David Bell Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Does Midland include LTSR? If so I will go for the Whitelegg Baltic tank. A tenuous Scottish connection given he did the same for the Glasgow and South Western! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I think that, compared with other pre-group companies - notably LNWR - Midland has done quite well out of preservation. Compound No.1000 is a notable survivor (even if not original form), as are the gorgeous 'Single' and the 2-4-0 at Butterley. Add to that the 1F tanky (41708) at Barrow Hill and the KWVR 4F 43924 (notable as the first escapee from Barry scrapyard) and there can be few complaints. If I were to nominate a type it would the unglamorous 3F 0-6-0 tender loco, the immediate forerunner of the 4F - and, by all accounts, a more highly-regarded example of the genre. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmditch Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 'Big Bertha' ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I'm biased in saying an A5 (FINALLY), but I think one really would have been an ideal tank loco for some of the larger NE groups without having to always resort to a pacific tender loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted February 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, 69843 said: I'm biased in saying an A5 (FINALLY), but I think one really would have been an ideal tank loco for some of the larger NE groups without having to always resort to a pacific tender loco. Not Midland though. Its time will come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, great northern said: Not Midland though. Its time will come. This is what happens when you enter a poll past 2AM and miss the Midland criteria! In that case, The MR 700. A very interesting history, given their Continental connections both through the Italian Railways and the ROD. For a specific example, ROD 2717 which became stuck in No-Man's Land and was captured by the Germans before being recovered post-war. Edited February 9, 2021 by 69843 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 A 3F. As they were so common most of us just ignored them when they were still at aork - what a shame. David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2021 I think I'm with Clive for the Kirtley, it survived so late. It is also the surname of my old metalwork teacher, who held the world speed record for model steam hydroplanes for years.....122 mph! Today's useless fact for you. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 G'Day Folks Lets go for a simple little 3f tender loco, go anywhere plod along. manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted February 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2021 A last look at the K3, as modernisation appears under the bridge. 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 The little 3f tender engine for me too in this poll. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 3F tender engine is my choice, once again Triang have a lot to answer for. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2021 And now, modernisation in close up. D201 with the Northumbrian. A lovely day forecast here, so, most of the side effects of last week's jab having worn off, I may get to play with and photograph some trains later. 29 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I’d go for the 3F, a humble goods engine but they were well liked and there were hundreds of them. It’s a shame none survived. However it would also have been nice if Big Bertha had survived. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I wasn't going to vote in this poll because I don't know enough about the Midland (though my maternal grandad reputedly drove a horse and cart for them). The I remembered the M&GN classes J40 and J41........ So a vote for a little 3F tender engine after all! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 Being in idle mode this morning, and having just finished duvet wrestling, I don't need to do a full count of yesterday's poll as the 3F is a clear and very comfortable winner. I'm going to exercise minds and knowledge now, by asking for locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which should have been preserved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, great northern said: locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which should have been preserved. No idea! Sorry. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon4470 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I vote for Highflier 4-4-2 in this poll. (closely followed by the Hughes 4-6-0 - but I always think that the tender looks undersized on these and spoils the looks) Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 The Hughes 4-6-0 for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Yes, I'll go for the Hughes 4-6-0. One of those enigmatic locos from the late pre-grouping period that should have delivered more than they did. As a four cylinder machine, they certainly had enough power on paper but inadequate bearing surfaces (apparently) let them down. This wasn't so much of a problem for the shorter runs in their home territory but was horribly exposed when they were tried out on the WCML in the early LMS period north of Preston - there were quickly returned from whence they came! My Stepfather went on the final run of the class, a trip from Blackpool to York and back in 1951, loco 50455. They looked better proportioned with the larger tender. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 The Hoy 2-6-2T, for the laugh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 I didn't respond on the Midland, as my knowledge of that railway is poor, but the L&Y is a different matter. There are three main contenders in my mind: - The Aspinall "High Flyer" 4-4-2s. - Hughes 4-6-0 - Hughes 4-6-4T. As I like big tank locos, my vote goes to the Hughes 4-6-4T. Regards Chris H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 56 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said: I didn't respond on the Midland, as my knowledge of that railway is poor, but the L&Y is a different matter. There are three main contenders in my mind: - The Aspinall "High Flyer" 4-4-2s. - Hughes 4-6-0 - Hughes 4-6-4T. As I like big tank locos, my vote goes to the Hughes 4-6-4T. Regards Chris H Good choice Chris. I too am voting for a Hughes Baltic Tank. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%26YR_Hughes_4-6-4T#/media/File:Hughes_Dreadnought_4-6-4T,_11114_(Wonder_Book_of_Engineering_Wonders,_1931).jpg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 I'm going for a High Flyer 4-4-2. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 I have a soft spot for Baltic tanks so my vote goes to the Hughes 4-6-4T "Dreadnought Tanks"! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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