nicktamarensis Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Apologies for my ignorance, but what did the 'EP' stand for? I've read somewhere that this originally indicated any movement of these wagons thus coded had to be reported to the wagon control centre of the region - how correct this may or not be I've no idea. 'EP' was the BR code for these 25T wagons which had an LNER origin as 'PV'. There were also BR 'EO', and 'EQ' Lowmac 20T types ' Many thanks in advance. Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 The Specials were allocated by Region hence the E in the code and the same design could be built for Midland Region with an M code the second letter letter plus a third in some cases were the type! There is a copy of the BR Special diagram book on the Barrowmore website. Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktamarensis Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Thanks Mark, I hadn't realised this resource was available. I have had a look at this excellent site and unless I've missed the blindingly obvious (probably!), I still couldn't find what the 'P' stood for? Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, nicktamarensis said: Thanks Mark, I hadn't realised this resource was available. I have had a look at this excellent site and unless I've missed the blindingly obvious (probably!), I still couldn't find what the 'P' stood for? Nick. The 'P' would simply be an identifying letter; hence, you might find EA, EB amd so on; I don't think there's any significance beyond that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicktamarensis Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Ah, OK, thanks FC. Noted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 'Allocation' - to the Eastern in this case- was simply because workshops in the area would hold appropriate spares if anything was required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Just now, Wickham Green said: 'Allocation' - to the Eastern in this case- was simply because workshops in the area would hold appropriate spares if anything was required. No allocated by Region for control/traffic purposes as the same designs were given different telegraph codes just because of regional allocation! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinTrucks Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 IIRC, the LNER built some of these Lowmacs for the LMS and GWR, which in BR days were coded Lowmac MW and WP respectively. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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