No light to shed, sorry, but, I have seen carpets bearing railway company crests and other floor coverings with imprinted logos, so could this be...
The number could just be to identify that particular watch, out of those held by that department (i.e. an asset number in modern speak), and to...
If it's any help, when I joined the railway in the early '70's, older hands would often refer to the P-way/Civil Engineers as simply "The Engineers."
Thanks, that makes sense of the quoted paragraph.
There's an interesting paragraph near the end of this, that reads: "Meanwhile, repair works are steadily advancing on a bridge on the main line....
See Flying Phil's post #1218
Quite tricky as the drawhooks would be offset by half the gauge difference!
Ah! So 07/05 then, not 07/08. Tardis not needed. :D
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