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Number 11 (2005)

The Railway in the landscape. 2-3.
Britannia bridge across Menai Strait, c1890.

Christensen, Mike. Annan (Shawhill) and the Solway Viaduct. 4-18.
Solway Junction Railway: constructed to link the Caledonian Railway at Kirtlebridge with the railways accessing to the Cumbrian iron ore supplies, thus avoiding congestion in Carlisle. The main feature of the line was a lightly constructed viaduct across the Solway which was seriously damaged by ice. The line opened to Annan in 1869, but the viaduct was not opened to passenger traffic until 8 July 1870. Running powers over the NBR Silloth branch from Kirkbride Junction to Abbey Junction enabled the CR to reach the Maryport & Carlile line at Brayton in Cumberland. Severe ice damage to the viaduct in Januatu 1881 led to closure until 1884. The viaduct closed during the latter part of WW1 and reopened briefly in 1920 and finally closed in 1921. The Annan branch survivedd longer..

Fly shunted 1. [Atbara class 3382 Mafeking at Pontypool Road]. 19.
John Alsop forwarded postcard view: see also front cover and page 86 lower in Issue 9.

Fidczuk, Peter. Gas by rail Part 2: Imperial Chemical Industries. 20-41.
Covers the period from 1930 to the 1950s when ICI was the major producer and transporterr of chlorine. The Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) recommended that water gas welding should be employed in the construction of pressure vessels for chlorine. See also letter in Issue 12 p. 70 from Albyn Austin noting Hornby Dublo of chlorine tank and comment on renumbering of tanks.

Down postal [correspondence]. 42.
Some GN corrections. Allan Sibley.
See Issue 10 page 7: concerning caption: K1 0-8-0 haulage capacity was 52 loaded wagons on the up jouney; Confirms NLR origins of coach visible in picture on p. 20 (Issue 10); suggests that caption is incorrect for picture of page 88 lower: Michael Vanns Illustrated history of Great Northern Railway signalling (2000) states that GNR signal boxes were built by signalling contractors but to GNR designs. Also adds information about orientation of NER 4-4-0 (page 10) and mishap involving Hornsey water tank (page 12 upper).
Lancaster L&Y. Alan Cliff.
See illustration Issue 10 p. 67 upper: argues that Lancaster Midland Railway shed was improbable location for LYR 4-4-0
More on the Hull & Barnsley card. Mick Nicholson.
See Issue 10 p. 41 letter from Nick Fleetwood: states that probably No. 34 at Leeds Wellington Street 9 June 1906.
2F or not 2F. Tom Lloyd.
See Issue 10 p. 50 top: not NSR E class, but MR 2F
Memories of Harringay and Hornsey. R. Hawkins.
See Issue 10: p. 12 lower caption refers to Henry Stirling!; Remaining observations relate to text (begins p. 4) p. 24 footpath to Dagmar Road not closed until about 1958. Also mentions a "tunnel". These issues led to a response from A.A. Jackson on p. 70 of Issue 12
Rugby to Leicester. D. Horne.
See Issue 9 page 86 upper: could not be a train for Leicester as signalling did not permit a move in that direction
Old Pontypool Road. Desmond Coakham
See Issue 10 page 40 letter from Ian Griffiths referring back to front cover of Issue 9 (painting of train at Pontypool Road)
North London carriage. Michael V.E. Dunn
See RA 10 page 20: NLR vehicle
Pouteau update – RA 10. Barry C. Lane
See feature in 10 page 65 et seq: Interesting letter in that it comments upon L&YR locomotive classification and approves of the avoidance of Rush's system (which was not an official classication: that used numbers as employed by the GWR). Also observations on caption writers notes on painting over of brasswork on splashers, and specific note on illus. on page 74 lower: tender weatherboards were provided to protect footplates crews from water spilling from fillers at front of tenders.

Scott-Morgan, John and  Neil Parkhouse. The Gillford Collection Part 1: The Great Northern around Nottingham. 43-55.

Fly shunted 2. 56.
Cheltenham Leckhampton
Looking west in 1953
Midland Railway wagon works.
but where

Alsop, John. Pouteau listings. Part 11: The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. Part 1. 57-76.

Digby, Nigel J.L. Marriott reinforced concrete signal posts. 77-85.
William Marriott of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway manufactured ferro-concrete fence posts, and from 1915 signal posts, at Melton Constable. During WW1 he was asked by the Government to develop building blocks for postwar housing. Suggests that when LNER took over the MGNJR the formers and instructions were taken to Lowestoft and "quietly forgotten" possibly due to patents rights, although before that concrete signal posts had been employed on other railways; Illus.: Melton Constable bracket signal 1922; Melton West advanced starter for Cromer line; Melton bracket signal and concrete telegraph post, portrait of William Marriott with beard (suggests wife forced him to grow one, but North Norfolk winters more likely cause). Marriott's "trade mark" on gate post; concrete casting works at Melton Constable; double arm signal at Eye Green (also concrete sleepers with bullhead rail). extant signal post at Sheringham West down distant (fully exposed to breezes from Spitsbergen) and diagram. See also letter from Allan Silbey (Issue 12 p. 69) concerning "siting committee" which gives interesting information on work of sighting committee to ensure correct location of colour light searchlight signals on Lea Valley Line, especially on sharp curves in Clapton area..

Parkhouse, Neil. Wish you were here? Railway postcards of Shropshire. 86-95.

Fly shunted 3: Bridgnorth. 96
c1875 view looking towards tunnel of station (looking very new) with town above, timber traffic in station awaiting loading, road down to Severn and two churches all clearly visible: remarkable clarity.

Number 12 (2006)

The Railway in the landscape [Royal Albert Bridge]. 2-3
c1865: looking towards Saltash

Mullay, A.J.  and Neil Parkhouse. Oil for coal: the plan to convert British steam locomotives to oil fuel, 1945-48. 4-15; 62-8.
Due to a severe shortage of coal in the immediate post-WW2 period the railways were encouraged to adopt oil-firing in spite of a shortage of finance to pay for the oil. This was part of Britain's desperate economic problems which faced or were created by the Attlee administration which came to power in 1945. The GWR anticipated Government policy and was taking measures to introduce oil firing and progress was sufficient to enable oil-firing to be become moderately widespread as is shown by the illustrations. The Southern was also fairly rapid in its implementation, again as is shown by the illustartions. The LMS converted several locomotives (mainly 7F 0-8-0s), but the LNER contribution was one locomotive (a WD 2-8-0). Inevitably, this is mainly about conversion on the Great Western Railway, Text mentions comversions on NCC (W class Mouls Nos. 100/1)

MacIntosh, Jim. Blue pigments and Caledonian locomotives. 16-24.
The Caledonian Railway appears to have painted its locomotives in both dark blue (which was probably very similar to the colour used by the Great Eastern Railway) and in a lighter shade. Amongst the problems which the author confronts are terminology (Royal blue, sky blue, the blue of the Saltire, etc) and the very great difference in paints based upon ultramarine and on Prussian blue. Like all colours perceptions are dependent upon, the presence of other colours (the background colour of numberplates, for instance, and in light intensities and overall backgrounds. Five books on paints and pigments contemporary with the CR have been analysed to show the different characteristics of paints based upn ultramarine and Prussian blue. The official records have also been surveyed. The article is illustrated in both black & white and in colour. See also letter from KPJ (Issue 13 p. 60) concerning the quality of the lithographs reproduced in the Railway Magazine.

British express trains: a lantern lecture. 25-8.
A successful bid for several lots of lantern slides on e-Bay led to the acquistion of eight coloured lantern slides from about 1910 and the lecture notes which accompanied them. The slides are reproduced slightly larger than the originals. Most of the slides bear a strong similarity to "F. Moore paintings" and these probably formed the basis. Slide 8 is reproduced in reverse as an examination in a mirror will show. The colour illustrations are of a high standard as lantern slides, but not as reproductions of the locomotives and trains concerned: NER Atlantic picking up water; LBSCR Atlantic with Southern Belle; Midland compound with clerestory stock; Great Western Star with Dreadnough rolling stock; GER Claude Hamilton leaving Liverpool Street with Cromer express; Great Central Atlantic with express; SECR D class with American Car boat train; LNWR Precursor on visit to USA (that is reproduced back-to-front. Feature ends with a question relating to the unusual expression of speeds adopted in the notes which Graham Beare (Issue 17 page 38) attempts to resolve.: see letter from KPJ Issue 13 p, 60..

Some early notes on the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash. 28
Painting instructions

Pope,  Ian. The Forest of Dean Central Railway. 29-61.
Broad gauge line which set out to exploit the supposed coal reserves in the centre of the Forest of Dean and hoped to construct a port for its coal exports at Brimspill on the River Severn (not shown on meager map), but ended at a junction with the South Wales Railway at Awre Junction. The line served collieries at Wallsend (homograph) and Howbeech and passed through Blakeney (Gloucs. and further homograph). The line beyond Blakeney closed in 1932 and the residual stub closed in 1949. See also letter from George Harris (13 page 60) who had walked along remains in 1988 who found broad gauge rails in situ: also photo. of Howbeach c1912..

Down Postal [letters]. 69-70.
Pouteau Great Western corrections. Peter Rich
Claims that illustration in Issue 7 page 64 upper cannot be No. 6433 City of Bath as claimed in caption as the smokebox ring is tooo narrow; the nameplate is too far from the boiler, the buffers are of the wrong type and the front step is also doubtful, thus likely to be 1905. Also corrects caption notes to illustration on page 65 lower (Issue 7): the external piping was not for boiler feed, but for steam valves to injector; No. 530 illustrated in 7 p. 58 confirms chocolate livery and notes white or cream for cab interior and special lining applied. In Issue 9 notes that on page 74 lower train is probably for Birmingham and the North. Lastly in Issue 9 page 87 Rich comments on steam fountain visible in cab.
Back to Ferme Park & Harringay. Alan A. Jackson.
See Issue 11 p. 42 for letter from R. Hawkins concerning footpath to Dagmar Road and "tunnel" under mainline. Latter probably linked Harringey Houes with Hornsey station and disappeared when earthworks formed for new freight yards.
M&GN concrete signals. Allan Sibley.
Mainly concerning "siting committee" which gives interesting information on work of sighting committee to ensure correct location of colour light searchlight signals on Lea Valley Line, especially on sharp curves in Clapton area; iinspired by Nigel Digby feature in Issue 11 page.77.
Which Bridge?! Michael Dunn
See Issue 11 page 86 (Editor's wish it was where it should have been): not Ironbridge as stated in caption, but Coalport Bridge (over which one can still drive) with Coalport LNWR station behind (to which one can cycle).
Which Bridge?! Richard Bradley
See Issue 11 page 86 as previous
Which Bridge?! Alan Rhodes
See Issue 11 page 86 notes incorrect orientation: looking north not south
Which Bridge?! Peter Swift
See Issue 11 page 86 notes LNWR carriages in station
Getting in a Pickersgill. Jim MacIntosh
No. 14432 (Issue 11 photos: 15 lower, 16 and 18 upper) was not a Dunalastiar II, but a Pickersgill 113 class: to distinguish note splasher type, square spectacle glasses and snifting valves.
Getting in a Pickersgill. Bill Aves.
No. 14432 (Issue 11 photos: 15 lower, 16 and 18 upper) was not a Dunalastiar II, but a Pickersgill locomotive based at Carlisle Kingmoor: noted that the working showed the decine in status of this class
The Gillford Collection. Michael Hardy.
See Issue 11 page 51 upper concerns unacceptable name to reproduce given to this train which carried colliers and which suggests extent of original photographic collection,.
GNR goods locomotive livery. R.H. Horn.
See Issue 11 page 51 upper livery of J22 class (probably Gresley grey.
Chlorine tanks. Albyn Austin.
See Issue 11 page 20 et seq: notes excellent Hornby Dublo model and that ICI tanks were renumbered.
Electrical depression bars. M. Back.
See Issue 11 p. 75 (upper): electrical depression bars at Victoria station
NER loco tenders. M.R. Grocock.
See Issue 10 page 11 upper: comment on tender fitted to Q class, both its design and its livery (which included a garter around the coat of arms)

Alsop, John. The railway photographs of E. Pouteau Part 12: The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. Part 2. 71-84.

Alsop, John and Neil Parkhouse. Wish You Were Here? Railway postcards of South West Scotland. 85-96.
See also letter from M.E. Quick (13 p. 59) who noted that dates stated in captions for Girvan & Portpatrick Junction line need to be corrected.

GSWR Connor 7ft class 42/30 2-4-0 with short train leaving Portpatrick for Stranraer c1905: colour-tinted postcard. rear cover (upper)
See letter from Ian Middleditch: (13 page 59) locomotive was a CR product!
Furnace Valley Blakeney, Forest of Dean: sepia? rear cover (lower)

Number 13 (2006)

The Railway in the landscape: Wiveliscombe GWR c1910. 2-3.
Church on page 2: Wiveliscombe station on extreme edge of page 3.

Turton, Keith. The early years of London's railway coal trade. 4-39.
Much of the text is based on an article written by Hylton Dale, a former director of Charrington, Gardner & Locket, the oldest established firm in the London coal business published in the weekly trade paper Coal Merchant and Shipper on 30 October 1926. Turton notes that although there is an extensive literature on the sea-borne coal trade which used to exist between Northumberland and Durham and the Thames little has been written about railway involvement in bringing coal into London. Canal trade is briefly mentioned (Jack mentioned how coke for the Camden depot of the London & Birmingham Railway was brought by canal). Mentions the Company of Coal Meters which became the Coal Meters Committee; the Coal Factors Society; the Coal Porters Society and the Coal Exchange. George Locket was involved in bringing Welsh coal to Mitcham brewery. Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98) was a coal merchant who established the Yorkshire to London coal trade in association with the GNR and Messrs Newton & Chambers.In 1867 there was a House of Lords Parliamentary Inquiry into coal trade. Coal from Clay Cross was arriving via the Blackwall Railway in 1854. The incipient North London Railway was involved in bringing sea coal from Poplar Docks to locations in North London, but it was the Great Northern and Midland Railways which encouraged the railway transport of coal from the collieries to London (a trade which the GWR and LNWR had deliberately discouraged). See also letter from Michael J. Smith (14 p. 64): on page 22 herein there is a muddle concerning the North & South West Junction Railway: it did not provide access to the Widened Lines, but linked MR with LSWR. There is also muddle concerning access from the MR to the Widened Lines via King's Cross and misuse of Metropolitan for Metropolitan District Railway. The supposed River Ware (p. 29) must have been either the River Lea or the synonymous River Lee snorted Paul Humphries (14 p. 81) from banks of the Stort. Cyril Crawley (14 p. 81) argues that Park listed as coal depot was solely an access to gasworks. Letter from Keith Turton (Issue 19 page 52) gives further information about Samuel Plimsoll, and the wagons he employed for the London coal trade (information from Birmingham City Library, Archives & Heritage Section (Access 2006/24, boxes 1-292) and from the records of the Midland Wagon Co.. ...

Extensive correspondence in Issue 14 p.64: several (Nigel Lemon; Ron Allison and Michael Dunn) noted that Cargoes was written by John Masefield and not by Rudyard Kipling indicating that the Forest of Dean is not a leader in education); Harry Jack argues that the London & Birmingham Railway had a greater interest in the transport of coal than implied by Turton and opened sidings to handle coal at Kilburn in 1845 which received coal from Clay Cross and Ince Hall collieries. Larger fascilities were opened at Camden in 1851..

Swift, Peter H. The Drummond 'S11' Class 4-4-0s of the London & South Western Railway. 40-53.
Mixed traffic design with 6ft coupled wheels and 5ft diameter boiler: fireboxes orginally fitted with cross water tubes, but feedwater heaters were not fitted. They had balanced crank axles. Intended for work west of Salisbury. All ten were superheated between 1920 and 1922. Their Scottish parallels are considered: the Caledonian 80 class of 1888, and Peter Drummond's Ben and Big Ben types of 1898 and 1908 for the Highland Railway. All locomotives in table are S11 unless noted otherwise (W indicates fitted with cross water tubes: E=extended smokebox). Nick Pomfret (Issue 14 p. 81) considers that the Plymouth photographs were taken by F. Pascoe.

Stirling, David. When Skye was the limit. 54-7.
Skye Bogie No. 48 on up midday mixed train east of Achnasheen c1910; Skye Bogie No. 33 on freight at Achnasheen showing McKenzie & Holland signals, c1910; Skye Bogie No. 34 with double deck cattl;e trucks for sheep near Kyle of Lochalsh c1910; Strath 4-4-0 No. 100 Glenbruar on heavy passenger special excursion train near Kyle of Lochalsh in 1907; Strome Ferry Pier c1880

Fly shunted 1: Somerset & Dorset Railway 2-4-0 No.3.  58.
Supplied by George England in 1861 and photographed in 1862. See also letters in Issue 15 page 43 from Russ Garner and Gerry Nichols who attempt to postulate a location (between Burnham and Templecombe, or in case of latter south of Bruton). In case of former hints that might be on another railway. .

Down Postal [letters]. 59-60.
More on Catrine. Ian Middleditch.
See Issue 12 page 89 lower on the opening day and the Shebeen (Director's reception room presumably with Johnny Walker on tap) and notes on steam railmotor): also rear cover (upper) of Issue 12: CR not GSWR locomotive!
South West Scotland observations. Peter Bunce
See Issue 12 page 89 lower makes similar observations about shebeen and noted that a drawing by F.W. Shuttleworth had appeared in Model Rly News; train on viaduct at New Luce (12-93 lower) consisted of CR locomotive and either LNWR or WCJS brake at front; Stranraer station (12-96 upper): van at rear of train had six wheels, two more than caption stated
South West Scotland observations. M.E. Quick.
See postcard feature beginning page 85 (12): dates quoted for Girvan & Portpatrick line stations in captions are incorrect. Line opened to New Luce on 19 September 1877 and to Stranraer on 5 October 1877. Dates came from Ayrshire Argus of 27 October. RAIL 1005/108 states 5 October.
Garlieston ticket platform. Geoff Goslin
See Issue 12 p. 94 upper surprised at such a feature in such a small place, but noted that in 1930s tickets for St Ives were collected at Carbis Bay.
Girvan's noo station. A.J. Sandy Mullay.
Illustration of Girvan station as rebuilt with style in 1951: see caption relating to old building (12 page 92 lower)
'Oil for coal' – some corrections. Bill Aves.
See Issue 12 p. 63: corrects caption: 8F not converted to oil fuel, but former NBL-constructed WD oil-burner returned to UK from Iran and stored at Crewe for over a year, emerging as 48246 in December 1949. Concerning LNWR tender stored at Eastleigh (12-67 bottom) cites Rly Obsr, 1947 (Oct) which noted that tenders converted for oil storage eraly in WW2. Same writer adds a little non-information on page 45 of Issue 15..
Oil and Jumbos. John Edgington.
See Issue 12 p. 63: corrects caption: 8F not converted to oil fuel, but former NBL-constructed WD oil-burner returned to UK and LMR in April 1948 as 48246. The Jumbo considered by LMS expert was not CR type, but LBSCR Jumbo (12-82): corrects caption: No. 430 was not sole Jumbo to survive Grouping as No. 428 sold to Stratford upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway in 1920 became its No. 7 and then LMS 2303 and not withdrawn until 1924
LB&SC dockside queries. Nick Holliday.
Asks for information about sheer legs at Newhaven Harbour and how the power was transmitted to the hydraulic cranes which worked there. See response from Peter Barker in Issue 14 page 64
Deep in the Vorest! George Harris. 60
See feature on Forest of Dean Central Railway (12 page 29): had walked along remains in 1988 and found broad gauge rails in situ above Howbeach and below Roman Bridge: also photo. of Howbeach c1912..
Lantern slides. Kevin P. Jones
See Issue 12 page 25 et seq for feature on lantern slides (last was reproduced back-to-front) and feature on Caledonian blue by Jim MacIntosh (page 16 et seq) for comment on lithographs in Rly Mag as reproduced in Rly Arch.
Pontypool Road observations. Roger Martin-Mason.
See Issue 9 page 86 lower: Bulldog 4-4-0 No. 3344 Pluto with stopping train of clerestory non-corridor stock. present writer wondered if in view of the splashing water (strictly taboo) and the boater-hatted gentlemen whether the photo was some form of theatrical publicity stunt..

Alsop, John. The railway photographs of E. Pouteau. Part 13: The London & North Western Railway. Part 1. 61-81.

Fly Shunted 2 ... 82.
Solway Viaduct Annan, nearly dismantled. upper
1934-5: notes that bridge had formed walkway for Scottish Sunday drinkers venuring across to England. Also submerged piles formed a hazard to shipping.
Oil-fired 48XX (28XX) 2-8-0 passing above Neath Riverside and its signal box. lower.

Treloar, Peter. Wish you were here? Railway postcards of Cornwall. 83-96.

See also rear cover

Steam railcar (railmotor) No. 94 and trailer at Camborne on Penzance to Truro service c1908. upper
Falmouth station with baulk permanent way (caption states c1905): both from coloured postcards. lower rear cover

Number 14 (2006)

The railway in the landscape: Bursledon station. 2-3.
Between Netley and Fareham on River Hamble: magnificent steam yacht and steam launch, c1906. See also similar view in next Issue, and letter from John Fletcher (15 page 45) who corrects caption mention on "Portwood", should havve been Portswood.

Treloar, Peter. Stroudley's Gladstones. 4-16.
Argues that Stroudley did design locomotives for Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway when his chief, W.S. Brown was ill. Briefly records Stroudley's stay at Inverness and how he replaced Craven's chaos by standard types at Brighton. Asserts that the tender 0-4-2 type did not suffer from the instability problems which plagued 0-4-4Ts, notably the LSWR M7 and GWR 3521 classes. Notes that restored Gladstone had been intended for Science Museum (but space was not available)

London & North Eastern Railway (North Eastern Area) goods motor services. 17-38.
Virtually a facsimile reproduction of "rare" LNER publication from 1935: contains list of pick-up and drop-off points, such as "R.A.F. Station"; "Fir Tree"; "Park" and best of all "Ogle". The illustrations (most of very inferior resolution) include K3 No. 156 on express freight; pigs (more pigs in next Issue) and sheep (separate illus.) being loaded into LNER lorries; pea picking (looks like Steppes of Central Asia); sacks being loaded onto LNER lorry; Morris lorry being loaded; Ford lorry with parcels for village store (definitely pre-Tesco, about the only good feature); Fordson loading and unloading sacks; 33 lower: container being loaded and transhipped to railway flat lorry (stated to be Albion, but was an Associated Daimler: see letter from David Harvey in Issue 15 page 44; wholesaler distribution via LNER warehouse; cage containers being loaded into motor van; furniture removal; train ferry; control office (controller attempting to establish which "Carlton". Cover of Goods Motor Facilities on rear cover (colour). See published letter from old grump KPJ in Issue 15 page 43 and from Michael Brooks,  and some support from N.P. Fleetwood: should anyone read this electronic version it is worth noting that nearly all the viindictive (indeed comment in general) travels by e-mail.

Greaves, Jim. The travails of early rail travel. 39-45.
Text consists of letters to The Times from the 1840s onward and concern the dreadful conditions imposed upon the poor (some of the examples are very well known). Many of the illus. are also well known. Illus.: arrival of Eastern Counties Railway Christmas train at Shoreditch (Illustrated London News 1850); elevation and plan of LSWR 3rd class Parliamentary "carriage"; Euston and Birmingham Curzon Street shown at time of opening from LNWR postcards c1906; Reading station c1850; Punch cartoon rerlating to smoking; The Excursion Train Gallop by Frank Musgrave (cover); first class smoking carriage ECR (very well known, but so much better than One has to offer); Punch 3rd class carriage interior; Derby Day 1842 engraving.

Parkhouse, Neil and Miles, John. Bridge improvements on the Midland in the 1880s. Part 2: Overline and underline bridges. 46-61.
Soar Lane bridge (Leicester & Swannington Railway: ornate cast iron across Soar); Cleeve bridge (road over: timber truss with stone abutments: three views: one dated 1884 and in 1885 as rebuilt with new stone abutments and parapets and cast iron arches); Bridge No. 33 at Bredon (road over: steel or cast iron under-girder and considerable amount of masonry, 1884); Bridges Nos. 30 and 32 at Bredon (before (1884/6) and after (1885/6) photographs: timber spans of 1840 replaced by structures similar to previous: the before pictures give an excellent impression of how the Birmingham & Gloucester looked when opened); Washstone's Bridge near Frisby between Systn and Peterborough (bridge crossing Wreake being replaced: primitive earlier structure; new structure steel or cast iron girder with stone piers; Nar Bridge (King's Lynn): original flimsy structure: timber struss of 1864 as replaced in 1885 by steel or wrought iron girder span with brick abutments as incorporated into Midland & Great Northern Railway (before photograph shows coffer dam used to construct abutments; Spetchley Bridge; King's Heath bridge (brick arch original of 1840 and girder replacement of 1886); Bridge No. 48 at Abbott's Wood (original timber structure of 1840 awaiting replacement in 1886); and as replaced in 1887 with girder and stone replacement; bridges over streams at Fleam, Hargate and Egginton Brook where timber structures were replaced by girder and stone structures. See also letter from Brian Lewis in Issue 15 page 44 who had found alternative views in collections held in National collections (NRM and National Archives) and who observes that timber structures were in "as-built" condition. See also letter from J.W. Mann (Issue 16 page 56) which adds to the information about the bridge at Cleeve; and at Bredon (where the unpainted girders would have been treated with red lead prior to fabrication); the correct terminology for the timber bearer at the top of a trestle is a corbel; and at Abbotswood where the date of reconstruction was 1886..

Sibley, Alan. The boundary post at Potters Bar. (Fly Shunted 1). 62-3.
C1 small Atlantic No. 950 passing City of London Coal Tax boundary post (obelisk) at Potters Bar; also drawing and notes of others on LNER

Accident involving broad gauge 4-4-0T Meteor. 63.
Requests location of accident

'Down Postal' (letters). 64.
The L&B's contribution to London's railway coal trade. Harry Jack.
See Issue 13 p. 4: opened sidings to handle coal at Kilburn in 1845 which received coal from Clay Cross and Ince Hall collieries. Larger fascilities were opened at Camden in 1851.
Poetic licence. Nigel Lemon
See Issue 13 p. 4: Cargoes by John Masefield, not Rudyard Kipling
Poetic licence. Ron Allison
See Issue 13 p. 4: Cargoes by John Masefield, not Rudyard Kipling
Poetic licence [and satellite navigation]. Michael Dunn
See Issue 13 p. 4: Cargoes by John Masefield, not Rudyard Kipling; supposed location of Grayrigg (13 p. 70 upper) on branch line rather than on WCML; and (13 p. 75) Tebay looking north not south
Newhaven Docks query – a reply. Peter Barker.
See Number 13 p. 59 for letter from Nick Holliday: and feature which included Newhaven Dock in Issue 9 page 59: mechanism of sheer legs, also standpipes for hydraulic power. Further information from Peter Barker (giving dimensions): Issue 15 page 45
London coal depots and bridges. Huw Edwards.
See unidentified location in Issue 13 p. 22: suggests MR East India Dock. The bridges are those quoted as "Hatch End" in captions to illustrations in 13 on Pouteau LNWR listings: 62 lower is probably bridge No. 38; those on 71 lower and 80 upper are probably bridge No. 37. See also response from John Alsop (15 page 45) who rightly considers that "Harrow" was adequate designation for both Kenton and Hatch End (KPJ who was born in "Kenton" is proud to have "Harrow-on-the-Hill" on his birth certificate)
Midland Railway coal trains to Kensington. Michael J. Smith.
See feature in 13 beginning page 4: on page 22 there is a muddle concerning the North & South West Junction Railway: it did not provide access to the Widened Lines, but linked MR with LSWR. There is also muddle concerning access from the MR to the Widened Lines via King's Cross.
Colour vision – getting technical. Tony East.
Notes that human beings lack the greater colour perception of some other creatures, such as dinosaurs: cites Scientific American article.
L&SWR photographs. Nick Pomfret. 81.
See feature in Issue 13 page 40: considers that the Plymouth photographs were taken by F. Pascoe.
Drummond correction. Jim MacIntosh.
See illustration on p. 41 of Issue 13: CR locomotive illustrated not in Drummond original state, for which see Cornwell p. 69 top
Park Coal Depot. Cyril Crawley.
See feature in 13 beginning page 4: Park was not a coal depot; only gave access to Tottenham & District Gas Works.
The River Where? Paul Humfries.
On p. 29 of Issue 13 (feature begins page 4) the supposed River Ware must have been either the River Lea or the synonymous River Lee snorted reader from banks of the Stort.

Alsop, John. Pouteau listings Part 14: The London & North Western Railway Part 2 and the Maryport & Carlisle Railway. 65-81.

Fly Shunted 2. 82
Hope Mill station on 1 October 1892. upper
with decorated locomotive on opening day: Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Railway
Hertford Great Northern Railway station. lower
Caption implies that station became "Hertford North": known as Cowgate once separate Hertford North station opened.

Alsop, John. Wish You Were Here? Railway Postcards of Durham. 83-95.
See also rear cover for reproduction of coloured PC of Trimdon station.

Fly Shunted 3. 96
Tay Bridge looking north, nearing completion in spring of 1887.

Trimdon station (from coloured postcard). rear cover.

Number 15 (2007)

The railway in the landscape: Bursledon station. 2-3.
Whilst still single track with steam yacht, c1906. See also previous Issue for another similar view

Parkhouse, Neil and Miles, John. Bridge improvements on the Midland in the 1880s. Part 3: footbridges. 4-16.
Footbridges: Bridge No. 31 at Burton-on-Trent; under construction in unidentified works; Bagworth, Kettering, Ashchurch, Berkeley Road, Fish Ponds (Bristol); Kettering (another); Stamford and Hay-on-Wye. Also plans and drawings for reconstruction of Bridge No. 12 near Cheltenham dated February 1897; also Bredon as in late 1950s and Bredon station c1910.See also letter from J.W. Mann (Issue 16 page 56) relating to bridges at Fishponds and Bredon .

Arman, Brian. Didcot circa 1892: a broad gauge photographic delight. 17-23.

This led to an interesting letter from John Miles (Issue 16 page 55) which rightly congratulated eveybody for the wonderful pictures, but demolishes the Brunel genius myth: see therat for the demolition.

Fidczuk, Peter. Gas by rail Part 3: Murgatroyd's. 24-42.
New chlor-alkali works at Elworth, near Sandbach, Cheshire, opened in 1950. New fleet of vehicles acquired from Charles Roberts, including probably last wagons to be constructed with timber underframes. The feature, in addition to the photographic illus. tabulated below contains drawings for a bogie tank wagon and photographic details of health & safety type and ownership notices, safety caps, etc.  

'Down Postal'. 43-5.
Return to Lee-on-the-Solent. David Morton
See Issue 8 page 4: Scott did not become S&DR No. 11, but was acquired by the LSWR Engineer's Department and was named after Archibald Scott, the Traffic Manager, was moved to the Locomotive Department from January 1874, was sent to the Bodmin & Wadebridge line in Cornwall and returned in 1886. Also describes S&DR No. 11 which also came from George England: it had been constructed for the Imperial Exhibition held in London in 1862. The 2-4-0T was supplied in England's standard blue livery and was bought in 1863 by thhe S&DR where it was known by the saff ass "Bluebottle", but it was not the source for S&DJR blue livery. In 1870 it was sold to the Admiralty at Sheerness...
Somerset & Dorset Railway No. 3. Russ Garner.
See Issue 13 page 58: an attempt to postulate a location (between Burnham and Templecombe) and hints that might be on another railway. .
Somerset & Dorset Railway No. 3. Gerry Nichols
See Issue 13 page 58: an attempt to postulate a location: "south of Bruton"
L&NER Motor Services: brickbat — and a bouquet. Kevin Jones.
See protracted ad absurdum feature in Issue 14 page 17 et seq also cites Backtrack Editorial by himself and article on future of electronic information in J. Rly Canal Hist. Soc., 2006, 35, 277.
L&NER Motor Services: brickbat — and a bouquet. Michael Brooks.
See feature in Issue 14 page 17 et seq concurs with KPJ, but far less cruel.
L&NER Motor Services: brickbat — and a bouquet. N.P. Fleetwood. 44
See feature in Issue 14 page 17 et seq who noted that concentration of freight probably had a considerable effect upon local carters.
Midland bridges. Brian Lewis.
See Issue 14 page 46 et seq: writer had encountered alternative views in NRM and National Archive collections (notably RAIL 491/836 and 1014/37) and notes that the timber bridges as illustrated were in as-built condition.
L&NER lorries. David Harvey.
See Issue 14 page 33 lower: vehicle is not an Albion, but an Associated Daimler
More on the Gladstones. E.G. Best.
See Issue 14 page 16: location was Brighton (as agreed by John Minnis, below): adds that No. 172 was fitted with a live steam injector. Also notes that illus. on  top of page 13 (Issue 14) of No. 185 (not as text of letter) appeared to have been condensing as steam was issuing from tender as it was being filled.
More on the Gladstones. Peter Treloar
See 14-8 lower: locomotive fitted for oil firing using Johnson's patented vaporiser burner in which oil was burnt as a gas
More on the Gladstones. Paul Newham.
See 14-8 lower: locomotive fitted for oil firing
More on the Gladstones. Mike Christensen.
See Issue 14 page 12 lower not Balham Intermediate box
More on the Gladstones. John Minnis.
See Issue 14 table: 4 photographed T.F. Budden: 6: at Eastbourne; 7 lower at New Cross, not Bognor; 8 upper see also LBSCR ventilated meat van at head of train;  8 lower: also notes oil-burner and observes Midland Railway fruit and milk vans; 9 upper at Bognor; 10 photographed by E.J. Bedford; photographed by J.N. Maskelyne at Edenbridge; 14 upper: Victoria; and page 16: location was Brighton.
L&NWR Experiments. R. Hawkins. 45
See Issue 14 page 75 lower: staes locomotive withdrawn in August 1935 and cites W.B. Yeadon's A compendium of L&NWR locomotives, 1912-1949. Part 1. Passenger tender engines. Challenger, 1995.
L&NWR Pouteau revisions. John Alsop
Reaction to letter from Huw Edwards (Issue 14 page 64) and to the Pouteau listings in Issues 13 and 14: mainly a pontification on bridge numbers in vicinity of Harrow; the movement of the view at Tebay; caption in Issue 14 to illus on pagge 69 upper is incorrect; also illus on page 66 is a Benbow not an Alfred the Great
Nice sheerlegs! Peter Barker.
See Issue 9 page 59 and earlier letter in Issue 14 page 64: dimesnions now given
From our Hull correspondent. Mick Nicholson.
See bottom illus. on page 90 (Issue 14): clearly an 0-4-4T not as stated. Letter writer's loose reference to Whyte notation led to a useful letter from John Power (Issue 16 pages 55/6) on origins of Whtye notation and its instigator.
A North Eastern loco correction. G.N.G. Tingey.
See illus. page 95 upper (Issue 14): locomotive was S class 4-6-0 not R class 4-4-0
Bursledon. John Fletcher
See caption to Issue 14 page 2:Portswood not Portwood
Oil for coal and L&NWR matters. Bill Aves.
Follow up to letter in Issue 13 page 59 which as writer notes adds to confusion! See also Issue 14: Pouteau LNWR photographs: 73 lower: when LNWR tooks over NLR motive power three of the 4-4-0Ts were taken into LNWR stock and used on London area parcels workings; page 75 lower: offers alternative date for demise of George Findlay

Christensen, Mike. Accident at Northampton, 20th April 1910. (Follow up). 46-7.
Relates to Pouteau listings in Issue 14 page 77 upper: accident was due to signalman (Alfrerd Charles Adams) error and involved a passenger train running into rear of stationary freight: Col. H.A. Yorke in Board of Trade report (30 May 1910) was critical; of signalling and working methods.

Where? [Achilles class 4-2-2 Sir Richard Grenville possibly at Flax Bourton]. 47.
Caption includes notes on Achilles class

L&NER livestock lorry c1926-8  (Follow Up). 48-9.
Associated Daimler 428 type with Charles Roberts double-deck body for carrying sheep. Livery Royal blue: 4 illus. See letters in Issue 16 on page 55 from Adrian Gray, Ian Maddams and Bob McCunn all of which solve the riddle of how the ramp fitted within the confines of the lorry: Maddams also points out the location of the petrol tank and the 20 mph speed limit.

Parkhouse, Neil. Moments in time at Mistley Quay. 50-60.
Photographs by Alf Mustoe of quay on River Stour in even-then (early 1900s) only semi-rural Essex: see also letter from Keith Garwood (Issue 16-55) who actually lives there as did his parents and grandparents and who was listed in the original credits.

Mistley Quay from above Harwich branch with maltings and British Xylonite factory at Brantham (to employ Margaret Thatcher), 1902-3	50u
Spritsail barge Jane at Mistley Quay in late 1902 with Brooks maltings	50l
Brookes maltings with barges Edme and Agnes Mary	51u
Y14 0-6-0 No. 945 shunting at Mistley in 1903	51l
Horlock family group with GER 5-plank wagons	52u
Bagged barley from GER 5-plank wagon being loaded into lighter with Free, Rodwell & Co.'s No. 1 Malting behind	52l
Loading GER van direct from Brooks' warehouse using sack trucks and blank in 1904: note electric light	53
Ketch Fearless in 1904	54u
Steam,m coaster India	54l
Pigs at Mistley Quay	55u
Alf Horlock heaving sack of barley onto cart	55m
Bulk barley being unloaded off barge Marjorie and being placed in sacks and weighed, 1905: see letter from Keith Garwood (16-55) noting that the "bucket" visible was a bushel	55l
Free, Rodwell & Co.'s No. 5 Malting with schooner & spritsail barge	56
Spritsail barge Percy with sails hoisted and one leeboard clearly visible	57u
Original horse-worked tram route to Quay	57l
Free, Rodwell & Co.'s Nos. 5 and 6 Maltings	58
Free, Rodwell & Co.'s No. 1 Malting with spritsail barge becoming a stackie loaded with hay & tug behind it	59
Hay waggon with pair of horses (hay wain?)	60

Alsop, John. Pouteau listings. Part 15: The London & South Western Railway. 61-81.