Bucky O' Hare Railways?

[Norris]

When I was browsing through an old railway book I borrowed from the Public Library, I came across several old steam engines who are all named and possibly affiliated with BOH. I'm afraid I could only find English engines to fit under this catergory, as any other countries were not featured in the book.

ORWELL - A 2-2-2 tender locomotive no. 5 on the Eastern Union Railway, built in Oct. 1846.

HARE - A Class 627 no. 302 of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, built in Sept. 1881.

TOAD - An 0-4-0 Saddletank engine built c.1887 for the Caldon Low Quarry. The engine had no number.

CORSAIR - Class 3031 of the Great Western Railway (No. 3037) from Sept. 1894

DOG STAR - Star Class loco no. 4001 built in Feb. 1907 also for the Great Western.

[Razgriz aka Dahaka]

Wow, what a coincedence or is it?

[Norris]

More than a coincidence. I'm afraid there were no engines named Bucky, Jenny, Willy, Mimi (Or Miriam), Fritz or even Carnard, I'm afraid.

[Razgriz aka Dahaka]

But still there has to be a connection in the names of the rail ways to the places in BoH.

[Norris]

Yes, but there are no more connections within the British Railways, so I will have to find locomotive directories for other countries and see if there is anything there.

[Norris]

As an update, I've found a photo of an engine named EVENING STAR, but it is the same class of loco as DOG STAR, so it is a link in anything but name.

[Norris]

And if that wasn't enough, I've diggen up more!

The Great Western Railway (1835-1948) created a revolutionary design of brake van oddly named "Toads" for some reason. Here's a photo of one.