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May 2013 Q13.13. Bridge Numbers on Halifax High Level Railway. Which bridge was No. 9? Q13.14. Allocations of Stanier Three Cylinder 2-6-4Ts in the Second World War. Details sought Q13.15. NCB Locomotives at Mountain Ash. Details and photographs sought Q13.16. Milk Tankers at Hemyock. How did the locomotive run round? QX13.02. GWR 2952 Twineham Court. What is the connection between "Twineham Court" and the GWR? QX13.03. Major derailment at Lugton (ScR) c1966. When was this? March 2013 Q13.08. Fort William-Mallaig Mixed Train. Was this the country's last one? 3 Answers Q13.09. Penmere Halt/Platform on the GWR Falmouth Branch. Details of the track layout at Penmere sought 3 Answers Q13.10. King Class Locomotive on the Falmouth Branch. Did this ever happen? 2 Answers Q13.11. GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2Ts at Aylesbury Sub Shed. Details of operations sought 2 Answers Q13.12. Special Trains for Luton Town FC in 1959. Details sought 1 Answer February 2013 Q13.03. BR 76000 Series 2-6-0s. When did the tender cab sheet gain larger windows? Q13.04. SNCF Locomotives Used Through the Channel Tunnel. What is their current status? Q13.05. Stored 78000s at Toton Shed. Did they work in the area before storage? Q13.06. Services through South Gosford Station. Did a passenger service run to Ponteland? 3 Answers Q13.07. Western Region Coach Lettering on “Jumbo-Trains”. Details sought January 2013 Q13.01. Coaching Stock at Sinderby Details sought 1 Answer Q13.02. 34001 Exeter on Royal Train at Micheldever. Date and any further information sought QX13.01. Leicester - 1980s passenger train formations Details sought 1 Answer November 2012 Q12.34. Midland Railway Boundary Post at Kelmarsh Explanation sought 1 Answer Q12.35. Royal Train Working 30th August 2012 Details sought 1 Answer Q12.36. A3 Pacific 2564/60065 <I>Knight of (the) Thistle</I> Why and when was the name changed 2 Answers QX12.06. Clan 72009 Transferring to 30A Stratford for Trials Details and Photographs sought QX12.07. LMS Beyer-Garratt Works Plates. Which builders plate was used? 1 Answer QX12.08. Birmingham to Liverpool (Boat?) Train in 1954 Details sought September 2012 Q12.30. HMV Show Train 1934 Details sought 1 Answer Q12.31. Calais to Chiasso in 1963 Details 1 Answer Q12.32. Wartime Firefighting Locomotives of the Southern Railway. Were they ever used? 1 Answer Q12.33. Orrell East Signal Box. Photographs sought QX12.04. GWR 1130 Gooch. When was the name "Gooch" carried? QX12.05. GWR Class 1854 Pannier Tank Locomotives. Details of conversion to full length cab sought August 2012 Q12.26. Merchant Navy Class Locomotives on the Maidstone East Line. Is there a published photograph? 1 Answer Q12.27. Royal Train 12th June 2012. What was the formation and motive power? 1 Answer Q12.28. Beyer-Garrett on Passenger Stock. Details sought Q12.29. Route of the Train Bleu between Paris and Nice. Details sought July 2012 Q12.22. MOD Burtonwood Transporters Details sought Q12.23. North London Railway Carriages Details sought Q12.24. GWR eight-wheel tender 2586 Which locomotives did this work with? 2 Answers Q12.25. A4 Pacific Merlin Badges Details of fitting sought 1 Answer QX12.01. HMV Show Train 1934 Information sought See Q12.30 QX12.02. The Old Flying Scotsman 11th September 1938 Details of the GNR coaching stock sought QX12.03. Disposal of GCR/LNER Class 01/04 2-8-0s Details of scrapping sought 1 Answer June 2012 Q12.18. Collision at Bath Information sought re an accident in the 1950s involving 34041 and a steam crane 1 Answer Q12.19. Standish Mineral Railway. Information sought Q12.20. Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Signals. Is the combination of semaphore starter above LED position lights unqiue to Hythe? Q12.21. LMS Beyer Garrett Test Run. How far did this get on it's way to St. Pancras 3 Answers May 2012 Q12.15. Locomotives used by L. B. Holliday at Deighton, Huddersfield Details of loaned locomotive(s) sought 1 Answer Q12.16 North British Locomotive Company Photograph Catalogues. Are these currently available? Q12.17. North Pole Depot and Waterloo Eurostar Station. What are the latest proposals? 1 Answer April 2012 Q12.10 GWR Diesel Railcars on the LNER and Eastern Region When did the visits take place and which lines were involved? 3 Answers Q12.11 Orleans Monorail Information sought 5 Answers Q12.12 Salvation Army Siding, St Albans What was its purpose 5 Answers Q12.13 Goods Brake Vans How were these controlled? 3 Answers Q12.14 Gresley Society B16 61435 Railtour When did this take place? 1 Answer March 2012 Q12.07. Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0s in Devon Information sought regarding workings into the West of England 2 Answers Photographs Q12.08. Postcard of Gate House 78 on the M&GN Peterborough to Wisbech line What is the present status of the Gilby collection? 1 Answer Q12.09. O2 class 0-4-4T LSWR 209, later W24 Calbourne Was this locomotive ever based at Wadebridge? 1 Answer February 2012 Q12.03 LNWR 4-6-2Ts 6969 and 6973 at Hellifield in the 1930s What work was carried out there? 1 Answer Q12.04. DMU at Watford Junction on 9th Mar. 1974 What was it doing there? Q12.05. Railbuses stored at Cowlairs works Information sought Q12.06. Goods wagon handbrake handle colour when did these start to be painted white? January 2012 Q12.01. Train reporting number 8X50 What might it have been in October 1965? Q12.02, ex-LNER North Tyneside EMU vehicles scrapping Details of vehicles scrapped at Hughes Bolckow, Blyth sought March 2012 Q12.07. Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0s in Devon Information sought regarding workings into the West of England 2 Answers Photographs Q12.08. Postcard of Gate House 78 on the M&GN Peterborough to Wisbech line What is the present status of the Gilby collection? 1 Answer Q12.09. O2 class 0-4-4T LSWR 209, later W24 Calbourne Was this locomotive ever based at Wadebridge? 1 Answer Archive Query Corner - 2011 Queries raised in 2011 Query Corner - 2010 Queries raised in 2010 last updated: 22/06/12