I am a keen Stewart Reidpath Collector. I am researching the history of the company and collecting examples of the company's products. With regard to the letters or numbers on the motor/chassis, these are the company's production reference numbers, mostly for its post-war chassis, but some pre war chassis are referenced also. I have a number of chassis that came with boxes and instructions which usually gave the production reference and included information such as model shop supplied, price and final customer. Also included was the chassis tester's initials, batch number, date dispatched to model shop, and if the dealer filled in his box, the date dispatched to the end customer. From the details I have collected, I can date the chassis that you have in your possession, viz: -
0-4-0 Chassis 'AE' NBR 146 - 1947
Motor without chassis or wheels 'HHE' - 1948
0-6-0 Chassis '3150' NBR 817 - 1951
0-6-0 Chassis '3719' NBR 828 November 1952
Spare Chassis '5135' - 1956
0-6-0 Chassis '5163' NBR 529 - 1956
I understand that you have some further Stewart Reidpath powered locos - if you can post the details, I can date these also for you. Does the Hazeldene Atlantic have a Reidpath chassis?
Finally, do you know if the Craigshire and Mertonford Railway was originally outside third rail, or 2-rail from the start?
Kind Regards
John
