest yet by a country mile, it wasn't exactly a nameplate but rather a plaque, this is much warmer now so enjoy the vintage bus ride btw.

EbbwJunction1 · 19 Mar 2017

Was it to mark the fact that the .loco was the xx,xxxth loco built at (yyy works)?

Ash Bridge · 19 Mar 2017

EbbwJunction1 said:
Was it to mark the fact that the .loco was the xx,xxxth loco built at (yyy works)?

You're right on the nail there EbbwJunction1, but can you provide the loco number and plaque details?

EbbwJunction1 · 20 Mar 2017

I haven't a clue, really, but let's say it was 41262 and the inscription referred to the 2,000th locomotive built at Crewe Works.

Ash Bridge · 20 Mar 2017

EbbwJunction1 said:
I haven't a clue, really, but let's say it was 41262 and the inscription referred to the 2,000th locomotive built at Crewe Works.

Well I think it would be bit cruel to press for more after all your efforts so I will accept that answer

The number is actually 41272 which was the 7000th locomotive built at Crewe Works in 1950, it carried a plaque just below the BR totem on the water tank on each side of the loco, just to add Crewe works actually built its 2000th loco as early as 1876!

EbbwJunction1 · 20 Mar 2017

Ash Bridge said:
Well I think it would be bit cruel to press for more after all your efforts so I will accept that answer

The number is actually 41272 which was the 7000th locomotive built at Crewe Works in 1950, it carried a plaque just below the BR totem on the water tank on each side of the loco, just to add Crewe works actually built its 2000th loco as early as 1876!

Thanks very much ... I'm impressed that I was only 10 out in the number and even more impressed about the Works' output!

Anyway, try this one:

Two GWR Castle Class locos have a separate, but connected, royal connection. What is it, and what happened after the second occurrence?

EbbwJunction1 · 21 Mar 2017

EbbwJunction1 said:
Thanks very much ... I'm impressed that I was only 10 out in the number and even more impressed about the Works' output!

Anyway, try this one:

Two GWR Castle Class locos have a separate, but connected, royal connection. What is it, and what happened after the second occurrence?

Here's a clue .... the royal connection was a King (and not the loco!).

Cowley · 21 Mar 2017

Did one of the Kings perhaps drive them both after naming them?

EbbwJunction1 · 21 Mar 2017

Cowley said:
Did one of the Kings perhaps drive them both after naming them?

Well, one King drove one of them .... but not the other, although he does have a connection with it.

Cowley · 21 Mar 2017

Hm. Would the other one be Windsor Castle then? Not sure of the number 40XX? And the king be George V?

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