Peterborough North

[great northern]

An oft seen shot, but none the worse for that, as Quicksilver drifts past North box.

and another A4 coming North, Andrew K Mc Cosh on its regular duty, the Scotch Goods.

60003 has been allowed through on the main this afternoon.

[great northern]

Following 60003 this evening. First we have that short glimpse through the arch, nice lady looking on.

and shortly afterwards passing the platform signal. A clear run through......

but in the distance we can see that it is. as always only  as far as Westwood Yard.

[KNP]

Looking down Station Road

 

 

Birds eye view of a bus....

 

[great northern]

The view from the bridge.

and the front three quarter shot which suits an A4 so well.

[great northern]

In between the last two Up expresses there was a nine minute margin, theoretically, at least.  It seems there was time for the D16 to move from the coaling stage and back onto the stock in the carriage siding.

and now it is passed by 60514, in charge of the 1010 Edinburgh-KX.

[KNP]

A few more of Station Road

 

 

[great northern]

Ex works locomotives are a rare sight, so all cameras focus on 60514.

 

Only ten cars behind the tender, so the loco stops short of the platform end.

[KNP]

 

[great northern]

60514 is on its way again, under the bridge...

and round the curve.

[great northern]

Yet another Down Newcastle, this being the 3.40 departure from Kings Cross, and headed by Silver King, another rare sight down south.

emerging from the bridge, and not stopping here, 60016 heads for home.

[KNP]

Into the last handful of pictures.

 

 

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, KNP said:

Into the last handful of pictures.

 

 

I do like the first one.

[great northern]

Silver King emerges from the gloom, and passes the nice lady, who appears unmoved. She must have seen it before. Doesn't even take her Ian Allan out of her bag.

and on goes 60016, passing the D16 in the carriage siding. What more could one ask on a Monday morning? An A4 and a D16 in the same shot.

 

Here's a question for you. Where else could an A4 and a D16 be seen together in the 1950s? Not a lot of places, but there are one or two.

[jwealleans]

I’ll guess Doncaster and/or York.

[Oldddudders]

5 minutes ago, jwealleans said:

I’ll guess Doncaster and/or York.

I am encouraged that you concur with one of my guesses, York, my other being Cambridge. 

[45568]

Lincoln, on occasions of ECML diversions and the 40A D16s on the Nottingham trains? (It's a long bow but I'll draw it!!).

Cheers from Oz,

Peter C.

[stewartingram]

Cambridge. D16 obviously. A4 frequent visitors on KGX trains (running in turns is the usual excuse). So that includes the branch from Hitchin via Shepreth Junction as well.

But don't forget regular diversions. The line from Cambridge to Ely & March, then on to the ECML either via Peterborough, or Spalding.

And the little known fact that the the St.Ives loop has been used instead of Ely; I believe that officially they weren't supposed to, but myself and other CBG trainspotters have seen them round there.

[great northern]

3 hours ago, jwealleans said:

I’ll guess Doncaster and/or York.

Doncaster definitely Jonathan. They did get there on the GN/GE stoppers from March, and at the end of their lives Lincoln got a few. Supposedly those were for the St Marks- Nottingham trains, but I've seen photos of them on Doncaster shed, so they must have been used on Central to Doncaster trains, again via the GN/GE.

 

I am happy to be corrected, but I think it most unlikely that they reached York in BR days . The only way would be on the Colchester-Newcastle, which was a heavy train, and March had V2s specifically for that.

[great northern]

3 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

I am encouraged that you concur with one of my guesses, York, my other being Cambridge. 

See above re York, Ian, but Cambridge, yes and fairly regularly.

[great northern]

2 hours ago, 45568 said:

Lincoln, on occasions of ECML diversions and the 40A D16s on the Nottingham trains? (It's a long bow but I'll draw it!!).

Cheers from Oz,

Peter C.

Lincoln, yes indeed, but mainly in their last days, and those would be the 40A engines. I don't remember ever seeing them at Central before that, which would cover the period between 1954 and their transfer to 40A.

[great northern]

1 hour ago, stewartingram said:

Cambridge. D16 obviously. A4 frequent visitors on KGX trains (running in turns is the usual excuse). So that includes the branch from Hitchin via Shepreth Junction as well.

But don't forget regular diversions. The line from Cambridge to Ely & March, then on to the ECML either via Peterborough, or Spalding.

And the little known fact that the the St.Ives loop has been used instead of Ely; I believe that officially they weren't supposed to, but myself and other CBG trainspotters have seen them round there.

I agree Stewart, in fact, apart from PN, Cambridge would be the most likely place. I can think of one more though, and it is on the ECML.

[New Haven Neil]

On 15/09/2024 at 07:35, KNP said:

 

 

There's something about that first shot that reminds me of a 1960's Railway Todeller article - I don't mean that in a disparaging way, just that is what it hits in my forgettory.  Brian Monaghan photographer?

 

Just been doing a lot of catching up after 3 weeks away, KNP's photos have really added a new dimension (not just the above comment!) to the views we see, new viewpoints and techniques, as well as some clever computer work that whooshes well over my head!  Great stuff, enjoyed the run through the last few pages immensely, well done both.

 

 

[Mallard60022]

Retford for A4s and D16s; occasionally?

P

[great northern]

2 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

Retford for A4s and D16s; occasionally?

P

Yes, they were used for Lincoln -Sheffield trains when they arrived in 1957. Still one more to go.

[great northern]

On goes Silver King, passing the stock in the carriage siding...

Which the D16 now draws out, and into platform 2, ready for passengers for the 5.13 to March.