Peterborough North

[great northern]

A Claud has arrived in the old engine shed yard.

and a DMU is running in from the north. This being a Saturday, it has come from Grantham, not the E.Lincs as usual.

[great northern]

Heaton A1 Sir Vincent Raven has made its way across and into number 4 bay, waiting to take over something, but what?

This may be the answer, as KX A3 Melton comes under Crescent Bridge.

[great northern]

Melton swings round the curve and under the bridge.

 

and as it starts to straighten up at the other end of the curve, the headboard confirms this is the Heart of Midlothian, 1.00pm KX-Edinburgh.

[great northern]

A nice side on view of Melton.

and Sir Vincent waiting to take over.

Similar to what you saw earlier, but not the same.

[great northern]

Four in one shot agai, as 60044 passes the slumbering pilots, while the crew of 60126 make final preparations for action.

A few minutes later. 60044 has gone to New England, 60126 has backed on, and signals are off for departure.

[great northern]

60126 is on its way, seen from lineside....

and then from the ever popular man on the bridge.

[great northern]

One Tyneside A1 is replaced by another, a rare event, but this looks the most likely time for it to occur, based on the observations I have seen. Sir Walter Scott has the 1035 Up Newcastle.

 

 

[ITG]

Morning,

not sure if any followers of this thread are aware, but Peterborough Museum currently have an exhibition featuring Peterborough Railways. Some of it focuses on the ‘other’ station, that is East rather than North, but nevertheless may be of interest to some who are not too distant. The link below gives some details, and you’ll see there is a static model of Peterborough East station by Market Deeping Model Railway Club, plus talks on various subjects. Enjoy or ignore as you wish.

https://peterboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/peterborough-railways

 

Ian

[ITG]

Ps. in addition to the above, There’s also a YouTube video.

Ian

 

[great northern]

7 hours ago, ITG said:

Morning,

not sure if any followers of this thread are aware, but Peterborough Museum currently have an exhibition featuring Peterborough Railways. Some of it focuses on the ‘other’ station, that is East rather than North, but nevertheless may be of interest to some who are not too distant. The link below gives some details, and you’ll see there is a static model of Peterborough East station by Market Deeping Model Railway Club, plus talks on various subjects. Enjoy or ignore as you wish.

https://peterboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/peterborough-railways

 

Ian

Thank you very much for this Ian. I certainly wasn't aware of it, but I shall now be making a visit. The Museum and Library were very helpful to me when I first started my research back in 2010, and provided a lot of valuable information. It has always been my intention to offer the station side of the layout to the Museum eventually, and this will be the ideal opportunity to start discussions about that.

[great northern]

60143 in the shadows.

 

and we shall have a look at what is behind the tender. First part today.

 

 

 

[stewartingram]

7 hours ago, ITG said:

Ps. in addition to the above, There’s also a YouTube video.

Ian

 

I never saw the pretty lady in the blue dress!

[great northern]

52 minutes ago, stewartingram said:

I never saw the pretty lady in the blue dress!

Well, that's because it is mainly about East, and she is pinned to a platform at North.

[ITG]

9 hours ago, great northern said:

Well, that's because it is mainly about East, and she is pinned to a platform at North.

But surely also that she was catching a train that was due to stop at North? What would have been the point in her going to the East station, when her destination (now that’s another question) wasn’t served by the East?

Ian

[great northern]

Here is the rest of that formation - the more attractive portion of it too.

 

Then from Crescent Bridge we see KX A3 Hermit bringing in the 1.18pm Down Leeds.

[great northern]

4 hours ago, ITG said:

But surely also that she was catching a train that was due to stop at North? What would have been the point in her going to the East station, when her destination (now that’s another question) wasn’t served by the East?

Ian

She never catches a train though. I think she is a secret spotter, keeps her Ian Allan in her handbag. Probably waiting for Cicero, as we all did.

[great northern]

I have the good fortune to live in a small village, surrounded by open countryside. Nevertheless, we have over 1000 people, lots of cars and dogs, and in daytime plenty of noise from tradesmen doing the latest alterations to houses. So, when i casually looked out of my bedroom window this morning at about 10am, I was surprised and delighted to see ....

and with as much telephoto as I could get.

No more than 150 yards from my front door. We know they are around, but to see one in daylight is very rare indeed.

 

 

[Tankerman]

On 28/07/2024 at 22:58, Clive Mortimore said:

No Guv not me.

 

It were that Dudders geezer who said about straight boilers, well Sir Nige's N-gins didn't have straight boilers, well them A3s and V2s didn't.

 

I I tried my bestest not to be rude about the funny shaped boilers on the Great Western. They weren't straight in fact they were a bit queer looking.

 

The shape of the boilers on Great Western locomotives are the correct shape, all the others are wrong due to lack of engineering knowledge. Any GWR enthusiast such as myself knows that.😁

[great northern]

3 hours ago, Tankerman said:

 

The shape of the boilers on Great Western locomotives are the correct shape, all the others are wrong due to lack of engineering knowledge. Any GWR enthusiast such as myself knows that.😁

Someone told me that GWR enthusiasts have an infinite capacity for self delusion. He may have been wrong though, I suppose.🤭

[great northern]

Hermit is routed into Platform 6, for some reason. It has a six minute scheduled stop, so perhaps that was done to allow a delayed non stop service to get by. Anyway, here it comes, emerging from under the bridge.

and with the whole length of the train visible, as it waits.

All door seconds toppped and tailed by three compartment brakes, as many of these West Riding servces were.

 

 

 

[stewartingram]

7 hours ago, great northern said:

She never catches a train though. I think she is a secret spotter, keeps her Ian Allan in her handbag. Probably waiting for Cicero, as we all did.

No, she's got wind of the production Deltics being ordered, and she wants to be the first to cop one. She's a classy lady, with taste too.

[great northern]

2 hours ago, stewartingram said:

No, she's got wind of the production Deltics being ordered, and she wants to be the first to cop one. She's a classy lady, with taste too.

Blimey, I hope she has plenty of patience, its a four year wait.

[great northern]

An Ivatt 4 arrives from Yarmouth Beach, the DMU idles away in number 5 bay, and our elderly C12 just rests.

Hermit's wait is over, and away it goes to Grantham, where it will come off the train.

Gang visiting today, and there is a goodie from Steve. Quite an unusual one too.

[great northern]

I have somehow totally miscalculated, and find that only one image is in a fit state to show you. Hermit again, a nice angle.

Tomorrow though you will see the goodie that Steve brought today. Clive had several buses in his hand, but claimed he didn't intend to do anything naughty with them. I didn't see a camera or phone, so maybe he was as innocent as he tried to look.

[mullie]

9 hours ago, great northern said:

An Ivatt 4 arrives from Yarmouth Beach, the DMU idles away in number 5 bay, and our elderly C12 just rests.

Hermit's wait is over, and away it goes to Grantham, where it will come off the train.

Gang visiting today, and there is a goodie from Steve. Quite an unusual one too.

Those M&GN services are strange.   They arrive but we never see them leave,  reminds me of a certain Eagles song lyric.