Peterborough North

[great northern]

Afternoon tea has been delayed as I was in a queue which was waiting to get into another queue on Ocado. I got there in the end.

 

We have the first of the Down Cleethorpes semi fasts at Platform 3, and yet another Ivatt in the bay. This one has LMS stock for a change, but unforunately it is not visible.

 

 

 

The White Rose then passed through, sans headboard, as it pinged off somewhere when I last tried to remove it. It will turn up, but only after I have bought another, if I do.

 

 

[stewartingram]

I can't decide. Probably J15, but J17/J19/J20 very close as well.

 

Stewart

[Mallard60022]

1 hour ago, bigwordsmith said:

 

Trust you to throw controversy into the pot DuckMeister!

 

I always thought there was nothing wrong with them that a good pony truck wouldn't improve!

 

Loved them at Paddington. If I'd wanted to be a complete arse I would have posted this

[bigwordsmith]

12 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Loved them at Paddington. If I'd wanted to be a complete arse I would have posted this

I too happen to like them - I'v even got one - how on earth do you get away with that as well as a WC and  terrier on a Scottish themed layout - maybe I'll pretend its a preservation railway - Steam Train Britain in miniature!

Edited May 5, 2020 by bigwordsmith

[Tony Wright]

52 minutes ago, great northern said:

Afternoon tea has been delayed as I was in a queue which was waiting to get into another queue on Ocado. I got there in the end.

 

We have the first of the Down Cleethorpes semi fasts at Platform 3, and yet another Ivatt in the bay. This one has LMS stock for a change, but unforunately it is not visible.

 

 

 

The White Rose then passed through, sans headboard, as it pinged off somewhere when I last tried to remove it. It will turn up, but only after I have bought another, if I do.

 

 

Lovely pictures, as always Gilbert.

 

However, it looks like PATRICK STIRLING's offside nameplate is about to 'ping-off' as well!

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[great northern]

21 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

Lovely pictures, as always Gilbert.

 

However, it looks like PATRICK STIRLING's offside nameplate is about to 'ping-off' as well!

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Yes, that's the second one. Both of Great Central's have already fallen off. John Houlden's glue doesn't seem to be passing the test of time, and mine, as usual, has solidified since I last used it.

[thegreenhowards]

4 hours ago, bigwordsmith said:

 

Trust you to throw controversy into the pot DuckMeister!

 

I always thought there was nothing wrong with them that a good pony truck wouldn't improve!

 

....and painting over that horrible copper bit on the chimney.

[great northern]

Another day nearly done, but at PN the steady stream of early evening expresses continues.  I very rarely got further south than Grantham, and more often Retford, so we would have had to catch the train home before they appeared, but it would have been the usual engines anyway.

 

We now have the Tees-Tyne Pullman, and Tracery is the loco. More than capable of doing the service justice, but not up to Top Shed standards of cleanliness for this train. A late substitution, maybe?

 

 

 

And back once more to the view from Spital Bridge.

 

 

[great northern]

Morning all. Back to glorious sunshine here. It does make a difference. Duvet wrestling day has come round again, and will be got out of the way as quickly as I can motivate myself, but first the images. I had a day of experimentation a little while back, so some of the next batch may not hit the mark. The first one today is, in my opinion, one of those.

 

 

It was worth a try, but far too much blank space on the right, I feel. The wagons help a little, but not enough. Your opinions welcome, as always.

 

The next one is taken through that gap between buildings again, and captures a J15 on its way up from East with the shuttle service.

 

 

I think that is one of the most attractive angles on a lovely little engine.

 

Looking at the replies to yesterday's 0.6.0 competition, it seems that the J6 got the most votes, though the J15 was coming up very fast on the rails towards the end. It was, I agree, a very wide choice, so shall we look at 0.6.0 tank engines today? Plenty of those to choose from too, and plenty of opportunity for controversy. I will start this off by nominating the J67/69.

[jwealleans]

J67-9 series always look a bit hunched up, musclebound maybe, to me.   I think the J71 has it for me.

[trw1089]

J52 perhaps, though J50s have such purpose about them.

[manna]

G'Day Folks

 

I'll go with the J52.

 

manna

 

[great northern]

Duvet lost on a submission in the second round. Varied selections for the 0.6.0T. They interest me, in that the criteria I set were attractive/graceful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I suppose we are now seeing what some of us find attractive.

 

The first of our morning tea accompaniments is another experimental shot. It is another which I don't think comes off.

 

 

That's why I haven't shopped it properly. Then we have a diesel shunter taking a trip working down from New England to East sidings.

 

 

I'm not sure whether this should display lamps or discs, can someone clarify for me please?

[thegreenhowards]

13 hours ago, great northern said:

And back once more to the view from Spital Bridge.

 

 

I do love that Spital Bridge view.

[thegreenhowards]

As for 0-6-0Ts, my favourite is definitely the J50, but I can’t claim that they’re graceful or attractive, so I think I’d go for SECR ‘P’ class - put it down to my indoctrination working on the Bluebell Railway!

[stewartingram]

J69 for me - and the wonderful J70.

 

Stewart

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, great northern said:

Duvet lost on a submission in the second round. Varied selections for the 0.6.0T. They interest me, in that the criteria I set were attractive/graceful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I suppose we are now seeing what some of us find attractive.

 

The first of our morning tea accompaniments is another experimental shot. It is another which I don't think comes off.

 

That's why I haven't shopped it properly. Then we have a diesel shunter taking a trip working down from New England to East sidings.

 

 

I'm not sure whether this should display lamps or discs, can someone clarify for me please?

Hi Gilbert

 

Standard BR 350 shunters had four lights arranged in the steam loco headcode positions and the appropriate lights would be illuminated displaying the headcode. If shunting the outer two lights each end would switched on, one would be displaying a white light and the other a red one. The red coloured lens was stored in the lamp housing and could be fitted when required.

 

The earlier LMS design class 11 (and a few BR 08s) only had two lights each end so would have carried lamps displaying the headcode. The lights would be switched on when shunting.

 

On a sunny day an 08 or class 10 would require lamps to be fitted to display the headcode as their lights were not very bright. I know that feeling.

 

As for the best looking 0-6-0, what else than a class 11 350 hp diesel shunter.

Edited May 6, 2020 by Clive Mortimore

[great northern]

39 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Gilbert

 

Standard BR 350 shunters had four lights arranged in the steam loco headcode positions and the appropriate lights would be illuminated displaying the headcode. If shunting the outer two lights each end would switched on, one would be displaying a white light and the other a red one. The red coloured lens was stored in the lamp housing and could be fitted when required.

 

The earlier LMS design class 11 (and a few BR 08s) only had two lights each end so would have carried lamps displaying the headcode. The lights would be switched on when shunting.

 

On a sunny day an 08 or class 10 would require lamps to be fitted to display the headcode as their lights were not very bright. I know that feeling.

 

As for the best looking 0-6-0, what else than a class 11 350 hp diesel shunter.

Thanks Clive. Mine is a Class 10, is it not? It is a very early Bachmann one, so I don't know if it would have working lights with DCC? In any event, as it is always sunny at PN, it would have to display with lamps? I can do that.

[Oldddudders]

0-6-0T? Stroudley's E1, thankyou.

[JeffP]

Ruston Class 07.

[30368]

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

0-6-0T? Stroudley's E1, thankyou.

 

Sorry OldD but give me an Adams G6 any day!

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard B

 

PS Tangential Alert!

[great northern]

Oh dear, I forgot the mid afternoon images, mainly because I did a very long walk on such a lovely afternoon. Anyway, here's one now. Yet another WD, so I tried something higher level and with lots of crop.

 

 

[thegreenhowards]

2 hours ago, great northern said:

Oh dear, I forgot the mid afternoon images, mainly because I did a very long walk on such a lovely afternoon. Anyway, here's one now. Yet another WD, so I tried something higher level and with lots of crop.

 

 

I really like the higher level views. I know they’re not as lifelike to real railway photography, but they allow us to see the train behind the loco much better and give a good overall impression of the layout.

[New Haven Neil]

Surely the J72 is the finest!

[great northern]

2 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

Surely the J72 is the finest!

It's your turn when we get to 0.6.2 tanks Neil.