Government & Military Locomotives & General Articles

Government & Military Locomotives & General Articles
Standard Gauge	Narrow Gauge	US Army Transportation Corps	Impressed Locomotives
General

	MAG	DATE ISSUE	COMMENT
STANDARD GAUGE
RANSOMES & RAPIER 45 ton BRAKEDOWN CRANE	BRM	Sep-01	6 to M o S 1943 & 1 to WD 1946
AUSTERITY 0-6-0ST, Locoprofile - war and peace	MORILL	11-12/1993 Vol 1-2	lh side, plan, front, back plus sketches of later alterations
0-6-0ST AUSTERITIES - M o S	MRN	Mar-86	Hunslet, Bagnall, Barclay, Hudswell Clarke, Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, Vulcan Foundry
KERR STUART 'VICTORY' CLASS 0-6-0 TANK LOCOMOTIVES	RBL	07/1998 Vol 3-5	Kerr Stuart VICTORY Class 1917 Wk No.3066 to 3075, IW&D No.10 to 19, ROD No.601 to 610. Drw r/h side, front and rear.
0-4-0ST INVINCIBLE - RAE	RM	May-67	R & W HAWTHORN LESLIE
0-6-0ST AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Aug-56	picture shows Vulcan wn 5278 1945, as Ashington Coal Co. No.26 with mechanical lubricator driven from driving wheel.
0-6-0ST AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Oct-73	HUNSLET
0-6-0ST AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Jan-86	see also 04/1986
0-6-0T VICTORY CLASS I W & D	RM	Sep-66	KERR STUART, in use at Richborough Military Transportation Depot. 1 loco to EKR No.4 l/p 11/66
2-10-0 AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Jun-83	n/e
2-8-0 - ROD	RM	Oct-65	n/e
2-8-0 - ROD	RM	Jun-85	n/e
2-8-0 AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Jun-83	n/e
2-8-0 AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Oct-92	Repeat of 06/83
6W GRAFTON STEAM CRANE	RM	Jun-94	CHATHAM DOCK YARD
Vulcan Foundry 2-8-0 Liberation class	St R	04/1997 No.204	UNRRA locomotive for supply to European railways. Sectioned view.
Vulcan Foundry 2-8-0 Liberation class	TRM	05-06/1946 Vol 92-563	UNRRA locomotive for supply to European railways.
NARROW GAUGE
Baldwin 60cm 4-6-0T - War Department Class 10-12-D - Ashover Light Railway	BRM	01/1998 Vol 5-10	Drw of JOAN circa 1941 with additional notes on the other locomotives
Baldwin 60cm 4-6-0T - War Department Class 10-12-D - British Standard Cement Ltd - Snailbeach District Railway	BRM	11/1997 Vol 5-8	Belligerent Baldwins - British Standard Cement Ltd - Snailbeach District Railway - drawings and sketches.
Baldwin 60cm 4-6-0T - War Department Class 10-12-D - Welsh Highland Railway - Glyn Valley Tramway	BRM	12/1997 Vol 5-9	Belligerent Baldwins - Welsh Highland Railway - Glyn Valley Tramway - drawings and sketches.
BALDWIN 60cm 4-6-0T	MRC	Feb-83	WD FROM 1916 FOR EUROPE. l/p 05/83
HUNSLET 4-6-0T 60cm ng	MRN	Apr-76	WD FROM 1916 FOR EUROPE, 301-10, 311-345, 346-375, 2323-2362, 3220-3259 (final 20 to 2' 6" gauge), Cab details 07/76, Motion details 08/76
ANDREW BARCLAY DH 0-4-0 MOD NG50-54 - CHILMARK	RM	Jun-96	2' ng RAF
BAGULEY-DREWRY Battery Electric No. NG24 - CHILMARK	RM	Jun-96	2' ng RAF
HUNSLET 4-6-0T 60cm ng	RM	Jan-90	WD No. 304, HUNSLET 1216 of 1918
US ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS
USAT 0-6-0T	MORILL	09/1995 Vol 3-1	Ex U S A T Corps both versions (WD & SR) l/p 10/1995
0-6-0T	MRN	Jun-43	M o S by H K Porter, Davenport, Vulcan Some to S R USA Class
Class S160 2-8-0	MRN	Apr-77	Sketch (very poor)
PAINTING & LETTERING US TRANSPORTATION CORPS	MRN	Aug-77	Article
American - built "Austerity" Locomotives	TRM	07-08/1946 Vol 89-546	USA "S160" class engine diagram giving principal dimentions and weights with picture of cab fittings.
IMPRESSED LOCOMOTIVES
GWR DEAN GOODS 0-6-0	RM	Nov-83	29 in WD service in UK all but 2 served with railway batteries in Kent
Armstrong Whitworth 0-6-0 LMS 1936	RM	Sep-93	to WD 1942-1944
Armstrong Whitworth 0-6-0 LMS 7059-7068, 1936	MRN	Oct-74	to WD 1942-1944, 4 ended as Netherlands Rly class 230. 7061 with HMG Boche Buster. 7064 with HMG Scene Shifter. 7059,7062 & 7063 also on gun duties in Kent.
EE 0-6-0 DE 350hp LMS 7069-7078	MRN	Aug-75	8 USED BY WD, 4 LEFT IN FRANCE 1940, see l/p 11/75
LNER F4 & F5 2-4-2T	MRN	Mar-76	16 to WD some used in Kent. Armoured trains E & F in Romney Marsh area. No. 7072 at Canterbury. 1031, 1110 & 1215 on R E work.
EE 0-6-0 DE 350hp LMS 7080-7119	MRN	May-76	7100-7109 to WD 1942
General
OVER HERE	BRILL	09/1995 Vol 4-12	Article - on the USA 0-6-0T locomotives from arrival to final withdrawal in 1967.
THE AUSTERITIES	BRILL	02/1996 Vol 5-5	Article - on the 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 locomotives from inception to final withdrawal in 1967.
War Report - Atlantic Train	BRILL	02/1995 Vol 4-5	Article - on S160 2-8-0 locomotives arrival in the UK.
War Report - Dunkerque - Unknown epic	BRILL	04-05/1993 Vol 2-4	Article - French troops at Dover.
War Report - LSWR Adams 0-6-0 in the Levent	BRILL	10-11/1992 Vol 2-1	Article - first world war.
War Report - Somewhere in England	BRILL	08-09/1992 Vol 1-6	Article - Anti-invasion Devices on the SOUTHERN.
Ambulance Trains on the L & Y.	BT	11-12/1992 Vol 6-6	Article + pics
BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS AT WAR 1939-1945	BT	04-06/1989 Vol 3-2	Including pictures of tanks ? Crusaders & Valentine
British Railway Artillery of the Great War	BT	06/2002 Vol 16-6	Article + pics
Class S160 2-8-0	BT	04/1995 Vol 9-4	Article - difficulties with 'Bolero' engines.
DEVENPORT DOCKYARD RAILWAY	BT	08/1996 Vol 10-8	Article - pictures
LB&SCR Armoured Train 1894	BT	01/2005 Vol 19-1	Article, LB&SCR Armoured Train. 4w machinery truck No.7144 mounting a 40lb Armstrong breech-loader.
Locomotives at Longmoor	BT	08/1999 Vol 13-8	pictures
RAILWAYS AT WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1	BT	06/1995 Vol 9-6	n/e
RAILWAYS AT WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 2	BT	07/1995 Vol 9-7	l/p 09/95
RAILWAYS AT WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 3	BT	09/1995 Vol 9-9	n/e
RAILWAYS AT WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 4	BT	10/1995 Vol 9-10	n/e
RANSOMES & RAPIER 45 ton BRAKEDOWN CRANE	BT	04/1995 Vol 9-4	pic - at Longmoor.
Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway	BT	04-06/1988 Vol 2-2	Article
Ludgershall - change for Tidworth	HMRS	07-09/1996 Vol 15-11	Article - short history of this station and the army branch to Tidworth and its troop trains.
79 Railway Squadron Royal Corp of Transport	MRC	Jun-82	Article
ROD 2-8-0 NOTES	MRC	Feb-68	Article
MILITARY BRANCH 1	MRN	Oct-69	Sketch Map of Savernake Track Layout and Armstrong Siding Redesdale Northumberland
MILITARY BRANCH 2	MRN	Nov-69	Sketch Map of Ludgershall Track Layout post 1963
Particulars of locomotives working on 60cm lines on British sector of western front summer 1917	MRN	Apr-76	In article on Hunslet 4-6-0T
U S LOCOMOTIVES IN GB	MRN	Dec-69	Article including notes on USATC Loco's
US LOCOMOTIVES IN THE UK	MRN	Jan-70	l/p 02/70, 04/70
WOOL STATION MILITARY LOADING BUFFERS	MRN	Jan-92	Article + pics
BEYER PEACOCK LOCOMOTIVES AT CATTERICK CAMP	RBL	06/2001 Vol 6-7	Short article - on the depot locomotives built by this maker, their sources and disposal.
Kidbrook Depot	RBL	09/2006 Vol 11-10	Short article - on the RAF depot and four pictures of 0-6-0ST "Aldwyth" with potted history into preservation. See also The Railway Magazine 02/1967 Vol 113-790 - Notes and news for additional picture.
Ludgershall to Tidworth - the military line	RBL	07/2000 Vol 5-8	Article - Track plan Ludgershall 1936, Tidworth 1936 l/p 12/2000
Railway work at Longmoor	RBL	02/2000 Vol 5-3	Article - on the Longmoor Military Railway. Includes track plan, timetable and list of wagons seen in 09/1946.
Shoeburyness Military Railway	RBL	09/2005 Vol 10-10	Article - with map
Terror on the Rails	RBL	11/1999 Vol 4-11	Article - armoured wagon on the Shoeburyness Military Railway. Article suggests it is Army, but officer, name and white ensign suggest Navy involvement see l/p 01/2000
THE CHATTENDEN & UPNOR RAILWAY - Narrow gauge in Kent	RBL	06/1998 Vol 3-4	Article - on this 2' 6" gauge Army/Royal Navy installation with map
The Hunslet 50550 class 0-6-0ST	RBL	09/2001 Vol 6-10	Article 8 built 3 to W D No.65, 66, 67.
THE ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT RAILWAY	RBL	05/2004 Vol 9-6	Article - with map of the Farnbrough RAE line and locomotives summary.
THE ROYAL ARSENAL RAILWAYS - The 18 inch gauge system	RBL	06-07/1996 Vol 1-4	Article - on this 18" gauge installation at Woolwich with map
The Years of AUSTERITIES	RBL	10/2005 Vol 10-11	0-6-0ST AUSTERITIES - in later service with LNER
0-6-0ST AUSTERITIES - M o S	RM	Apr-86	Comment on article Jan 86
HESSAY WD SIDING	RM	Apr-09	Article- with sketch of siding layout.
LONGMOOR REVISITED	RM	Apr-87	Article
MILITARY MODELLING	RM	Jan-96	Article
MILITARY MODELLING	RM	Mar-96	Article
A Railway Goes to War	RW	10/1960 Vol 21-245	Article - on the war time service of the author from 1941 on the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway.
MARCHWOOD MILITARY RAILWAY	RW	Jul-78	Article
ROD Memories	RW	03/1969 Vol 30-346	Article - First World War in North West France at the end of the first world war.
The GWR 'Dean Goods' 0-6-0	St D	01/2004 No.173	Article - on the much travelled class including war service overseas. Included a table on the 79 sent to France between October 1939 and May 1940.
The Riddles 'Austerity' 2-10-0s	St D	12/2001 No.148	Article - from 1943 to 1962 the life and times of these ex-War Department locomotives.
LONGMOOR	St W	07/1981 No. 4	Article
A R P Coach Lighting Regulations	TRM	09-10/1946 Vol 92-565	The Why and the Wherefore - on small white squares painted above the footboard at the ends of SR passenger coaches.
American - Built "Austerity" Locomotives	TRM	03-04/1943 Vol 89-544	Article - the Class S160 2-8-0 leading dimensions compared with the British "Austerity" and the LMSR Class "8".
American Locomotives for Great Britain - Notes and News	TRM	01-02/1943 Vol 89-543	Notes and News - on the arrival in the UK of the H. K. Porter 0-6-0 tank engines.
British-Built Austerity 2-10-0 Locomotive	TRM	07-08/1944 Vol 90-552	Article - with weight diagram.
Catterick Military Railway	TRM	06/1952 Vol 98-614	Article - on the now shortend line only as far as the Power House.
Footplate Work with the R. O. D in France	TRM	07/1933 Vol 73-433	Article - on the standard and narrow gauge locomotives and incidents during the war on the western front.
Front and cab views of the standard Ministry of Supply 2-8-0 Locomotives for oil firing in the Middle East	TRM	04/1942 Vol 88-538	2 Pictures
German Railways in Guernsey	TRM	09-10/1946 Vol 92-565	Article - on the narrow-gauge military railways with sketch map.
Locomotive for sale - Ministry of Public Building & Works 0-6-0ST "Aldwyth" - Notes and news	TRM	02/1967 Vol 113-790	Notes and news - for more information and preservation see Railway Bylines 09/2006 Vol 11-10
Locomotives of the Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, 1916-1918 part 2 LMS	TRM	10/1932 Vol 71-424	Article - on locomotives used.
Locomotives of the Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, 1916-1919 part 3 L N E R Locomotives	TRM	11/1932 Vol 71-425	Article - on locomotives from N E R, G C R, G N R, G E R and N B R.
Locomotives of the Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, 1916-1919 part 4 Ministry of Munitions Locomotives	TRM	12/1932 Vol 71-426	Article - on locomotives built and their disposal together with updates from the earlier articles.
Locomotives of the Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, 1916-1919 part 8 Rolling Stock	TRM	05/1933 Vol 72-431	Article - conclusion together with updates from the earlier articles.
Longmoor - Military Railway With a New Role	TRM	06/1968 Vol 114-806	Article - on the changed use of this railway with map, and provision of temporary home for private locomotives.
Longmoor Military Railway	TRM	11-12/1946 Vol 92-566	Short Article on this railway.
New Locomotives for War Work	TRM	01-02/1943 Vol 89-543	Article - on the Ministry of Supply 2-8-0 with diagram showing the principal dimensions.
New Works for Wartime Traffic-1	TRM	03-04/1946 Vol 92-562	Article - wartime emergency connections.
New Works for Wartime Traffic-2	TRM	05-06/1946 Vol 92-563	Article - wartime emergency connections.
Per Ferro Ad Astra	TRM	06/1968 Vol 114-806	Article - on closure of the Farnborough Royal Aircraft Establishment railway.
Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots	TRM	09-10/1943 Vol 89-547	Article - overview of general depot construction.
Shoeburyness Military Tramway	TRM	04/1959 Vol 105-696	Article - with map. See also Letters to the Editor - 08/1959 Vol 105-700 re the "Kitchener Coach".
The Armistice Coach	TRM	07/1941 Vol 87-529	Article - brief history of the Wagons-Lits dining car number 2419 in its travels ending in Berlin.
The Bicester Military Railway	TRM	09-10/1949 Vol 94-577	Article - overview of depot.
The British Railways at War	TRM	03-04/1943 Vol 89-544	Article - an overview of the previous three and a half years.
The Chattenden & Upnor Railway - Notes and News.	TRM	01/1962 Vol 108-729	Notes and News - note on the closure of this line in 1961 with brief history. See also correction in Letters to the Editor 03/1962 Vol 108-731
The Chattenden & Upnor Railway	TRM	05/1941 Vol 87-527	Article - including map of railways between the Thames and Medway
The Devonport Dockyard Railway	TRM	11/1951 Vol 97-607	Article with map.
The Dover & Martin Mill Railway	TRM	11-12/1947 Vol 93-572	Article - including system map and short history. Also short letter in 07/1960 Vol 107-711
The Melbourne Military Railway	TRM	03-04/1947 Vol 93-568	Article - map and brief history.
Vulcan Foundry 2-8-0 Liberation class	TRM	05-06/1946 Vol 92-563	UNRRA locomotive for supply to European railways.
The Military Railways of Lydd - Narrow Gauge	TTT	Winter 1990 No.53	Article - second part of system, the Narrow Gauge.
The Military Railways of Lydd - Standard Gauge	TTT	Summer 1990 No.52	Article - including map of Standard Gauge railway system of the Lydd Military Railway.
The Railways of Martin Mill - The Martin Mill Military Railway	TTT	Spring 1992 No.57	Article - second part, the relaying and extending of the system in 1940. Map of the extentions with gun sites and spurs.
The Railways of Martin Mill - The Pearson Railway	TTT	Winter 1991 No.56	Article - The line to the Royal Military School and the eastern block yard opened in 1899, with map.
The Trench Warfare Light Railway	TTT	Winter 2005 No.98	Article - Short history on the various lines and sidings in the Slades Green area and on to the Thames Ammunition Works. Map of the area.
Railway Guns & Armoured Trains	WM	1984 Vol 1-10	Magazine contents entirely given to a brief history of the French, Germany, Polish, British and Soviet equipment.