Peterborough North

[great northern]

04/8 seen from the platform, and slowing for the inevitable signal stop,

Still get the bridge to nowhere in the background, but hopefully it isn't so obtrusive.

 

Then we had an arrival from Skegness. A bit strange, as it would be no good for day trippers at this time of the afternoon, 2,27pm, and how many of the local residents would have taken their week's holiday there? It has a couple of strengtheners to the familiar five set, but still a fairly easy task for a J11.

[great northern]

The 1252 KX-Leeds brings Woolwinder , slowing for a four minute stop.

 

Still can't fathom out the artificial light. And the shadows are on the wrong side, again.  Years of the other side being the wrong one, and now this.

[great northern]

Engines doing nothing this morning. A very nicely cleaned March D16 stands in the old engine shed yard.

and across the tracks, Heaton's Ocean Swell waits to take over the Heart of Midlothian. Without headboard, of course.

 

[phil.c]

The wall on the right, what was it originally?

 

Edited December 6, 2022 by phil.c

[BMacdermott]

Hello Gilbert and everyone

 

Last year, we ran some 'Mini-Polls' here.

 

I am pleased to say that The 00 Wishlist Poll is returning for 2022 and you can find full details on our thread:

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https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/175961-the-00-wishlist-poll-returns/

 

Brian

[New Haven Neil]

Ohhrrrrr that Claud!  Simply perfect.

[great northern]

5 minutes ago, phil.c said:

The wall on the right, what was it originally?

 

The supporting wall for a roof over the Arcade sidings.

heavily cropped picture used for research purposes. To the right on the original is a 9F hauled goods, so the structure was intact until the mid 50s. I've never been able to find out exactly when and why the roof came off, taking some brickwork with it, or why nothing much was done to clear up the resulting mess. I suspect that as one of the many modernisation projects that were proposed over the years was under discussion at the time, it was felt that money shouldn't be wasted when the whole thing was going to come down "shortly". Shortly turned out to be more than ten years ahead.

[Oldddudders]

46 minutes ago, great northern said:

 it was felt that money shouldn't be wasted when the whole thing was going to come down "shortly". Shortly turned out to be more than ten years ahead.

Planning blight was ever the enemy of BR achievement. 

 

[Senior Planner, Systems, Southern Region 1984-6]

[great northern]

1 minute ago, Oldddudders said:

Planning blight was ever the enemy of BR achievement. 

 

[Senior Planner, Systems, Southern Region 1984-6]

But it goes back much further at PN Ian. Crescent Bridge was started in 1911 and finished by 1913, aligned for the straightened main lines which were planned..... and arrived about 60 years later. In fairness, the GN and particularly the LNER's chronic lack of cash also had something to do with it.

[great northern]

I've had an interesting day. My mobile phone has been playing up. Don't know why, it is only six years old. Also my Fitbit watch has been doing silly things as well, and I finally got, shall we say,"tired" of the whole thing, and on the spur of the moment went into Nottingham and bought new smart watch and smart mobile, with some excellent deals. Predictably, both are smarter than me, so beginner's manuals have been ordered. And you don't get a charger with the phone any more. Tired out now after all the excitement and trying to work out what happens if I hit this button or icon.

 

Back to trains, and the arrival of the Heart of Midlothian behind KX A3 Melton. Nice natural light, and to my eye at least much better results.

The man will be along to paint the girders shortly. The next one proved hard to get to look right in colour, so I went to B&W, but still couldn't quite get what I wanted, the sort of grainy and contrasty effect that one sees in contemporary shots.

 

[great northern]

Next was a Grantham stopper, supposed to be a DMU, but authority ie me decreed that it had failed, and had to be replaced by our most run down B1 and some non corridor coaches.

There was just time for this to be taken before 60044 approached, and just allowed both to be included.

[31A]

I think the lighting's really good on this morning's pictures Gilbert, especially the first one.  The new buildings make a good backdrop to shots from that angle, too!

[New Haven Neil]

I like the skyline clutter in the background of the second!

[great northern]

5 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

I like the skyline clutter in the background of the second!

Yes, that works well, doesn't it?  I still have some thinking to do about the higher level view though.

[great northern]

And here is that higher level view, which I think will be improved when the new buildings get some walls fences and gardens. The light is weak in December, but even so the effect on the roofs can be seen.

Melton is one of my top favourites amongst all the lovely weathering jobs Timara has done, so it always gets  a bit more than a fair share of the limelight.

 

[great northern]

It may look like this is a repeat of last night's image, but it isn't. I just wanted to see if a van in the background would enhance it.

and I couldn't resist one last took at Melton, as it came off its train.

 

[great northern]

Relief engine still sitting in the bay, and someone thought it worth taking another picture of it.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the train, the pilot is creeping up, ready to give the obligatory shove when required.

[great northern]

Let's have another look at that lovely Claud.

then from up on Spital Bridge, we can watch the Heart of Midlothian pulling away.

 

[great northern]

Just a couple more views from Spital Bridge tonight.

 

These really are a bit of a nightmare to photoshop, which is why you don't see many of them.

[great northern]

A shabby B1 removing stock to the carriage sidings would not normally attract attention, but of course there are background reasons at the moment.

The B1 had to get out of the way pretty smartly, as the 1035 Newcastle-KX was approaching, and booked to run through non stop.

 

This one is a bit ragged if you enlarge it, as that far end of the room is in rather deep shadow, and takes a lot of expertise I don't have to photoshop properly.

[FarrMan]

19 hours ago, great northern said:

These really are a bit of a nightmare to photoshop, which is why you don't see many of them.

But those that I do see are very nostalgic. Thanks

 

Lloyd

[great northern]

More views of another rare visitor, 60518 of Gateshead. The classic view from Platform 3 first.

and then looking down from Crescent bridge.

 

[great northern]

As Tehran heads south, it meets KX's Sandwich, heading into Platform 6 with the 1.18pm Leeds.

We can have that view from the bridge too.

[New Haven Neil]

I'm getting spoiled with all the N5 cameos!

 

The new houses really have enhanced that angle in the last shot above.

[great northern]

60039 heads on, braking for the stop, which is scheduled to be five minutes.

And there is an arrival from the M&GN. This Ivatt will have taken over at South Lynn from another which will have brought it from Yarmouth.