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Message 4379 - Date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 04:32

Name: Keith Lewis, City: Houghton, Cambridgeshire, Country: United Kingdom

Email: keithlewis5@aol.com

Message: Hello, I am looking for information on the type of locomotive that were used on the Cambridge-Huntingdon-March branch lines between 1900 and the closure in the early 1960's.
Could you also direct me to any information or photographs of the Cambridge-St.Ives-Huntingdon lines and stations please?
Best regards,
Keith Lewis

Message 4378 - Date: Friday 27th January 2012 02:11

Name: David Desborough, City: Colchester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: david.desborough@ntlworld.com

Message: Is this web site active at all? No action since 2008. Where is Howie Milburn?

Message 4377 - Date: Tuesday 17th January 2012 16:20

Name: Barbara Massau, City: Macclesfield, Country: United Kingdom

Email: barbara.massau@ntlworld.com

Message: http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?row_id=22125
Hi,
I am membership secretary of The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust. The page on your website in the link mentions that a group are planning to build 82045 and I wonder if 1) you could link our website - www.82045.org.uk and 2) rather than use the word planning, say that we are building 82045. The chassis is actually complete (apart from being riveted together) and we are now raising funds for the wheels.We also have many other parts and cylinders on order.
Thank you. Regards Barbara Massau

Message 4376 - Date: Tuesday 17th January 2012 14:45

Name: Mr Robert Dudley, City: Derby, Country: United Kingdom

Email: rdudley48@googlemail.com

Message: I am doing some research on Stafford Road works, and trying to find what locomotives were repaired there between 1960 and when it closed in 1964. But I seem to have hit a brick wall. Can anyone help me find this sort of information.
Thanks,
R.Dudley

Message 4375 - Date: Tuesday 17th January 2012 06:01

Name: Jack Harris , City: London, Country: United Kingdom

Email: manchesternorth@yahoo.com

Message: Just a quick question about using the BR logo to support an independent cd download of train recordings - can the BR logo be used in this instance?

please let me know asap

Reagrsd Jack

Message 4374 - Date: Sunday 15th January 2012 05:39

Name: Paul Miles, City: Melbourne, Country: Australia

Email: paulmiles20@hotmail.com

URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/PaulMilesRailway?blend

Message: Hi, I am desperately trying to find an image, even GA drawing of the following loco. Can you assist in any way or point me in the right direction? Thanks so much.
Hawthorn, builder’s Nos. 927-930 of 1855, four freight 0-6-0 well tank goods engines built for the privately-owned Melbourne and Geelong Railway Company by R & W Hawthorn. The quartet arrived in Melbourne on the ship ‘Jessica’ on 21.7.1856. Original cost £5105 12s 1d. Diameter of Cylinder, 15 in. Length of Stroke, 20 in. Diameter of Driving Wheels, 5 ft. Distance between Centres of Front and Hind Wheels, 15 ft. Length of the Cylindrical part of Boiler, 10 ft 2 in. Interior Diameter of Boiler, 4 ft. Number of Tubes, 205. Interior Height of Fire Box above Fire Bars, 4 ft 10 in. height of Lower Rows of Tubes above Fire Bars, 2 ft 1 in. Length of the Fire Box, 4 ft 5 in. Width of the Fire Box, 3 ft 10¾ in. Working Pressure in lbs. per square inch, 110.

Message 4373 - Date: Friday 13th January 2012 17:33

Name: peter sheppard, City: Edinburgh, Country: United Kingdom

Email: peterrsheppard@aol.com

Message: I notice that you have all the SR C2x class as being cut up at Ashford works. This was not the case as most unusually No. 32545 was cut up in Rotherham, Yorkshire along with Class E1 No 31067 and and Class H 31261. This was reported in the railway press at the time and I remember noting the locomotives there.

I find the site most helpful though clearly you have a huge amount of work to do. I am willing to assist in any way.

Message 4372 - Date: Tuesday 10th January 2012 08:40

Name: paul W Gennoe, City: Llandudno

Email: pwgennoe@carillionplc.com

Message: There were 2 steam sheds in Stockport
Edgeley Sheds 9b
Heatom Mersey 9f

Message 4371 - Date: Sunday 8th January 2012 15:35

Name: Michael Flanders, City: Bristol, Country: United Kingdom

Email: mikeflanders@blueyonder.co.uk

Message: I wonder if you could tell me the colour livery history of the LMS 6161 (46161) and the name history (The Kings Own) as I am undertaking a painting. When she was renumbered did she operation in the same region as previously? I appreciate you help and advise. Regards Michael.

Message 4370 - Date: Tuesday 3rd January 2012 17:07

Name: Alan Ogilvie, City: Northampton, Country: United Kingdom

Email: a10gut @aol.com

URL: n/A

Message: I came across this site by accident and thought "great" Stations -excellent - how often do you see a photograph where the location is not designated ? However,this site has not been updated since 2008. Either close it down or upgrade. It is certainly not the premier UK Rail Site.Sorry to be so critical but I am really disappointed

Alan

Message 4369 - Date: Tuesday 3rd January 2012 00:22

Name: Robert Watson, City: Brisbane, Country: Australia

Email: kaboom@bigpond.net.au

Message: Greetings. I have a photo of a locomotive number 3042 I believe was taken around 1951/51. after the number 3042 are 3 letters which are very hard to read, possibly "R&E". If this is one of your locomotives, let me know and I will forward the scanned photo. My relatives worked on the NE Railway. Photo was taken either in England or Sydney. Cheers, Rob Watson.

Message 4368 - Date: Monday 2nd January 2012 23:43

Name: John Bawden, City: Eaton, Country: Australia

Email: lpbawden@westnet.com.au

Message: Hi, Having been A fireman at Camden MPD 1B late 50s early 60s I can assure you that the boiler pressure on a Stanier Pacific is 250psi not 200psi Cheers J.B.

Message 4367 - Date: Sunday 1st January 2012 09:09

Name: Roger Lee, City: Purley, Country: United Kingdom

Email: Roger5wvr@hotmail.co.uk

Message: I would like to add and correct data on this site, especially those relating to the Southern Railway.

Message 4366 - Date: Wednesday 28th December 2011 04:53

Name: trevor burridge, City: chelmsford, Country: United Kingdom

Email: burridge@btinternet.com

Message: just to say that gresly panier tanl loco 68961 appears in the great st trinians train robbery movie made in 1966

Message 4365 - Date: Wednesday 28th December 2011 04:52

Name: R Young, City: Falkirk, Country: United Kingdom

Email: rsqyoung@blueyonder.co.uk

Message: 68961 starred in the Great St Trinians train robbery film

Message 4364 - Date: Thursday 22nd December 2011 11:45

Name: mr geoffrey booth, City: manchester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: g.booth@ntlworld.com

Message: Can you tell me if the Liverpool lime street to Harwich boat train ran through Bury Lancs in the 1950s?,pulled by a Patriot or Jubalee class engine.
Yours,
MR.G.BOOTH.

Message 4363 - Date: Thursday 15th December 2011 12:54

Name: Grahame Mann, Country: United Kingdom

Email: stampmann@btinternet.com

Message: You have BR Southern class Q 30541 listed as cut up at Cashmores Newport. I t was of course at Woodhams Barry and has since been rescued and restored

Message 4362 - Date: Monday 12th December 2011 09:37

Name: Tim Roberts, City: Manchester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: twroberts27@yahoo.com

Message: Your section on B12/3s states that none are preserved but, of course, there is the wonderful restoration of 61572 being restored at Bury (ELR) before being returned to the North Norfolk Railway.
Please see:
http://www.wandering1500.co.uk

Love your site, though.

Kind regards
Tim

Message 4361 - Date: Friday 9th December 2011 05:49

Name: Nick Monk, City: northwich, Country: United Kingdom

Email: nick@snowsh.com

Message: Hi, I am trying to find a list of all railway stations in the UK with longitude/latitude. Its for a webproject. All searches accross the internet have come up blank. I was wondering if you have this data, or a sugestion as to how to find it.

Many Thanks

Nick

Message 4360 - Date: Friday 2nd December 2011 13:46

Name: John Wilde, City: Modbury, Country: United Kingdom

Email: wilde-john@sky.com

Message: Looking at the GWR 4300 Class of locomotives the designer is named George J Churchwood. This is wrong as his name is George J Churchward.

Message 4359 - Date: Friday 2nd December 2011 04:19

Name: George Smith

Email: geonlor@btinternet.com

Message: Hello Howie. Following your initial mail to me on 28-11, I am just checking if you received my 2 subsequent e-mails from over the past few days. Nothing has been received from you (which is unusual). However, since an update to my Norton Anti-Virus on 27-11, I have experienced REAL problems in sending e-mails - some get through and some are trashed without me knowing! Please comment. Many thanks, George

Message 4358 - Date: Monday 28th November 2011 10:35

Name: George Smith, City: Wrexham, Country: United Kingdom

Email: geonlor@btinternet.com

Message: Gents. I am trying to find some reference history concerning a photograph that I have of a pre-1900 steam locomotive and which was driven by my grandfather (actually shows him in the roofless cab). The photo shows it to be an 0-6-0T with running number 1009. There are no operator marks or crests and the only 'brand identification' that I can see are Light and Dark Boiler Bands and with similar bands around the side panels of the cab and again around the Tender. Its certainly an early locomotive as it is without any cover for the cab and the Tender is very shallow. If it helps, I understand that my grandfathers 'route' was Manchester to Hereford. Any info you could provide would be appreciated and, if it helps you, I can send you a scan of the photo.

Message 4357 - Date: Sunday 27th November 2011 14:12

Name: Stephen Sumners, City: Leyland, Country: United Kingdom

Email: aquitania40015@gmail.com

Message: Used to have PC Tops of floppy discs. Any idea when PC Tops will become available on CD or online as your web site says no orders being taken but do not know how old this message is.
Any info most welcome.
Steve Sumners

Message 4356 - Date: Wednesday 23rd November 2011 03:30

Name: Alan Weaver, City: Sheffield, Country: United Kingdom

Email: alanweaver08@btinternet.com

URL: www.steam-train-photos.co.uk

Message: Brilliant site. I will add a link to my website on my links page.
Why don't you have a links page?
Also what are the suffixes a and b?

Best Wishes, Alan Weaver

Message 4355 - Date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 17:33

Name: Michael Hopkins, City: Pontypridd, Country: United Kingdom

Email: michael.hopkins05@virgin.net

Message: Regarding Moat Lane loco shed. If you scroll directly north from the marker to Old Moat Lane, you will find the shed is still in existence, albeit added to somewhat.

Message 4354 - Date: Sunday 13th November 2011 11:47

Name: don henson, City: Stockton-on-Tees, Country: United Kingdom

Email: donhenson1888@yahoo.com

Message: I im just trying to find a bit more information on the Schools Class
N0 30927 Clifton.
I believe it was withdrawn in 1962/3. But I recently spotted a photo of
this loco dated 2010. I have since not been able to find that photo again.
As there are only three of these locos preserved and this on was not among them,
I wondered if anyone can say for definet that this loco was indeed scrapped.
Any information on this loco would be great.
Rgds,

Don.

Message 4353 - Date: Friday 4th November 2011 16:34

Name: stephen prior, City: bingey, Country: United Kingdom

Email: sprior7@yahoo.com

Message: Am interested in helping and contributing to site. Think site is excellent although many details on steam locos appear to be missing.

Message 4352 - Date: Tuesday 1st November 2011 16:24

Name: Tanveer hussain, City: sheffield, Country: United Kingdom

Email: sth_saifi@hotmail.co.uk

Message: hello
i m looking for rail scrape please send me detail how i buy from u waiting for your reply soonest

with very best regards
tanveer hussain
hs.import and export ltd
sheffield
01143489281

Message 4351 - Date: Sunday 16th October 2011 12:41

Name: Ian Ogden, City: Cardiff, Country: United Kingdom

Email: ian.ogden83@ntlworld.com

Message: Have been trying to obtain information on St Margaret's shed loco allocation, but there is no legend to indicate what the (a) and (b) letters denote after the loco numbers. Please advise.

Message 4350 - Date: Thursday 13th October 2011 04:34

Name: John Dawkes, City: nottingham, Country: United Kingdom

Email: jdawkes@hotmail.com

Message: Great site Have been passed a photograph of a Peckett built engine works number 842 named Sherman built in 1900 was wondering if you had any information regards this loco

great site many thanks

Message 4349 - Date: Wednesday 12th October 2011 02:38

Name: DAVID MILLARD, City: DERBY, Country: United Kingdom

Email: david.millard900@virginmedia.com

URL: http://www.railuk.info/steam/steamclass_search.php

Message: Howie, I looked at a couple of locos from the LSWR (30588 and 30589), designated as class C14, which were 0-4-0T developed by Urie, and these are grouped with a set of ex-GCR locomotives numbered between 67440 and 67441, which were 4-4-2T produced by Robinson, but they carry the same designation. Perhaps one of them could be redesignated "C-14" to avoid ambiguity.
Regards
Dave Millard

Message 4348 - Date: Saturday 8th October 2011 12:02

Name: norm bennett, City: folkestone, Country: United Kingdom

Email: potteries1935@yahoo.co.uk

URL: CT194JE

Message: TRYING TO FIND OUT WHICH STANDARD LOCO WAS ON EXHIBITION AT THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951 CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS PLEASE.
PLEASE REPLY TO THE ABOVE E-MAIL ADDRESS. THANKS.

Message 4347 - Date: Friday 7th October 2011 14:42

Name: Jim Kirkman, City: Leicester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: jim.kirkman@ijsk.com

Message: Class B12/3 61572 formerly LNER 8572 is preserved, based on the North Norfolk Railway, UK. Your details of class B12 say "none preserved".

Message 4346 - Date: Friday 7th October 2011 07:39

Name: steve walker, City: bham, Country: United Kingdom

Email: steve_walker12@yahoo.com

Message: Please send me details of your stam trains running beside the sea for 2012

Message 4345 - Date: Saturday 1st October 2011 08:52

Name: KEN PITT, City: REDDITCH, Country: United Kingdom

Email: kenneth.pitt06@btinternet.com

Message: Hi,

Many yeto ho
Aars ago (OC Open Day 1980 ???? I had a copy of PCTOPS and you also did a blank PCBUS programme for me.
ks

01527 591195

Message 4344 - Date: Wednesday 28th September 2011 07:07

Name: Gary Sutton, City: Slough, Country: United Kingdom

Email: sutton.1961@hotmail.co.uk

Message: trying to find film made at Waterloo Station (LONDON) late 70s and my dad was in it, it as been shown on BBC T.V i think it was called a day in the life Waterloo station staring Fred Sutton all i can remember him talking about Liz Taylor.

Message 4343 - Date: Monday 19th September 2011 14:37

Name: Bruno Gutierrez Torero, City: Lima, Country: Peru

Email: brunogt@ec-red.com

Message: Hi
This year the Railway Huacho-Ancon in Lima, Peru celebrates 100 years,
In 1911 he had 3 locomotives built by Hawthorn Leslie numbers 2866, 2867 and 2868 and calls Sayan, Huaral and Huaura. It is possible to get a picture of them ...?

Thank you and Best regards

Bruno

Message 4342 - Date: Sunday 18th September 2011 08:41

Name: Steve, Country: United Kingdom

Email: blackfive1@btinternet.com

Message: Shouldn't you get a person to look at the lists? They appear to be compiled by a computer, with no human intervention. In the scrapyard list, one entry is SNB, See Notes Below. There is a list of locos scrapped at See Notes Below. Apart from this obviously not being an actual place, the list is of all the preserved steam locos, not scrapped at all.

Message 4341 - Date: Friday 16th September 2011 06:05

Name: Jan Shearsmith, City: Manchester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: j.shearsmith@mosi.org.uk

Message: Hi.
i have been using your database of loco numbers to identify individual engines wheel configurations whilst cataloguing a collection of photographs taken by John Clarke during the 1960-1970s. Most of the photographs are taken in the North West but, I thought it might be worth mentioning the collection to you. It is interesting when I match one of our photographs with details on your database how soon after some of the locos were taken out of service and broken up. There is online access to the collection via http://www.mosi.org.uk/collections/explore-the-collections/images-online/search.aspx
Thanks to your work I have been able to at least add wheel configuration as well as number, giving another search term our users can use when searching through the collection.
Thank you.
Jan Shearsmith

Message 4340 - Date: Saturday 10th September 2011 02:56

Name: Les James Wright, City: bromsgrove, Country: United Kingdom

Email: return2senderstoke@msn.com

Message: I have a photo of me on top of tanky 4646 filling the tank,taken at Halesowen,West Mids 1966,i mated Cliff Totney who took hundreds of railway photos,any one know of him

Message 4339 - Date: Wednesday 7th September 2011 07:38

Name: Alex Creamer, City: London, Country: United Kingdom

Email: alex.creamer@blueyonder.co.uk

URL: www.alexcreamer.co.uk

Message: Hi
I am a designer working on a project for the Royal Mail.
I have an enquiry regarding the Clan Mackinnon 54767.
Would you be able to tell me where it was built?
It says in its profile it was built at Hawthorne Leslie but also Highland Railway Works.
Would you be able to clarify where it was built?

Thank you
Alex

Message 4338 - Date: Tuesday 6th September 2011 15:39

Name: Geoff Law, City: Willenhall, West Midlands., Country: United Kingdom

Email: geofflaw68@talktalk.net

Message: I worked for British Rail from 1958 until I retired in 94. I spent time at several M.p. Depots including Ryecroft(Walsall) Bescot and Bushbury. I do have a few photos of engines on Bushbury Shed taken c.1963. Youre welcome to them if they are of interest to you.

Message 4337 - Date: Tuesday 6th September 2011 15:18

Name: william challenor, City: wednesbury, Country: United Kingdom

Email: williamchallenor@yahoo.co.uk

Message: i was fireman and then engine driver i worked on the kings and castle
class steam engins from wolverhamton to paddington

Message 4336 - Date: Monday 5th September 2011 01:07

Name: WAYNE BRITTAIN, City: Ipswich, Country: United Kingdom

Email: waynejo.873@ntlworld.com

Message: Hi
I am trying to locate a photograph or movie clip from 1959 ( I think )
A relation, who was 9 at this time, together with his two younger brothers were at Ipswich Railway station in November of this year (he thinks!!). He recalls that the press and TV were there because it was the day of last steam passenger service
to leave Ipswich.
Bill and his brothers were asked to stand on the foot plate of the engine by the media and photo's were taken.
I would love to trace a photograph or anything else that shows this event and present Bill with something at his forthcoming birthday in December.
To date I have had no luck!
Many Thanks
Wayne.

Message 4335 - Date: Friday 2nd September 2011 12:50

Name: Barry Lewis, City: Teignmouth, Country: United Kingdom

Email: bcelewis1944@btinternet.com

Message: I cannot leave any comments on your photographs. You have quite a lot of misinformation that is not correct with your notes on some of the classes. I note that there have been no comments left for any photograph? I would suggest that the website is not working properly?

Message 4334 - Date: Monday 29th August 2011 14:26

Name: bryan hodges, City: nottingham, Country: United Kingdom

Email: bryanhodges@btinternet.com

Message: hi would you like a photo of my grand farther (eng drive) james boulton with one of his trains 92090

Message 4333 - Date: Wednesday 10th August 2011 08:16

Name: c p boylan, City: whitley bay, Country: United Kingdom

Email: c_boylan@sky.com

URL: info@railuk.info

Message: My Comment
In your loco allocation for 1948 for 52E percy main
76024 is shown as allocated to this depot.
This seems rather odd seeing that the locomotive
in question was not constructed until 1953.
No br standards were allocated here as the depot
was populated by Class J27\'s

Message 4332 - Date: Saturday 30th July 2011 10:29

Name: Ian Dewsnap, City: Glossop, Country: United Kingdom

Email: iandewsnap@smartemail.co.uk

Message: I have a extremely grainy picture of 60034 on the scrapline at North Blyth in front of it is K1 62006 this has no scrapping point in your database. Hope this may be of use.
Great site many thanks

Message 4331 - Date: Wednesday 27th July 2011 03:25

Name: anthony brown, City: Edinburgh, Country: United Kingdom

Email: sixonesixfoureight@yahoo.co.uk

Message: Dear Sir,

Again I e-mail you regarding the photograph of 42886 south of Carlisle. I would like a print, if possible.

This is my second e-mail. what's the point of you asking for feedback if you don't respond!!!??

regards,

Anthony Brown

Message 4330 - Date: Tuesday 26th July 2011 03:44

Name: anthony brown, City: Edinburgh, Country: United Kingdom

Email: sixonesixfoureight@yahoo.co.uk

Message: Dear Sir,

I would like a print of 42886 passing the site of Brisco Station south of Carlisle that you hold.

regards,

Tony Brown

P.S. Also do you have any images of 'L' Class 4-4-0 31772 in British Railways days?

Message 4329 - Date: Tuesday 26th July 2011 01:30

Name: David Desborough, City: Colchester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: david.desborough@ntlworld.com

Message: Is this site still active? There have been no new items for some time!

Message 4328 - Date: Wednesday 20th July 2011 12:08

Name: Roelant van Eijk, City: Buinen, Country: Netherlands

Email: randavaneijk@hotmail.com

URL: www.savage-engineers-ltd.com

Message: Dear ladies, sirs,

Many years ago I aquired a 4-4-0 5\" gauge locomotive, Maid of Kent, in North-east England. The guy selling it was in need of cash and didn\'t seem to be a rail enthousiast - I seem to remember he was given it instead of cash at some sort transaction.

Anyway, the story was that the loco was a \'Maid of Kent\' and build by the apprentices of the works (which?) where the original was built (?), prior to building the \'real one\', based on the full scale drawings.
The story goes on, saying that the full scale version met with an accident on a bridge on its maiden voyage, killing many serviceman in the disaster, and had a very short life.
This puts the whole affair somewhere in the 1940-1945 period, likely into the latter half. Now there are reports of a rail disaster in 1944, but that is a 0-6-0 see: http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1241.0

Now I\'ve been looking/asking/google-ing, but many questions remain unanswered:
- was there ever a full scale Maid of Kent (did she carry another name)?
- how credible is the story that the 5\" was built to the full scale drawings before the full-scale built? Was that a common practice, maybe to fine-tune the design?
- There\'s a variety of references to Maid of Kent, but I\'m still unclear who was the designer (full scale or model), where it was build.

I hope you can shed some light on some or all of my questions.

Many thanks,
Roelant

Message 4327 - Date: Thursday 14th July 2011 13:20

Name: Mr Alun Williams, City: Raunds, Country: United Kingdom

Email: a.williams1957@ntlworld.com

Message: In May 1964 I visited Troon scrapyard where i saw 10 loco's
42910,56039,57249,57296,57302,57600,57688,61243,61396,64626
Now when i checked your list i see 42910,56039,57302&61396
are shown as cut-up at another location !?!?
also 64626 is shown as Unknown and 68095 which i saw on same day at
Shettleston scrapyard

Message 4326 - Date: Friday 8th July 2011 06:04

Name: Stuart, City: Salford, Country: United Kingdom

Email: s.eadie2@ntlworld.com

Message: Re: Black 5 45337.Your site shows scrapped. Engine is fully restored.Is at East Lancahire Railway, Bury.

Message 4325 - Date: Tuesday 5th July 2011 11:01

Name: RICHARD WELLS, City: Cambridge, Country: United Kingdom

Email: trickywells@btinternet.com

Message: Sir
A correction to your list. Class 317654 RICHARD WELLS was named on the 30/10/2003 and not as shown on the 31/12/2003

Yours Richard Wells.

Message 4324 - Date: Saturday 2nd July 2011 06:56

Name: John Richardson, City: Mansfield, Country: United Kingdom

Email: jonbet.richardson06@taltalk.net

Message: I have been a member for several years but I cannot remember my password. I joined just prior to the illness that stopped any progress on the site. I now find I am unable to log in

Message 4323 - Date: Friday 1st July 2011 15:28

Name: jack sivewright, City: Glasgow, Country: United Kingdom

Email: jsivewright@mac.com

URL: don\'t know this

Message: First of all, I am surprised to see the word locomotives spelled wrongly on your home page.
Secondly - with 28000 locomotives listed on about 140 pages plus, it would be easier to find a particular loco, if the choice of "goto page***" was given.
Otherwise it would seem that you have to click through at least 100 pages to reach a loco with a high placing in the list.
I have maybe judged wrongly from first glance at the home page.
Yours
Jack Sivewright

Message 4322 - Date: Monday 27th June 2011 15:39

Name: George A Davidson, City: Bridge of Weir, Country: United Kingdom

Email: g.davidson@tiscali.co.uk

Message: I have just acquired a Gauge 0 model of GWR 2-6-0 No 5308. It seems to be missing from any of the class lists which I have examined. What became of it?

Message 4321 - Date: Friday 24th June 2011 23:41

Name: peter wilkinson, City: Muscat, Country: Oman

Email: pete_wilki@yahoo.co.uk

Message: Please can you help us with simple drawings and explanation of the 4-6-0 wheel system for the LNWR George v train.

Message 4320 - Date: Tuesday 14th June 2011 14:50

Name: Mark Allatt, City: dewsbury, Country: United Kingdom

Email: mark.allatt@talktalk.net

Message: Is PCTOPS still available?

Message 4319 - Date: Monday 13th June 2011 14:20

Name: IAN NORTON, City: warminster, Country: United Kingdom

Email: ian.norton@hotmail.com

Message: I have a photo of my Grandfather H T Norton DRIVER of 21c143 COMBE MARTIN sitting on the front of this locomotive. Happy to email you a copy.

Message 4318 - Date: Monday 13th June 2011 03:33

Name: Malcolm van Dijk, City: Groningen, Country: Netherlands

Email: malcolmvandijk@orange.nl

Message: Hello, I am looking for information about my dad, who had worked with the British Railways in the years between 1945 and 1963. His name is Menno Gerhardus van Dijk.
He had the Dutch nationality and was born on the 14th februari 1920 in Delfzijl, Groningen, The Netherlands. I hope you can help me.

Yours sincerly,

M.J. van Dijk

Message 4317 - Date: Friday 10th June 2011 06:10

Name: graham walley, City: Loughborough, Country: United Kingdom

Email: peg9000@hotmail.com

Message: Can you tell me where I can get details of the actual engine/ power units used in the various diesel/ diesel-electric locomotives used by British Rail, and where they were made?

Thanks

GW

Message 4316 - Date: Tuesday 17th May 2011 04:32

Name: david j capel, City: tadley, Country: United Kingdom

Email: www.d.capel850@btinternet.com

Message: gwr pannier missing lot numbers from listing as follows:
1600-1619 lot no 381
1620-1629 lot no 381
1630-1649 lot no 389
1650-1654 lot no 417
1655-1669 lot no 417

Message 4315 - Date: Sunday 8th May 2011 13:39

Name: Harry Dickinson

Email: homefront_friends@yahoo.co.uk

URL: www.harryandedna.co.uk

Message: Hello I have a few photos of 67764 locos as my grandfather was an engine driver on them. Would a copy of the images be of interest to you?

Message 4314 - Date: Friday 6th May 2011 08:19

Name: david watson, City: leeds, Country: United Kingdom

Email: watson2dleeds@btinternet.com

Message: Hi looking for the wd 90000-90732
Ive just found your site and what a
mountain of information regards david

Message 4313 - Date: Thursday 5th May 2011 09:22

Name: Analucia Beaman, City: London, Country: United Kingdom

Email: analucia@themetraders.com

Message: Hi there,
I wondered if you could help me with some advice.
I am looking to purchase some old train seats (can be undergroud/overground etc.)
Can you tell me the best way to search for these on your site?
Thanks so much for your help.
Analucia

Message 4312 - Date: Monday 2nd May 2011 06:57

Name: David Fells, City: Leicester, Country: United Kingdom

Email: david@bencaunt.freeserve.co.uk

Message: Hello,

Not sure if I am contacting the right people (if not please advise me where I should look) but I am researching a football match which took place in Liverpool on March 10th 1894 and came across the following statement in a newspaper of the time:

"The team and directors returned to Nottingham by the 6.40 pm saloon special – a remarkable train, which included no fewer than twenty saloon carriages – the largest train of the kind ever sent out from Nottingham. The train arrived at the Midland Station just after eight o’clock"

Is it possible this train was unusual in the way it was described? I would welcome your thoughts.

Thank you

Dave Fells
Leicestershire

Message 4311 - Date: Wednesday 27th April 2011 13:13

Name: andrew bevan, City: burry port, Country: United Kingdom

Email: andrewb-obiwankenobi@hotmail.co.uk

Message: At Swansea Museum Collections at Llandore in Swansea i came face to face with a 0-6-0 st austerity class steam loco it had NCB and no 1426 on it belonged to Bryn Llew colliery. Also there is a 0-4-0 Steam Loco called Sir Charles a fireboxless shunter previously at BP llandarcy would any one know any further details on these locos

Andrew Bevan

Message 4310 - Date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 15:36

Name: jeanne wilkins, City: east cowes, Country: United Kingdom

Email: jlwilkins@talk21.com

Message: I work for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the IOW. We have been given a certificate that was given to Walter Wyborn by Southern Railway for bravery on May 10th 1941. We wondered if you might have any information on the circumstances leading to this award. It was the night of the worst blitz in London.
Regards
Jeanne Wilkins

Message 4309 - Date: Saturday 23rd April 2011 08:22

Name: andrew bevan, City: Llanelli, Country: United Kingdom

Email: andrewb-obiwankenobi@hotmail.co.uk

Message: this afternoon i came face to face awith a loco numbered 1426 with NCB on the tank, this looks like a class 58 and i can asure you it is intact and reciding in Swansea, as part of the Swansea Museum Collection. I have got photos to prove it is still around

Andrew Bevan

Message 4308 - Date: Wednesday 20th April 2011 04:20

Name: Tim Phillips, City: London, Country: United Kingdom

Email: tim@timphillips.co.uk

Message: I'm not an enthusiast, but I thought you might be interested to find out what happened to this locomotive:

http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?number=69647&grp=&level=b

Find out here:

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1165

I hope that's of interest!

Tim

Message 4307 - Date: Friday 15th April 2011 04:58

Name: DAVID MILLARD, City: DERBY, Country: United Kingdom

Email: david.millard900@virginmedia.com

URL: http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?ite

Message: ON THIS CLASS OF LOCOMOTIVE THERE APPEAR TO BE SEVERAL DUPLICATES IN THE NUMBER LISTINGS: 28095 IS ALSO LISTED AS LMS28095, 28153 IS ALSO LISTED AS LMS28153, LMS8357 IS LISTED TWICE, 28230 IS ALSO LISTED AS LMS28230, AND LMS8139 APPEARS TO BE A DUPLICATE OF LMS28139.

Message 4306 - Date: Wednesday 13th April 2011 03:50

Name: DAVID MILLARD, City: DERBY, Country: United Kingdom

Email: david.millard900@virginmedia.com

URL: http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?ite

Message: I NOTICE THAT ON THIS CLASS ENGINE NUMBERS 21307, 21361, AND 21385 APPEAR TO CARRY THE SAME DATA AS LMS1307, LMS1361, AND LMS1385. ARE THESE ENTRIES ACTUALLY DUPLICATED, AS THEY APPEAR TO RELATE TO THE SAME ENGINES

Message 4305 - Date: Tuesday 29th March 2011 15:28

Name: P Protopapa, City: London, Country: United Kingdom

Email: e_bee@hotmail.com

Message: can you put me in touch directly with scrap rail yards or supliers, not agents though, who have scrap rails for sale and export.

Thanks

Message 4304 - Date: Sunday 6th March 2011 13:41

Name: Tony Newman, City: Barrie, Country: Canada

Email: central@copper.net

Message: I see you have gaps in the data re the last working ex-LNWR Super Ds.
I can state positively that the last members of the class to work on BR, from Bescot shed (shedcode then 2F), were: 48895, 49361, 49407 and 49430.
My information is that they were withdrawn en bloc in December 1964 and were broken up at nearby Cashmores of Great Bridge.
For reference, at time of withdrawal all four of these locos were running with half-cab tenders.
Not much but I hope it helps.
T.N.

Message 4303 - Date: Sunday 6th March 2011 05:45

Name: chris Makin, Country: Spain

Email: chris.makin@hotmail.com

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6UAg-mOW4

Message: 34102, 35013,35030,34104,34031,34089 scrapped at Cashmores Newport as photographed by me in 1967 / 1968. I will go through my lists and identify others

Message 4302 - Date: Wednesday 2nd March 2011 06:30

Name: John Waldron-Kelly, City: Llantwit Major, Country: United Kingdom

Email: john@waldron-kelly.demon.co.uk

Message: 8F 48221 last depot was 9B Stockport Edgeley.

Message 4301 - Date: Tuesday 15th February 2011 15:27

Name: Graham Shaw, City: Coventry, Country: United Kingdom

Email: gjshaw@talktalk.net

Message: Dear Sir or Madam,
I have just looked at your very excellent pages on the British Railways 9F 2-10-0, and like you I thought I knew this class very well, having seen most of them being built. However on the matter of the locomotives retro fitted with a double chimney like you I thought it was confined to 92000/1/2/6 . Yesterday I discovered a photo of 92005 on shed at York in 1965. Lo and behold it has a double chimney, much to my astonshiment. There is absolutely no doubt about the identity of the loco. The photograph was taken by Keith Pirt and is published in a Booklaw publication.

Message 4300 - Date: Saturday 12th February 2011 19:15

Name: Mr.Stephen Crossland, City: Blackburn, Country: United Kingdom

Email: stephen.crossland@talktalk.net

Message: I have just come across two Photographs at http://www.phantasrail.co.uk/wigan.htm
that show CRAB 42832 being cut up for scrap at the central wagon company in wigan code is CWI you have it being scraped at wards Beighton WBE.

Message 4299 - Date: Friday 11th February 2011 07:32

Name: Jeff Brown, City: Cleethorpes, Country: United Kingdom

Email: jeffbrown104@ntlworld.com

Message: You are way out with your site for 35A New England depot. It was at the side of the east coast mainline about 2 miles north of Peterborough station

Message 4298 - Date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 15:07

Name: JOHN GRIFFITH, City: Cambridge, Country: Canada

Email: griffnumber1@sympatico.ca

Message: Dear Sirs, I have in my possession a brass cabside numberplate from loco. No. 4919 "Donnington Hall". I would like to have a photo of this loco to display alongside the plate. Do you have any photos of this loco?
Regards, John Griffith

Message 4297 - Date: Thursday 27th January 2011 16:55

Name: mike eastham, City: wigan, Country: United Kingdom

Email: m.eastham49@blueyonder.co.uk

Message: why can,t i find shed locations comes up not compatible with browser

Message 4296 - Date: Thursday 20th January 2011 13:58

Name: barry anderson, City: cambridge, Country: United Kingdom

Email: grandad1947@hotmail.com

Message: How do I search for allocations by year . Allocations are given for each shed for 1948 but what about following years? Is it possible to do this?
Thanks

Message 4295 - Date: Sunday 16th January 2011 06:28

Name: hj.ellam, City: wolverhampton, Country: United Kingdom

Email: hj.ellam8705@gmail.com

Message: can you please tell me if collet 2268 was in black livery.regards hj.ellam

Message 4294 - Date: Thursday 13th January 2011 15:13

Name: Andrew Brailsford, City: Sheffield, Country: United Kingdom

Email: andrew.brailsford@aajae.freeserve.co.uk

Message: Hi
I am trying to find out some information about a photo that features a 0 6 0 tank engine believed to be a GWR engine and with the number on a plate on the cab of 2708.
If I zoom in on the plate number I think I can make out the words May 1896.
Any information about this engine or where I can find information would be appreciated.
Thanks

Message 4293 - Date: Sunday 9th January 2011 10:26

Name: Peter Kinmond-Elks, City: Bradford, Country: United Kingdom

Email: kinmond-elks@blueyonder.co.uk

URL: http://coastering.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/worth-v

Message: http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?number=47279&grp=&level=b

I visited your site, hoping to find more information about a Class 3F locomotive, number 47279 which was hauling a train at the Worth Valley Railway yesterday. I was rather surprised to see that your site said that none of these have been preserved. I presume that this statement was made in error, and that your site can be updated accordingly.

(Photos of that locomotive in operation can be seen on my website)

Message 4292 - Date: Monday 3rd January 2011 03:28

Name: Alan Green, City: Harrogate, Country: United Kingdom

Email: alaneliz@talktalk.net

Message: Photograph of Carlisle Canal Shed one week before closure.
Could I have a list of locomotive numbers on shed on that date.
My original list has been misplaced during home moves.
From April 1963 to closure I passed the depot on my way from Anthorn to Carlisle daily and frequently called in for a "walk round" 12C.
Also spent many lunchtimes with the singleman at Kingmoor yards watching the Waverley route trains pass between 1963 and August 1968.

Message 4291 - Date: Saturday 1st January 2011 02:11

Name: Martin King, City: axminster, Country: United Kingdom

Email: mw.king@homecall.co.uk

Message: I believe my Great Grandfather - surname Irish was employed as a Guard on the Royal Scot train and I would like to try and trace this fact. Can you advise ?

Martin King

Message 4290 - Date: Thursday 16th December 2010 07:46

Name: Kathleen Rosewarne, City: Ely, Country: United Kingdom

Email: kandi@waitrose.com

Message: Hello,
we are looking through my grandfathers photographs, he was a LNER driver, and have pictures of various locos which are identifiable - thanks to your site - so are you interested in scans of them?
Kathleeen Rosewarne

Message 4289 - Date: Monday 13th December 2010 12:31

Name: hm, City: bath, Country: United Kingdom

Email: howie@railuk.info

Message: Test

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