[blitzbob]

hi
I'm trying to find out how the GW shortened St Blazy when they painted it on the frames of there locos.
can any one help?
thanks

bob

 

[7113]

I'm not 100% certain, but I think it was BLZ.

Regards

 

[Chinahand]

Hi Bob,

The St. Blazey Shed Code was SBZ under GWR but changed to 83E under BR.

There is a very good web site called 'The Great Western Archive' which has just about all the information you are ever likely to need on the GWR. This is the link to the page on Shed Codes:-

http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_gwr_sheds.htm

Regards,

Expat.

 

[7113]

An aside - according to Bolger the only 14xx allocated to St Blazey in 1950 and 1959 was 1419.

Regards