Peterborough North

[New Haven Neil]

Oh I'm torn - I love the D15 but the Decapod is just so silly.....so it's the Bromley S12, the esteemed Mr Rice's 'be-riveted drudge'.

[jazzer]

6 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Whoops there is a T26 preserved, I forgot.

 

That case a 1500 as built.

I would have had either a T26 if it hadn’t been preserved, but I go with the 1500 as well.  I have this lovely mental image of  them from an old book someone gave me years ago. There was a picture of a 1500 at Liverpool St and the caption read “ We remember these taking boat trains to Harwich on a storming wet night. How rarely they were late ! “  Somehow that captured my imagination, picturing man and machine battling the elements to arrive on time  as a routine part of railway service. Sadly , Boat Trains to Harwich are a thing of the past, replaced by soul- less electrics twice an hour.

 

Anyway, a 1500 is my vote as well.

[Woodcock29]

Claud for me as well

Andrew

[great northern]

A third look at Green Arrow tonight, as it waits for the off.

 

 

[great northern]

Something different this morning, a starring role for a Gresley Dia 155 end vestibule SK. It even gets a photoshopped background to show it off in all its glory.

 

 

[jazzer]

11 hours ago, great northern said:

A third look at Green Arrow tonight, as it waits for the off.

 

 

 

Remarkable engines the V2’s. I couldn’t tell from the pictures how many coaches but it looked a relatively heavy train, possibly around 350 tons . The V2 was expected to get it to KX on Pacific timings, 82 minutes for the 76 miles.

[great northern]

30 minutes ago, jazzer said:

 

Remarkable engines the V2’s. I couldn’t tell from the pictures how many coaches but it looked a relatively heavy train, possibly around 350 tons . The V2 was expected to get it to KX on Pacific timings, 82 minutes for the 76 miles.

12 on, 396 tons according to the official record. They certainly did a lot of express work, particularly at weekends, much to the disappointment of small boys. The new Bachmann model will be a game changer so far as I am concerned, and will make the Saturday timetable I've been thinking about for years much more feasible.

[great northern]

Overwhelming result of the GE poll was that a Claud in original form should have been preserved. There might have been practical difficulties with that, as so many alterations took place, but never mind, and we shall consider the rebuilt engines when we come to the post grouping period.

 

Today, the Great Central Railway. Plenty to choose from here.

[great northern]

Now the result of the M&GN poll. This was conducted by me in private, as its locomotives may not be familiar to many people. Here is the winner.

 

 

What a lovely little engine. Those who are well up on that delightfully idiosyncratic railway are hereby invited to nominate alternative candidiates.

[St Enodoc]

Class 13 4-2-0 - also as modelled by the Rev Peter Denny.

[JamieR4489]

B2 'Sam Fay'. For the M&GN I'd have said the Marriott C17 (M&GN class A)

[LNER4479]

40 minutes ago, great northern said:

Today, the Great Central Railway. Plenty to choose from here.

Well, call me biased if you like, but given the deep significance of the name:

(photo courtesy of Tony Wright)

 

Just in case - LNER B3 (GCR 9P)

 

[Clive Mortimore]

If no one else votes for it I am going for the 04.

[David Bell]

The S1 0-8-4T

[Woodcock29]

B3, Valour in particular. One of my favourites and which I kit-bashed a model of in 1992.

Andrew

[Woodcock29]

51 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

If no one else votes for it I am going for the 04.

Clive there is an O4 preserved as part of the National collection. It's about to be overhauled at Loughborough again.

[great northern]

53 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

If no one else votes for it I am going for the 04.

We aren't doing diesel shunters Clive. And there is a preserved 04 (steam variety).

[thegreenhowards]

I’m not voting for 4-6-0s in any of these polls. Too boring and too many preserved already. And, whisper it quietly, I’m not a great fan of the Robinson long splasher type styling. So for me it’s a choice between an Atlantic and an A5. I can’t choose between the Atlantics, so I’ll go for the tank.

[3rd Rail Exile]

1B Class 2-6-4T for me please...

[mullie]

2 hours ago, great northern said:

Now the result of the M&GN poll. This was conducted by me in private, as its locomotives may not be familiar to many people. Here is the winner.

 

 

What a lovely little engine. Those who are well up on that delightfully idiosyncratic railway are hereby invited to nominate alternative candidiates.

Would have enjoyed an M&GN poll, some lovely designs. Can't argue with your choice.

 

Martyn

[Jon4470]

The C4 (8B) “Jersey Lily “ Atlantic for me in this poll please.

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, Woodcock29 said:

Clive there is an O4 preserved as part of the National collection. It's about to be overhauled at Loughborough again.

 

59 minutes ago, great northern said:

We aren't doing diesel shunters Clive. And there is a preserved 04 (steam variety).

See told you when you done the Meandering Somewhere and Lost Railway I was clueless on that and when it became the johnny come lately railway.

[Metropolitan H]

For the ex GCR classes, my vote goes to the impressive big passenger tank locos - the 9N (LNER A5) 4-6-2T - not least because they both worked Met Line trains north of Rickmansworth in the 1930s and also fast suburban workings out of Kings Cross!

 

Regarding the "Muddle & Go Nowhere" locos - and I can remember seeing the trains going over the top of the ECML on the "Rhubarb Bridge" [now A47] just north of New England - my vote would have gone for one of the very pretty Hudswell Clarke built Class B 4-4-0Ts. A very stylish "Gentleman's Light Sporting Locomotive"! - Mr Marriott's favourite was No 20 for running his inspection saloon.

 

Regards

Chris H

Edited February 20, 2021 by Metropolitan H
Spellings x2

[Market65]

For this poll I’m going with what became the LNER/BR class A5 tank engine - the original GCR ones, not the LNER built ones. Such a shame one was not preserved. 
 

Rob.

[31A]

I shall also vote for a "Jersey Lilly" Atlantic; thanks to @Jon4470for reminding me it was an LNER C4, to save me getting the books out!