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Mike@notigg.not.no - 30 Apr 2004 01:03 GMT

Sorting through my notes on pre grouping tarpalins - I'm looking for
details of the markings used by the following companies . . .

Barry Railway
Glasgow and South Western
Great North of Scotland
Highland Railway
Hull and Barnsley Railway (my notes say it had 'red and white
stripes')
Metropolitan Railway
North British (my notes say NB and NBR with quatrefoil)
Somerset & Dorset

If anyone can point me in the direction of information on these it
would be a big help.

I have what I think are fairly accurate details for . . .

Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, CAMBRIAN, Caledonian,
CLC, Furness Railway, GE, GN, GW, L&Y, LBSC, LNWR, LSWR, LTSR, MR,
M&SWJR, NER, NSR, Rhymney Railway , Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway,
SECR, TVR

If anyone needs details of these I can send a GIF of my best guess -
This lot may not end up on the site (although representative examples
will be on the site) but I'd like to fill in the gaps.

Mike

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Arthur Figgis - 30 Apr 2004 20:10 GMT

>Hull and Barnsley Railway (my notes say it had 'red and white
>stripes')

<quote>
Wagon tarpaulins were lettered 'H & B R' in large block letters and
given white edged red cross stripes, and ropes with one white and two
red strands.'
</quote>

according to the recently-published "Album of H&BR Engines and Rolling
Stock 1885" by Martin Barker, from the NER Association.

[insert plug for the H&BR Stock Fund]
http://www.hullandbarnlseyrailway.org.uk

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

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Mike@notigg.not.no - 30 Apr 2004 22:42 GMT

>>Hull and Barnsley Railway (my notes say it had 'red and white
>>stripes')
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>[insert plug for the H&BR Stock Fund]
>http://www.hullandbarnlseyrailway.org.uk

Thanks for that - The H&BR stock fund were very helpful when I was
researching this line, at the time they did not have the details of
the wagon sheets. Good to see they now have a web site. Interesting
line.

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