1. What class of Locomotive is illustrated above?
2. In which B.R. Region did they operate?
3. Which Section?
4. How many were there?
5. Can you remember their B.R. Number sequence?
6. Can you remember their Names?
7. What was their power classification?
8. Which company originally built them?
9. In what year were they introduced?
10. In what form were they originally built?
11. Who by?
12. Who rebuilt them?
13. When?
14. In which year was the final member of the class withdrawn from service?
I HOPE THAT GOT YOU THINKING?
(Answers at the foot of Guest Book Page.)
SOME INTERESTING STEWARTS LANE ENGINE NICKNAMES
Locomotives in red were gone before my time. B1 4-4-0 - Flying Bedstead. B4 4-4-0 - Scotchman. B4X 4-4-0 - Greyback, Grey Lady. C 0-6-0 - Chatham C, Ashford C. C2 0-6-0 - Small Vulcan. C2X 0-6-0 - Large Vulcan. C3 0-6-0 - Marsh Goods. D & E 4-4-0 - Coppertop. D1 & E1 4-4-0 - Superheater. D1 0-4-2T - D Tank. D3 0-4-4T - Bogie Tank. E1 0-6-0T - Black Tank. E1/R 0-6-2T - E1 Radial. E2 0-6-0T - Brighton Tank. E3 0-6-2T - Small Radial. E4 & E4X 0-6-2T - Radial. E5 & 5X 0-6-2T - Large Radial. E6 & E6X 0-6-2T - (none). F1 4-4-0 - Jumbo. H 0-4-4T - (none). H1 4-4-2 - Atlantic. H2 4-4-2 - Atlantic. I1X 4-4-2T - Wanker. I3 4-4-2T - Marsh Tank. J1 4-6-2T - Pacific Tank. J2 4-6-2T - Pacific Tank. K 2-6-0 - Mogul. L 4-4-0 - German. L1 4-4-0 - Glasshouse German. MN 4-6-2 - Flannel Jacket / Big Packet / Spam Can. N & N1 2-6-0 - Monty. N15 4-6-0 - Arthur, Scotch Arthur. O1 0-6-0 - (none). P 0-6-0T - (none). Q 0-6-0 - (none) (N.B. The best Q was No. 30549. She was a Norwood Junction engine, which had been fitted with a Standard class 4 blastpipe and Urie pattern stovepipe chimney. She was a super Q, head and shoulders better than the rest which were not great engines to work on. 30549 used far less water and coal and steamed exceptionally well.) Q1 0-6-0 - Charlie. R 0-4-4T (LCDR) - Bob Tail. R1 0-4-4T (LCDR) - (none). R1 0-6-0T (SER) - (none). U & U1 2-6-0 - U boat. V 4-4-0 - Schools (N.B. Nos 30901, 30914, 30919 & 30932 remained in black livery until withdrawal) No.30926 worked the Grove to Tattenham Corner on Derby Day both in 1961 and 1962). W 2-6-4T - W Tank. WC/BB 4-6-2 - Spam Can / Small Packet. Class 2MT 2-6-2T (Ivatt) - Teddy Bear. Class 4MT 2-6-4T - Derby Tank. Standard 7MT 4-6-2 - Britannia. Standard 5MT 4-6-0 - Black Standard.