Officers' Special Train

[strange6]

I would imagine it is to do with the ships, and then the Q train run as rqd has stemmed from that.

They aren't! The vandals know about these Q trains and stay well away from the lines in this region.

 

[ralphchadkirk]

They aren't! The vandals know about these Q trains and stay well away from the lines in this region.

The name Q trains, not the thing. I'm pretty sure the trains aren't fitted with missiles

 

[Flamingo]

The name Q trains, not the thing. I'm pretty sure the trains aren't fitted with missiles

More's the pity!

 

[strange6]

More's the pity!

hahaha Not very discrete though is it? lol

 

[Flamingo]

I was thinking you could fire fare dodgers and other troublemakers out of it

 

[driver9000]

Are you sure that it is not a reference to the WW1 Q ships. Which pottered about looking innocent until a U-boat surfaced to sink them with its deck gun. Then let fly with hidden guns, in the hope of doing it fatal damage before it could submerge again.

I hadn't heard that explanation before, perfectly plausible and a brilliant piece of historical acknowledgement if indeed that is the origin of the name

 

[syorksdeano]

I thought it might have been for something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN7naLLeB0A

 

[9K43]

There is at least one saloon ('Caroline' from memory) that has driving controls in the end windows, so it can be propelled by a loco. It is a proper saloon as well with padded chairs that are not fixed; it is quite feasible to shuffle your chair up next to the bloke at the front and find he is driving.

I have worked an officers special as the guard. We went all over W Yorkshire.
When the loco is in propelling mode, I had to sit at the big windows, with the whistle lever in front me me to warn any person on or about the line to our presence.
Next to the whisltle lever was the train brake, or as Holbeck men called it A Jigger.
If anyone failed to acknowledge my whiste the next thing was I lifted the jigger and stopped the train, as we cannot ever be too safe.