Hi Folks,
It's painting time, can anyone advise me as to when the practice of using Lime Wash to sterilise cattle wagons was discontinued? I have a feeling that it was after grouping - late 20s perhaps early 30s but Im not sure. I'm most concerned about the NW of England - ex LYR/LNWR if it varied between companies/regions.
Thanks in advance.
Thought it was earlier than that, nearer to 1913.
Cheers, Simon
Whoops, wrong again. Bob Essery - Frieght Train Operation.... says lime wash used well into Grouping.
Cheers, Simon
I read somewhere (about twenty years ago) that it was outlawed in the 1920s, I believe at about the time of the grouping or shortly thereafter. It would still have been in evidence for a few years after that.
All I have on the matter:
Mike
"Mike Smith" wrote in news:hbhjrr$1qu$ snipped-for-privacy@news.albasani.net:
Mike/Simon ... thanks to you both, it'd be nice to have the difinative answer but I should be safe for my grouping period layout.
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