RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 22 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 22 On we go towards Skegness. Weather forecast is 57f, wind NE 20mph, light drizzle, and don't even think about the sea temperature. and hope Mrs McStingy, the landlady, doesn't live up to her name. Are we nearly there yet? 29 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted April 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22 18 minutes ago, great northern said: and hope Mrs McStingy, the landlady, doesn't live up to her name. She probably will Gilbert, based on my memories of those far off days. Kind regards, 30368 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 22 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 22 Another of those trais we see every day of the week now appears, this one being that short parcels train from New England to East, which will spend quite a while in Number 1 bay. Local J6 64177 has the job today, and we have two views of it on the approach to the station. I do like a J6, especially one that has come half way round the world to get here. 34 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 23 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 23 Now the Down expresses start to appear much more frequently. Copley Hill A1 Aboyeur has the 8.00 Leeds. The J6 is now out of the way while parcels transfers take place, while Aboyeur negotiates the dogs leg curve. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold trw1089 Posted April 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23 15 hours ago, great northern said: I do like a J6, especially one that has come half way round the world to get here. Glad to see it still earning it's keep. Always brings a big smile to my face when it makes an appearance! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted April 23 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23 8 minutes ago, trw1089 said: Glad to see it still earning it's keep. Always brings a big smile to my face when it makes an appearance! And to mine Tony, it upset me when it wasn't in service. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 23 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 23 One more of Aboyeur this evening. I have photographed the whole formation, as it is slightly unusual, and I will post all of those in the morning. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 24 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 24 The formation of the 8.00 Leeds/Bradford. Mk1s to start with.BSO CK. MK1 SK, two compartments reserved for passengers joining at Hitchin, who back then would almost certainly those compartments empty, whereas now they would be full of sullen looking interlopers, who would refuse to move. Then an all door Gresley SK. Another all door SK and a BSK, these two and the previous SK to be secured by KX. FO and RK, the latter one of the few to be seen in 1958. These came off the previous days 1145 Up Leeds. Now the Bradford portion. CK, again one compartment reserved for those joining at Hithchin, and a BG. Finally, MK1 TSO. For some reason on Bradford portions these were often placed outside the brake vehicle. Bonus J6 as well. 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 24 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 24 The A1 has now nearly passed through the station. and we are back to rationing, as most days recently have featured lovely early sun, but cloud filling in before it shines into my windows. It comes out again mid afternoon, too late to be of use to me. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold trw1089 Posted April 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25 19 hours ago, great northern said: Bonus J6 as well Always a bonus! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 25 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 25 Aboyeur again, just a little futher along. and one from the other side. A much better impression of the length of the layout, a bit more light where it is needed, so why don't I stick with photos from this side? Probably because there are so many lattices to deal with, and the south end can be a pain when photoshopping if the light is less than perfect. 32 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted April 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25 FWIW I think the way you've captured the scene is really well composed. In particular the rather subdued colour palette is very effective. Thanks for sharing. Andy 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 25 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 25 Here is the 9.30 to Yarmouth, which has additional cars for anticipated Saturday traffic. That makes it too long for the bay, and so it occupies Platform 6 today. As always there is an Ivatt 4 in charge. Even an Ivatt looks quite good with that backdrop. 31 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 26 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 26 Attention switches back to the Up, as another A1 approaches. It is another Copley Hill engine too, Kittiwake this time, bringing in an Up Leeds, which will stop here for five minutes. 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 26 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 26 (edited) Opened the curtains to another cloudless sky, and the forecast said the cloud would take over by noon, so I changed my routine, and went to run trains at 1030. The clouds arrived at 1040. So one image at a time again, and this one is a rear three quarter view of Kittiwake slowing for the stop. Not taken today, of course. Edited April 26 by great northern spelling 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 27 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 27 Back to the other side, and to one of the most familiar views of an arriving Up train. One of the reliably good places to take a photo though, I find. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 27 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 27 Seagull now arrives with the 6.40 KX-Grantham slow. As always, the next part of the diagram will be something more challenging. 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 28 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 28 Seagull runs alongside Platform 6, but still has a little way to go before finally stopping. This evening we shall have a look at what is behind the tender. 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 28 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 28 So here is what was behind the tender on a Saturday in July 1958. 30 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 37 minutes ago, great northern said: So here is what was behind the tender on a Saturday in July 1958. That's seems a very unusual rake for an A4. I think I've seen something in a book that's similar. Would any available motive power and rolling stock be used os a Summer Saturday? Slight digression. Have you bothered with the Thompson BG - hope you don't mind me asking. I've looked through Robert Carol's Pdfs there didn't seem any include in a passenger rake except the Elizabethan but the solebars on those are deeper. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted April 28 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28 59 minutes ago, davidw said: That's seems a very unusual rake for an A4. I think I've seen something in a book that's similar. Would any available motive power and rolling stock be used os a Summer Saturday? Slight digression. Have you bothered with the Thompson BG - hope you don't mind me asking. I've looked through Robert Carol's Pdfs there didn't seem any include in a passenger rake except the Elizabethan but the solebars on those are deeper. When one looks at the article in the HMRS Journal, it becomes clear that this happened regularly, and not just on Saturdays. The 5.50 KX-Grantham had A3s on three days out of five, and the 6.40 two A3s, 60015 on the 9th July, and V2s on the other days. The 7.20 Down Peterborough had two A4s, 60010/15, and three A3s out of six days recorded. That was a steel five set, with a couple of added BGs. 60033 itself was on the 7pm Peterborough-KX on two consecutive days, 9th and 10th July. On 10th July the formation was PMV (southern) BCK TSOx2,BCK BG. These workings were commonplace, but I suspect rarely photographed. I suspect also that in almost every case either the previous or next working for the loco would have been on an express. I do have some Thompson BGs, and again have learned from the survey that what the CWN says often differed from what actually appeared, so they do get used in passenger trains as well as in parcels. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 23 minutes ago, great northern said: When one looks at the article in the HMRS Journal, it becomes clear that this happened regularly, and not just on Saturdays. The 5.50 KX-Grantham had A3s on three days out of five, and the 6.40 two A3s, 60015 on the 9th July, and V2s on the other days. The 7.20 Down Peterborough had two A4s, 60010/15, and three A3s out of six days recorded. That was a steel five set, with a couple of added BGs. 60033 itself was on the 7pm Peterborough-KX on two consecutive days, 9th and 10th July. On 10th July the formation was PMV (southern) BCK TSOx2,BCK BG. These workings were commonplace, but I suspect rarely photographed. I suspect also that in almost every case either the previous or next working for the loco would have been on an express. I do have some Thompson BGs, and again have learned from the survey that what the CWN says often differed from what actually appeared, so they do get used in passenger trains as well as in parcels. Thank you Gilbert. I'd not considered the HMRS Journal. I've seen the Thompson BG but resisted temptation. I can now justify to myself if not Ruth why need them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 29 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 29 Having seen what is behind it, back up front for another look at our A4. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted April 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29 14 hours ago, davidw said: Thank you Gilbert. I'd not considered the HMRS Journal. I've seen the Thompson BG but resisted temptation. I can now justify to myself if not Ruth why need them. The other thing to be taken into consideration, of course, is the condition of the locomotive. It may be high mileage, and being used on non express work until it gets called in for overhaul. Rough riding, not steaming well, or even running in after repairs on shed, any of those might apply. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 2 hours ago, great northern said: The other thing to be taken into consideration, of course, is the condition of the locomotive. It may be high mileage, and being used on non express work until it gets called in for overhaul. Rough riding, not steaming well, or even running in after repairs on shed, any of those might apply. Thanks for the further thoughts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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