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Revision as of 11:42, 19 November 2015
The SVRSevern Valley Railway Wiki Daily Question is an ongoing project (Nov 2015) where questions of varying obscurity are posted on the SVRSevern Valley Railway Unofficial Facebook Group (the "daily" part also being somewhat questionable at times!). This page is a permanent record of those queries, and the resulting discussions and/or answers.
November 2015
10th
What's the minimum number of people needed to run a train from one end of the line to the other and back?
I often see trains running on non public running days, it looks like Bradley Manor on test again today, so I wondered how many people it takes, apart from the loco crew and guard.
I know Arley and Hampton Loade signal boxes can be switched out. Do all the others need to be manned?
I've heard of "One engine in steam" working. Can the SVRSevern Valley Railway be operated that way? I guess it's not that simple as it still needs to run round at both ends.
What about PWPermanent Way trains during the closed season? Surely there aren't volunteers sitting in every box all day waiting for the train to pass?
Answer: Non-public train: 1, the driver, running under an engineering possession or on tokens that have previously been released. Public train: 7, consisting five signalmen, one driver, and one guard. Also possible with 6, with one signalman working both signalboxes at Bewdley, which is permissible for a limited service (e.g. an evening diner).
(This question has been given honorary membership as a Daily Question, despite pre-dating the first question under that name!)
11th
Does anyone have any details about the "SVRSevern Valley Railway Permanent Way Fund"? The only record of their existence appears to be their ownership of a single PWPermanent Way coach, bought 20 years ago!
Answer: None, although it was suggested that John Walker of Bridgnorth PWPermanent Way might have some knowledge relating to the query.
12th
Do the 15xx Pannier Trust, 75069 Fund and SVR 46443 Fund still exist? I can find no information on them on the web.
It has been suggested that they gave up maintenance responsibility of their respective locomotives to the company after initial restoration in the early '70s.
Did they give up ownership as well? Are any of these funds still actively fundraising?
Answer: All three funds still exist, but at least the 75069 Fund is no longer actively fundraising. There is a former 15xx funnel with a coin slot at Bewdley that states that it is for the restoration of 1501.
17th
Most of the bridges on the SVRSevern Valley Railway were built to double track width, although the line was only ever laid as single track.
One exception is Bridge 16, the one in the field between Arley and Victoria Bridge, which appears to be single track width.
Is it just the perspective of the photo, or is really that narrow?
Why is this the odd one out?
Answer: Unclear, but it was suggested that the bridge may have been rebuilt at a later date due to damage (e.g. subsidence). It was noted that the bridge is architecturally very similar to the nearby Bridge 19, which is built to double track width. The bridge has been on OSOrdnance Survey maps since at least 1885.
18th
GWRGreat Western Railway 9084 & 9085 First Sleepers have got shaver points.
Assuming the carriage is standard 24v DC and passengers were using their own 240v AC shavers, how was this achieved without a modern inverter?
A second 240v AC axle driven generator would only work while the carriage was moving.
A 24V DC motor driving a 240V AC generator would soon flatten the batteries with 10 shavers going.
Answer: Not clear, but perhaps it was assumed that shaving would've been done whilst the train was in motion, due to the timings of the train (i.e. it arrived at its destination some time after passengers would have woken up).
19th
What is the building on Pan Pudding Hill visible in this photograph from 1962?
Answer: A building related to radio communications at RAF Bridgnorth. The building was a Civil Defence Look-out Post in WW2, and the sheds were used by the Royal Observer Corps. One building was of brick and had a range finder on the Roof.
