Adding Locomotive Crew - Advice needed.

[Coyote]

On tender engines, I look for the linkage at the side of the boiler from the reverser screw in the can.

[Newportnobby]

Yeah - the reversing rod is usually the giveaway.

[lil chris]

Thanks for that list, it looks like I have my driver on the wrong side in my Jinty then, mind you he is only half a man anyway....lol

[chrism]

Thanks for that list, it looks like I have my driver on the wrong side in my Jinty then, mind you he is only half a man anyway....lol

You're all right, that's the fireman keeping a good lookout.
They were allowed to stop shovelling when the firebox was full, you know 

[PGN]

What are the best loco crew for the steam era? Is there any good alternatives to the Graham Farish painted plastic figures?

I normally use the P & D Marsh white metal figures. You can buy them in bare metal, or ready painted. The ready pantied ones are well executed and last time I bought some they were about £8.50 for two engines' worth of crew figures. I use a dab of superglue gel on the bottom of each foot to fix them firmly in  place.