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  1. Trackbedjolly

    Railway Inn Plymouth 1829

    I was doing a newspaper search for Railway Inns and a result was an article dated 21st November 1829 reported in the London Evening Standard taken from the Plymouth Journal. In the article there is a reference to 'the Railway Inn on the Exeter-road' Was there any railway in Plymouth at that...
  2. Trackbedjolly

    Steel locos?

    Apparently the early steam locos and bridges were made of steel-I always thought locos were iron with wooden or iron bridges 'Darlington MP Peter Gibson said: '"Locomotion No.1 is an essential part of our town’s identity, cast in steel on the pillars that hold our railway bridges up...."'...
  3. Trackbedjolly

    Water supplies for preserved steam locos

    Where do heritage railways get their water to supply their steam locos? I have seen from photos various ways of getting water including hosepipes, fire engine pumps and water tankers road or rail. Do any of the preserved railways use water from wells at stations or sheds?

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