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The SVR Wiki Daily Question is an ongoing project (Nov 2015) where questions of varying obscurity are posted on the SVR 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.
Questions can be posted on the wiki at [[Query Corner]], or on the Talk pages for each page. Such queries may one day end up on the daily question, so feel free to leave plenty of questions on the wiki!
== 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.
''(This question has been given honorary membership as a Daily Question, despite pre-dating the first question under that name!)''
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=== 11th ===
'''Does anyone have any details about the "SVR Permanent Way Fund"? ''' The only record of their existence appears to be their ownership of a single PW coach, bought 20 years ago!
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153265193851989/ Query link]
'''Answer:''' None, although it was suggested that John Walker of Bridgnorth PW might have some knowledge relating to the query.
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=== 12th ===
'''Do the [[15xx Pannier Trust]], [[The 75069 Fund|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.
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153257980851989/ Query link]
'''Answer:''' All three funds still exist, but at least the 75069 Fund is no longer actively fundraising. There is a donations milk churn former 15xx funnel with a coin slot at Bewdley that states that it is for the restoration of 1501. ----
=== 17th ===
'''Why is [[Accommodation bridge south of Arley|Bridge 16]] built to single track width, when much of the infrastructure was built to allow future doubling?'''
Most of the bridges on the SVR were built to double track width, although the line was only ever laid as single track.
[[File:Bridge16.jpg|150px]]
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=== 18th ===
'''How were electric shaver plugs in GWR sleeping coaches powered?'''
GWR [[GWR_9084_First_Sleeper|9084]] & [[GWR_9085_First_Sleeper|9085]] First Sleepers have got shaver points.
'''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).
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=== 19th ===
'''What is the building on Pan Pudding Hill visible in this photograph from 1962?'''
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153268018576989/ Query link]
'''Answer:''' 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. Photos of ROC shed: [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548783121803132&set=gm.238096036320696&type=3 1] and [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=703095483038561&set=gm.381266245337007&type=3 2]. Perhaps later used for radio communications/training at RAF Bridgnorth?
[[File:PGH_RailcarBridgnorth.jpg|150px]]
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=== 21st ===
'''Who is the owner of the Rudd ballast wagons purchased by the SVR?'''
The SVR recently purchased the Rudd ballast wagons which have been on loan since 2007.
Can anyone confirm who the owner is now? Is it SVR(H), the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd, the PW Department or someone else?
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153270941731989/ Query link]
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=== 24th ===
'''When did [[Eardington]] first gain a goods loop, and was this ever used to pass trains?'''
Before the current dead-end siding, and the short-lived preservation-era run round loop, Eardington historically had a single-ended goods siding similar to the one today, serving the local ironworks.
However, there are references to this siding being a goods loop until 1959, and it's not clear when this loop was constructed (perhaps when the station was?), or how it was used or signaled (if at all).
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153275628516989/ Query link]
'''Answer:''' 1882/1883 OS maps show an unusual amount of signals in the area ([http://maps.nls.uk/view/101594920 1 bottom right], [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101595127 2 top right], [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101595148 3 top left], signals marked "SP"), and the lack of signals in later maps is perhaps linked to the closure of the local ironworks in 1890. Further lines of enquiry being followed up.
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=== 25th ===
'''Does anyone have any recollection of former SVR resident [[Kitson & Co 5474 'Carnarvon'|5474 "Carnarvon"]] being used as a shunter by Bulmers in 1973?'''
I've come across a single off-hand mention of 5474 "Carnarvon", which was resident at the Bulmers Heritage Centre at the time, being used to shunt wagons of cider apples. Due to the oil crisis, it was presumably cheaper to use than the diesel shunters they had.
Whilst not directly an SVR event, it's a nice little tale if true!
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153277275756989/ Query link]
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=== 27th ===
'''Who painted the mural under Wribbenhall Viaduct in Bewdley and when?'''
And has anyone got a better photo to replace this one please?
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153279956716989/ Query link]
'''Answer:''' Painted by Roy Baker.
