Have been at it for hours. Can’t seem to locate a source for Espee rosters, particularly for MoW and snow equipment that is specific for the earlty to mid-50s. I need to nail down the numbering schemes that existed during that restricted period. There are a number of lists out there that display the progression of numbers and changes - but they don’t give the dates when each new series became effective. Regrettably, photos aren’t being helpful; those that are dated don’t coincide with that period, or the proper period shots that are available are at angles where numbers are invisible or otherwise obscured. Arrgghh!
Is there any help for this growing sense that I’m becoming a prototype slave?
Come on, Ed. My mother warned me years ago to stay out of “emporiums”. Perhaps she associated them with other types of old businesses . . . . .
The day has not gone totally to waste: I finally nailed down the extant number series for SP rotaries for the early 50s. Found them on p.103 of A. M. Best’s “Snowplows”. I think their dedicated tenders carried the same numbers with “-B” suffixes.
I’d forgotten about Trainline. I might spring for a copy of the DVD of their first 41 issues. But that’s only slightly less than a third of them. Perhaps I can come across a master index.
Perhaps I can get in touch with Tony Thompson, who may be the master key to unlocking the three (currently) remaining snow removal questions I have. Tried once to get a response through his blog.