Peterborough North

[2750Papyrus]

The N2 was present for inspection at the Cross for the unveiling of SNG's statue and I got to "cab" her.  I had a feeling  she was cosier and  more "friendly" feeling than many larger locos. 

 

As a boy, I saw (and heard!) many N1s and N2s and  wanted to be an engine driver, so I found myself imagining driving her along the stretch from Stroud Green to Crouch End, maybe whistling so my Mum could hear.  So although there are other worthy contenders, it has to be the N2 for me.

[Oldddudders]

1 hour ago, thegreenhowards said:

The Southern E4 would run it a close second.

Indeed but perhaps not quite so elegant as the E5, with 5'6" drivers. Given that the first of these radials was actually Stroudley's effectively posthumous 158 "West Brighton", with 4'6" drivers, the fact that the four Billinton Radial classes were individually quite successful makes this a very strong blood-line. 

 

[When we looked at 0-6-0s, I could not propose the C2x as anyone's idea of pretty, but 50 years ago colleagues would talk of the sound of one in Star Lane cutting, which must be walkable from your residence, I imagine.]

[St Enodoc]

10 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

I could not propose the C2x as anyone's idea of pretty

Nor could I - not with two domes!

 

11 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

Star Lane cutting

Suicide Alley.

[thegreenhowards]

26 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

 

 

[When we looked at 0-6-0s, I could not propose the C2x as anyone's idea of pretty, but 50 years ago colleagues would talk of the sound of one in Star Lane cutting, which must be walkable from your residence, I imagine.]

Certainly is. I'm pretty close to where the quarry line and slow line cross each other.

[St Enodoc]

8 minutes ago, thegreenhowards said:

Certainly is. I'm pretty close to where the quarry line and slow line cross each other.

My paternal grandparents lived in Church Lane Avenue, Hooley and are buried in Chipstead churchyard.

[Oldddudders]

30 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

Suicide Alley.

Netherne & Fairdene mental hospitals close by, not to mention the Covered Way (long since uncovered, of course!) crossing the grounds of Cane Hill! 

 

Coulsdon was the southern limit of my area in my Control days, 1969-73.

[31A]

Right 0-6-2Ts.  Ex North British N15.

 

[Straits Settlements]

LNW Webb Coal Tank, or Furness ‘Cleator Tank’

[Timara]

4 hours ago, JamieR4489 said:

Nothing beats an N2 although the N1s come close.

 

N2 for me too, but then I am ever so slightly biased, given I'm modelling a few....

[great northern]

Positively the last image of what is definitely the 6.35 KX-Hull. Just another different angle.

and not very good, really. I used zoom when I could have used macro.

[Metropolitan H]

0-6-2Ts? - I'm torn between the N2 or N7 - or the Metropolitan Railway "F" class, they all had condensing gear for going down the Widened Lines? - I think it has to be the N2 for a rugged elegance.

 

Regards

Chris H

[Market65]

I think I’m going NE today with the lovely N8 as shown on a layout in a previous post.

 

Rob.

[TrevorP1]

9 hours ago, great northern said:

Today, let's consider 0.6.2 tank engines. Quite a few to choose from.

 

 

N2 without a shadow of a doubt - and that's coming from a man who has a liking for the products of Swindon.

[New Haven Neil]

My favourite wheel arrangement for tank engines.  N10.  Alone on that one I think, but the 'Lambton' tanks  are pretty nice too. And the N5. And...and...and...oops.  It is harder for me to think of one I don't like, then there's this.....not quite an 0-6-2T, but indescribable in the Whyte system.

 

[2750Papyrus]

1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said:

My favourite wheel arrangement for tank engines.  N10.  Alone on that one I think, but the 'Lambton' tanks  are pretty nice too. And the N5. And...and...and...oops.  It is harder for me to think of one I don't like, then there's this.....not quite an 0-6-2T, but indescribable in the Whyte system.

 

When the vote gets to "other", this wins my nomination!

[great northern]

Tonight we have K3, on a Welwyn Garden City to Colwick Class D.

 

 

 

 

I've never been entirely convinced by the Bachmann model. Not just the size of the wheels, but the overall feel of it. To me, this rear three quarter view is probably the most acceptable.

[CCGWR]

I would say that the Billiton E4 is the probably the most attractive 0-6-2 Tank. As a Great Western fan I find it a bit challenging not to nominate a product of Swindon but I just don't think the 56xx are particularly good looking locos, probably because of the intended freight use instead of the more graceful lines of Passenger 0-6-2 Tanks.

 

Cheers Connor

[great northern]

Good morning once again. Today I shall be playing golf, which will at first be a strange experience. Plenty of time though for our usual routine, starting with the morning images. We have 61023 at Platform 6 with the 8.10pm to Grantham.

Then an attempt to capture a crowded scene.

 

 

60800 is arriving with the 5.15 Up Hull. The Ivatt in the bay will be off to Melton Constable in about twenty minutes time, and in the background 61023 has started its trip to Grantham.

[great northern]

And the result of the 0.6.2 poll is........ N2, by a short head from N1. The Southern E4/5 put together came in a close third.

 

We are starting to run out of further options now, I think, so it is time to consider 4.6.0s. Grace and elegance are the criteria once again.

[St Enodoc]

2 minutes ago, great northern said:

And the result of the 0.6.2 poll is........ N2, by a short head from N1. The Southern E4/5 put together came in a close third.

 

We are starting to run out of further options now, I think, so it is time to consider 4.6.0s. Grace and elegance are the criteria once again.

Jubilee.

[Oldddudders]

By the time I saw the remaining Southern 4-6-0s they were a bit past their prime, and certainly the passenger versions - Arthurs and Nelsons - looked it. The freight fleet was in better nick - but all those big locos looked dated in comparison with Bulleid pacifics. So my nomination, rather in the mould of NHNeil and his extraordinary tank, is Drummonds T14 "Paddleboat". Lest anyone tell you that the name is Paddlebox, my reference  is Fred Tibbles, Motive Power Inspector at Ashford, Kent in the early '80s. A former footplateman, naturally, he sought to know how much I knew about South Western steam. A succession of nicknames ("Small Hopper", "Large Hopper" etc) was offered and I came up with the right official designation, but when I knew T14 - of which I think there were only 10, the last being withdrawn when I was 3 years old - he said "You do know South Western steam!" As  I've said before in these pages, you can't buy compliments like that. 

[thegreenhowards]

It has to be the B17 - Gresley elegance par excellence.

[JamieR4489]

The Sam Fays gets my vote. The B12/3 and B3 aren’t far behind, though.

[jwealleans]

Sam Fays look a bit muscular for me.   Original B5 or B1 for me.  Probably the B5 on balance.

[manna]

G'Day Folks

 

B17, followed very closely by Robinsons B1.

 

manna