Peterborough North

[great northern]

Another event has just occurred, causing even more frantic calls and messages , this time between Station and New England. While that is going on, it is time for the Northumbrian to come through. Here's another surprise, not only does it have a New England locomotive, but it is Edward Thompson himself. Those who follow events here regularly will know that over the last few months 60500 has been appearing on either Class B stopping trains or Class C goods work, so this is a surprise promotion.

Not contrived, I assure you, it is what the sequence said.

[great northern]

Another angle on 60500, and its unexpected promotion.

Glorious sunshine here, but a look at the forecast tells me that it will continue until 11am, when it will change to cloudy. The sun will return at about 2pm, by which time the light in the railway room will have gone, as usual.

[Oldddudders]

No headboard, but this clip shows, at 10.25, 60500 on a similar duty pausing at York. 

 

 

[30368]

16 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

60500 on a similar duty pausing at York. 

 

Hi Ian,

 

Yes, this is one of my favourite BT Films. There are many and I have a CD copy of most which are obtainable from the British Film Institute. I recommend them.

 

In a curious episode in my apprenticeship I was sent for two weeks to work in the BT Film unit at Waterloo, not much work but a lot of fun. I seem to remember getting a list of all BT films up to 1966.

Mr Brooks, the SR Training Manager, must have recognised my interest in film and art in general....

 

Kind regards,

 

30368

[Clive Mortimore]

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

No headboard, but this clip shows, at 10.25, 60500 on a similar duty pausing at York. 

 

 

I am sure I saw Steve (31A) making his way to The Tap.

[great northern]

5 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I am sure I saw Steve (31A) making his way to The Tap.

My maths isn't very good, but I don't think there was a Steve back then. He's quite young, you know.

[great northern]

On goes ET, and now passes the nice lady, who will be well aware how much he has gone up in the world.

The sun did actually still appear later this morning, so I got some more images. Right on the limit for light though, so I don't know how they will turn out.

[great northern]

60500 continues to get all the attention at the moment.

[great northern]

But this is the last attention it will get, as it is soon to pass under Spital Bridge and out of sight.

[trw1089]

In all honesty, whilst I am not a fan of Mr Thompson, there is something about 60500 in that last shot that does look nearly graceful.  Nearly though...

 

[great northern]

The Up Yorkshire Pullman, another Copley Hill duty, and handled by H A Ivatt today.

 

These Leeds engines really were very common sights, and this one seemed to appear most of all. I'm afraid it did get shouted at.

Looks very nice though, don't you think?

[great northern]

18 hours ago, trw1089 said:

In all honesty, whilst I am not a fan of Mr Thompson, there is something about 60500 in that last shot that does look nearly graceful.  Nearly though...

 

The chimney doesn't help, and the cylinders just look wrong, but yes, this is probably as good as it gets.

[great northern]

Plenty more photos taken today, but as other things also intruded I find I only have one photoshopped image.

 

60123 passes North box, and we will continue to follow its progress tomorrow.

[great northern]

60123 coasts through under the roof...

and our man on Crescent Bridge has been waiting for it to emerge.

[great northern]

One for John down under.

Then there is a story to be told. Do you remember that Lincoln B1 that appeared in number 4 bay?  When the time came for it to take over the Skegness, it would not move, no way. Off to check on programme track, and got the dreaded "cannot read CV". Then I sort of remembered that we may have taken the decoder out of it temporarily, to go into something more often used. But, you may ask, in that case how did it get into the bay?  Time to own up. Trying to get as many photos as possible in limited time, the hand of god was used to get it there. It was used again to take it off. Now New England needed to find a replacement, and that proved to be another problem, as the sequence showed nothing really suitable on shed, the E.Lincs being RA5. There was a March B17 though, that was due to take the 4.25 Harwich, but hadn't been turned yet, and so was facing the right way. So, on it came, giving the shedmaster almost three hours to find a replacement for its own duty.

There are photos of B17s at Skeggy, so this isn't entirely far fetched.

[great northern]

Holidaymakers returning home from Skeggy now, happy or relieved, who knows?  We have a KX B1, a formation with a buffet car, the only Skeggy train with any catering, and a non stop run through here. Although the timetables don't identify it as such, the evidence suggests this must be the Butlins express.

a few yards further on, it meets the long delayed train to Skeggy finally getting going again.

[Oldddudders]

Never having been to either Skegness or Butlins, your comments suggest I ain't missed much. This fits with a tee-shirt I saw many years ago "Butlitz Holiday Camp - Escape Committee'!

[davidw]

Gilbert, after a period of storage, have any of your Hornby locos, been reluctant to move until a good service?

[great northern]

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Never having been to either Skegness or Butlins, your comments suggest I ain't missed much. This fits with a tee-shirt I saw many years ago "Butlitz Holiday Camp - Escape Committee'!

Hard to adequately describe Skeggy Ian. On the East Coast, and often subject to cold winds off the sea. The sea itself can be a long way away when the tide is out, and in order to reach it one has to deal with banks of soft and clingy clay. At least they can be seen when the tide is out, but when it comes in you can tread in the stuff unknowingly, and it feels horrible. Specialises also in a fine drizzle which can last for days, even when it is sunny a few miles inland. No airs and graces here, as it caters mainly for the erm what used to be referred to as lower classes. And it nevertheless gets absolutely packed with people.

 

Butlins? Father booked a holiday at the Clacton POW camp.He thought there would be plenty to keep three lads aged 17 13 and 9 occupied. Brother and I went for a sniff round when we arrived, and found a big room full of table tennis tables. No one there. We started playing, and a man arrived and told us to stop, as we hadn't booked a table. But there's no-one here, we said. Doesn't matter, said he. We tried to book, to be told first available was in four days time. Dinner in a room which contained about 2000 people. A lot of forced jollity. Next morning woken at 6.30 by a loudspeaker blasting out good morning campers, and zippedy doodah, what a wonderful day. It was pouring down with rain.

 

Informed dad that I'd seen enough, and was going home. Would'nt give me train fare, so I hitchhiked and swore never again.

[great northern]

2 hours ago, davidw said:

Gilbert, after a period of storage, have any of your Hornby locos, been reluctant to move until a good service?

No, never had that happen, and they sometimes go weeks or months without being used.

[Grafarman]

2 hours ago, great northern said:

Hard to adequately describe Skeggy Ian. On the East Coast, and often subject to cold winds off the sea. The sea itself can be a long way away when the tide is out, and in order to reach it one has to deal with banks of soft and clingy clay. At least they can be seen when the tide is out, but when it comes in you can tread in the stuff unknowingly, and it feels horrible. Specialises also in a fine drizzle which can last for days, even when it is sunny a few miles inland. No airs and graces here, as it caters mainly for the erm what used to be referred to as lower classes. And it nevertheless gets absolutely packed with people.

 

Butlins? Father booked a holiday at the Clacton POW camp.He thought there would be plenty to keep three lads aged 17 13 and 9 occupied. Brother and I went for a sniff round when we arrived, and found a big room full of table tennis tables. No one there. We started playing, and a man arrived and told us to stop, as we hadn't booked a table. But there's no-one here, we said. Doesn't matter, said he. We tried to book, to be told first available was in four days time. Dinner in a room which contained about 2000 people. A lot of forced jollity. Next morning woken at 6.30 by a loudspeaker blasting out good morning campers, and zippedy doodah, what a wonderful day. It was pouring down with rain.

 

Informed dad that I'd seen enough, and was going home. Would'nt give me train fare, so I hitchhiked and swore never again.

 

I endured a week in Butlins Skegness in August '84 with two mates - £20 each; persistant drizzle, freezing cold in the 'chalet' even with the electric fire on; food was 'fast and cheap' and almost inedible... spent most of the time huddled in the arcade watching people play snooker (only place with heating it seemed) and left early on the Friday before camp security noticed we'd left the accomodation in a state - well, the fridge was full of drinkables so all the food we bought went off and there was nowhere to put it; that was our excuse anyway - teenagers, huh!

 

David

[Clive Mortimore]

2 hours ago, great northern said:

Hard to adequately describe Skeggy Ian. On the East Coast, and often subject to cold winds off the sea. The sea itself can be a long way away when the tide is out, and in order to reach it one has to deal with banks of soft and clingy clay. At least they can be seen when the tide is out, but when it comes in you can tread in the stuff unknowingly, and it feels horrible. Specialises also in a fine drizzle which can last for days, even when it is sunny a few miles inland. No airs and graces here, as it caters mainly for the erm what used to be referred to as lower classes. And it nevertheless gets absolutely packed with people.

 

Butlins? Father booked a holiday at the Clacton POW camp.He thought there would be plenty to keep three lads aged 17 13 and 9 occupied. Brother and I went for a sniff round when we arrived, and found a big room full of table tennis tables. No one there. We started playing, and a man arrived and told us to stop, as we hadn't booked a table. But there's no-one here, we said. Doesn't matter, said he. We tried to book, to be told first available was in four days time. Dinner in a room which contained about 2000 people. A lot of forced jollity. Next morning woken at 6.30 by a loudspeaker blasting out good morning campers, and zippedy doodah, what a wonderful day. It was pouring down with rain.

 

Informed dad that I'd seen enough, and was going home. Would'nt give me train fare, so I hitchhiked and swore never again.

Being a resident of a village on the Lincolnshire coast I would like to defend Skeggy.

 

Gilbert, when you had a day job how hard was it to defend the undefendable?

[davidw]

4 hours ago, great northern said:

No, never had that happen, and they sometimes go weeks or months without being used.

Thanks we've had two house moves. Possibly it's where they're stored.

Edited July 21 by davidw

[great northern]

The Butlins express moves onwards, conversations no doubt taking place. " I think we'll go back to Blackpool next year, dear".

and from the south, another of our own with the 1230 KX-Newcastle.

[mullie]

37 minutes ago, great northern said:

The Butlins express moves onwards, conversations no doubt taking place. " I think we'll go back to Blackpool next year, dear".

and from the south, another of our own with the 1230 KX-Newcastle.

Or they could plan to get a train across the M&GN to Great Yarmouth next year not realising it will be shut and the train will have to take a very different route.

 

Martyn