Hello and help request
 

Hi
I'm not a railway enthusiast as such, but I am hoping for some help. It might be along shot, but I am hoping someone might be able to identify the engine from the miniscule amount in this picture! My GrandMother worked for the railways in the 50s. She cleaned the station Lamps so of course she travelled from station to station.... on the train:-) Anyway, I am making a family history album and it would be nice to add a story around this picture and include detail and maybe even a picture of the whole engine if I can find out what it is. I have trawled the internet but without any luck. I appreciate your time, Thanks!

Could it be ex LNER BI 61088 ?

http://www.railuk.info/steam/steam_search.php

Woodford Halse - 1948

Last shed was 38a - Colwick.

Wow, Thank you so much Philip. Brilliant site and really interesting. No Photo but all the details nonetheless which I can take a note of :D
Thanks again!

Were the sheds it was located in the right area for your Mother ?

My Grandmother was Derby so I would say so, do you think so?
Maureen

Probably.:)

....AND.... I have found a photo of the whole engine on ebay! How wonderful is that?
Thanks again I am so delighted.

It would be interesting to know a little more about your Grandmothers job, like which stations she cared for.

Yes Maureen, it would be good to know more about your grandma's job with the railway. I've never heard of people being employed to clean station lamps – I assumed that was done by junior members of the station staff. Was that all she did, or were there other aspects to her work?

Unfortunately I only know what my elderly Father can recall and that's about it! It would indeed be nice to know more.

Would you be able to give us her full name ?

Yes of course Philip.
Gladys Scriven. No relation to other Scriven's mentioned on the Derby Railways. (Yes I have had a bit of a trawl ) :-) Her husband was on the Buses!

I've got a friend who's into ancestry to try and access railway records, but she could not find anything under Scriven or Egginton.

Sorry.

Ahh, thanks. I found a few Scrivens (I'm not a member but can view the indexes) but none of them were her. I wonder if she was too 'lowly' to be on the records.. I do remember her going off to work on the railways but I was too young to appreciate what she was doing unfortunately and we didn't live in Derby ourselves so it was just on our holidays.
Still. What I have now will add to my story :-) Thank you for trying.
ps I sent this message from my email earlier today but it never appeared. Is that because you have to sign in to post?