Naval Mines & LBSCR "Terrier"

[Right Away]

Firstly, please excuse the quality of the first attached image; it was a "screenshot" from the telly! Perhaps a member has a copy in print.

 

I was recently watching Part 2 of a TV documentary War At Sea on the ABS America channel which covered the grave effect of U-Boats on our shipping in WW1.

It relates that in order to restrict the activities of German submarines it was decided to sow 70,000 mines across the North Sea in a type of fence. Of these, 50,000 were manufactured in the USA and shipped from Norfolk VA across the Atlantic to Inverness via the Caledonian Canal.

It was at this point the very interesting photograph of the train was shown, which in turn poses some questions.

The headcode disc does not suggest a location other than the south of England. Any ideas?

Did any LBSCR tank locos venture "Up North" during the conflict whilst the railways were under government control? 

Perhaps the engine was a "Border Terrier".........like ours!

 

 

Edited November 8, 2019 by Right Away

[Ben Alder]

Take a look here -

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/138192-wwi-scottish-naval-bases-min

 

 

 

[Right Away]

Thank you so much. I missed that topic entirely.

My curiosity satisfied, I guess Andy can now close the thread

 

[TheQ]

Very interesting that original thread which I had missed.