Where I worked in ironstone quarries we had special paint for smokeboxes ,they used to call it black jack ,it was very thick ,it would never run...
No movement of 5Z40 Carnforth to Southall at the moment, although activated at just gone 04 ,15.
Two different engines.231(4-6-2)K22 Carnforth ,see above for details. Nord Compound 3.628 (4-6-0)was at NVR. That arrived from France at Ashford...
Just seen the ad for that week end and all it says is three local engines ,no mention of the branch
Several issues of of 1960 Trains Illustrated and Railway Mag .
Yes ,2-10-0s steel to copper on the first overhaul by BR.
Shorted of staff was the main problem Not many 15/16 year olds wanted a dirty job ,money not that good until they got a few firing turns in ,...
I think they had a few 2-10-0 during the war .But plenty of 2-8-0 s during BR days ,I recon about 50 .Just down the road at March a further 40- 50...
No ,Fawley oil Refinery .Large expansion planned for the early 1950s
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