Crossword

Crossword aficionado and railway enthusiast Alan Frost has come up with the perfect way to spend ten minutes

(if you are quick) or a couple of hours (if research is required). The Steam Railway crossword is back – just for fun. No need to send in your answers – just test yourself and find the answers here next issue.

ACROSS

1 Move in here at terminus from Carlisle? (6)

4 Huge territory ‘of India’ proclaimed on plate of Gresley ‘A4’ engine 60011 (6)

8 One of LMR’s ‘Coronation’ cities and 24J shed plate (9)

10 One of LMR’s ‘Coronation’ cities and 55A shed plate (5)

11 Men of the cloth such as the one named on D30 Class 62439 engine (7)

12 National from part of UK giving name to 6 & 20 engine (7)

16 London concert hall (no engine!) is home of the RPO, bearing name of Earl owner (7)

17 Shed plate 32B identifying Eastern Region town (7) 20 See 6 Down

22 Town with famous works and shed with 36A code (9)

23 Seasonal link through animal on Thompson B1 engine 61000 (6)

24 Name linked to Rocket designer and WR engine 6000 (6)

DOWN

County shortly to be seen on Hawksworth WR engine 1026 (5)

Heritage railway in Gateshead whose origins go 2 3 back to early colliery (8)

Large amounts carried, say, in coal wagons (5)

5 Engines ‘A4’ 60027 and BR5 73080 provide engines for WW2 aircraft! (7)

6 & 20 Acr: Name of engine 45511, an LMR ‘Patriot’ (4,2,3)

7 Removing from the records (7)

9 Native of island giving name to ‘Jubilee’ engine 45569 (9)

13 Bulleid BB engine 34051 shows prime example (8)

14 Where we learn name of SR Maunsell’s ‘V’ Class (7)

15 National of country featured on Stanier LMR engine 45636 (7)

18 Roofing material that brought about the Ffestiniog Railway (5)

19 Iron reference to the early steam locomotive (5)

21 Low open area providing shed with 56F code (4)