Peterborough North

[richard.h]

I prefer the 1st shot, you have cut out the bridge end going nowhere and goods track, it's the natural place to crop and concentrates on the picture.

 

Richard

[geoff west]

I'm with Ian. I prefer the first picture, does seem to have more impact.

[mswjr]

Yep 1st one, with sky cropped a little

[great northern]

Right, there are twice as many votes for the first photo. I shall now ignore that completely, as I want my own way, and if I don't get it I shall throw my toys out of the pram. I shall also claim that what I want won really, even though it got far less votes. I'm a quick learner, you see.

 

We have one more high level shot of Mons Meg, in b&w for a change.

 

 

 

 

our man has then swivelled quickly, and found a 9F approaching with the Delaval sidings to Holloway ECS.

 

 

[rockershovel]

On 28/03/2019 at 23:29, manna said:

G'Day Folks

 

You did a very good job on straightening that signal.

 

As for the first picture above, did they have steam powered Drones in the 50's..............

 

manna

 

 

[Oldddudders]

8 hours ago, great northern said:

Right, there are twice as many votes for the first photo. I shall now ignore that completely, as I want my own way, and if I don't get it I shall throw my toys out of the pram. I shall also claim that what I want won really, even though it got far less votes. I'm a quick learner, you see.

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs May would be proud of you!

[great northern]

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

Mrs May would be proud of you!

And others Ian, they are all at it.

[CUTLER2579]

Both Mr Bartlett & Mrs May commented "Right, there are twice as many votes for the first photo. I shall now ignore that completely, as I want my own way, and if I don't get it I shall throw my toys out of the pram. I shall also claim that what I want won really, even though it got far less votes. I'm a quick learner, you see."

[great northern]

Only one picture ready for posting again, and similar to the last one, but there we are, other things keep getting in the way.

 

 

 

Apart from having to suspend belief, as the camera could not have got to the positions necessary to take these shots, what do you think of them in general? I'm rather enjoying them, as something different and as they do show rather more of the layout than my usual offerings.

[Oldddudders]

The mainstream of PN photography has sought to emulate the real thing - trainspotter shots, for want of a better term, showing the fine locos and stock in a familiar perspective. What we are seeing now is more typical of model photography, and is a worthy contrast. Neither is “wrong”, and the recent style gives more of a flavour of how a visitor might see the layout. 

 

An ongoing mixture of both styles would be good, IMHO. 

[thegreenhowards]

I love the picture of the 9F sweeping in. I think it might look better if you blacked out the area under the bridge instead of giving a grey/ white sky look.

 

[great northern]

5 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

I love the picture of the 9F sweeping in. I think it might look better if you blacked out the area under the bridge instead of giving a grey/ white sky look.

 

That's a difficult one Andy. It would be far easier from a photoshopping point of view, as there are areas which come out very dark under there, and almost the same colour as the bridge. Having said that, all the prototype pictures show daylight under the bridge, albeit with the tracks running dead straight. A no win situation, I think.

[great northern]

A more conventional view of that 9F hauled ECS this evening.

 

 

 

I think he's firmly grounded for once, and I've decided that I prefer crimson and cream to maroon, particularly some of Bachmann's more iffy shades.

 

Now we have a warning, as I don't want people getting all confused. There will be some time hopping taking place in the next few shots. For the next one, we must have gone back to July 58 at the latest, as the A1 is Sea Eagle, and she had a different boiler when she emerged from Plant in late August.

 

 

 

The train is the 8.05pm Fridays only KX- Newcastle, and the picture is as the camera saw it.

[great northern]

Still back in June or July, as Sea Eagle is captured from two different angles as it heads North.

 

 

 

 

 

A lot to get on with today, so off I go.

[great northern]

Just got the result of yesterday's golf competition. I had to throw away four shots in the last three holes to avoid winning, and I managed to do it.

 

Here is Grantham A3 Knight of Thistle, bringing in the last local from its home town. It is now 10pm, amazing how the light has lasted.

 

 

 

I left the underside of the bridge unshopped, as suggested by Andy the other day. Do you think it is an improvement? It certainly saves a lot of fiddling about. Next we see the A3 at rest, having correctly pulled far enough forward to avoid smoke under the roof.

 

 

 

I rather like the detail of the other end which for some reason can be seen on this one.

[Clive Mortimore]

47 minutes ago, great northern said:

Just got the result of yesterday's golf competition. I had to throw away four shots in the last three holes to avoid winning, and I managed to do it.

 

 

I think I will report you to the club's Chairperson as it appears there has been some match fixing going on.

 

 

Had I known I would have bunged a fiver on you losing.

[thegreenhowards]

I definitely prefer it unstopped. 

[great northern]

9 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I think I will report you to the club's Chairperson as it appears there has been some match fixing going on.

 

 

Had I known I would have bunged a fiver on you losing.

Roger Walters summed it up over thirty years ago. "There's someone in my head, but its not me". Pressure, and the inability to handle it. Entirely self induced too. I'm afraid you wouldn't have got good odds Clive.

[great northern]

Visitors today. His Grace Le Duck de Retford, and the first ever resident of Peterborough to come here. I must prepare. but first some photos, and once again there has been a time shift. This time it is a leap forward to 1959, as we see the last stopper from KX sidle in, just after 10pm.

 

 

 

Someone in authority has decided to see if one of these things can be persuaded to get this far without conking out, but to do it when things are quiet and few will notice. The unnatural lack of darkness, and a photographer who clearly hasn't got a home to go to, means that it didn't go unnoticed.

 

 

 

 

The photographer reckons he can make a few quid out of one of the magazines by recording this rare occurence, and so is snapping away for all he's worth.

[JeffP]

1 hour ago, great northern said:

Roger Walters summed it up over thirty years ago. "There's someone in my head, but its not me". Pressure, and the inability to handle it. Entirely self induced too. I'm afraid you wouldn't have got good odds Clive.

that would be Roger Waters of Pink Floyd? I believe he was referring to the late Syd Barrett, one of the founder members who died in 2006, and suffered from schizophrenia from an early age.

 

http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/003640.html#

 

His story is a sad one.

[Clive Mortimore]

2 hours ago, great northern said:

Visitors today. His Grace Le Duck de Retford, and the first ever resident of Peterborough to come here. I must prepare. but first some photos, and once again there has been a time shift. This time it is a leap forward to 1959, as we see the last stopper from KX sidle in, just after 10pm.

 

 

 

Someone in authority has decided to see if one of these things can be persuaded to get this far without conking out, but to do it when things are quiet and few will notice. The unnatural lack of darkness, and a photographer who clearly hasn't got a home to go to, means that it didn't go unnoticed.

 

 

 

 

The photographer reckons he can make a few quid out of one of the magazines by recording this rare occurence, and so is snapping away for all he's worth.

Poor thing looks very lost that far north.

[Sandhole]

28 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Poor thing looks very lost that far north.

I always think the Baby Deltics are the same as the Stanier and Fowler 2-6-2 tanks. 

Their big brothers or sisters ,depending on your point of view, were superb and they ought to have inherited that success.

Of course, as we all know they didn't!!!!!

Being a true son of Britain, I love underdogs, so I love 'em!!!!

I can just imagine the Station Master and Shed Foreman crossing everything whilst the beast was with them and the collective sigh of relief as she toddled off back to 'The 'Cross'!!!

Great shots as always, of course!!!

                                                        Chris.

[great northern]

5 hours ago, JeffP said:

that would be Roger Waters of Pink Floyd? I believe he was referring to the late Syd Barrett, one of the founder members who died in 2006, and suffered from schizophrenia from an early age.

 

http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/003640.html#

 

His story is a sad one.

Shine on you crazy diamond was dedicated to Syd. I heard an interview with Roger W a little while back, and I think he said the lunatics bit was about the cold war, and how it could become exceedingly hot at any time. I may of course have got it all wrong.

[great northern]

5 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Poor thing looks very lost that far north.

That's because it had never managed to get that far before.

[great northern]

4 hours ago, Sandhole said:

I always think the Baby Deltics are the same as the Stanier and Fowler 2-6-2 tanks. 

Their big brothers or sisters ,depending on your point of view, were superb and they ought to have inherited that success.

Of course, as we all know they didn't!!!!!

Being a true son of Britain, I love underdogs, so I love 'em!!!!

I can just imagine the Station Master and Shed Foreman crossing everything whilst the beast was with them and the collective sigh of relief as she toddled off back to 'The 'Cross'!!!

Great shots as always, of course!!!

                                                        Chris.

Bu then of course the Foreman got ten NBL things that he was supposed to hide away from the press. Someone blew the whistle.  I agree the baby Deltics are nice looking locos. That's why I couldn't resist one. I won't be having twelve or more like Clive though.