Glossary Results for prefix "da"
‘D’ 0-8-0 Locomotive class | After Whale![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Day Saloon | Saloon carriage intended for first-class passengers (ladies or gentlemen) who paid an additional supplementary fare. Day saloons were tried on some principal services in the 1880s but were not very successful as compartment style carriages were preferred for privacy. By contrast Night or Sleeping Saloons![]() ![]() |
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Deal Wagon | Codename for a wagon to carry long loads such as sawn timber. (This was an LYR, not LNWR term) | |
Deflector Plate | An inward-protruding plate inside the firebox![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Dentholme Joint Committee | A committee of the Midland![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Derby Works | Important locomotive, carriage and wagon manufacturing and repair workshops owned originally by the Midland Railway Company, and later the LMS and BR. | |
Detonator | A disc shaped small explosive with pliable metal clips which are placed on the top surface of the rails to warn drivers that a signal obscured by fog is at danger or that there is an obstruction ahead. | |
DGMO | District Goods Manager’s Office |