answers are connected to the railway
2)reduced dish has class (8)
10)Nothing in liquid measures
14)Message string ( 13, 4)
19)Serving space ( 7,4)
34)Nail G.B.S's lead (9,5)
40)Give out in reverse before list (9)
So am I Mrs T. At first I thought GBS was one of the old railway cos but maybe it's George Bernard Shaw. One of the leads in one of his plays invented something useful on the railway. Then I thought it could be some thing to do with lead i.e Pb. Then I caught sight of a huge mountain of dishes and I'll leave you with it till later. Good Luck !