RMweb Premium great northern Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 Poll result. Well I suppose given the ECML nature of this thread the fact that the A4 won with ease for good looks comes as no surprise. There was a closer race when it came to, shall we say er less harmonious efforts. That French loco with the huge nose got 5 votes, but the GWR's attempt at streamlining a King and a Castle got 8, and thus came out as the winner. OK, first question now has to be - Do you want more polls, or have you had enough of them? I'll do one for today anyway, but then see what reaction there is to my question before setting up any more. So, we have discussed the looks of various categories of locomotive, but so far ignored the things that really mattered when it comes to running a railway. It don't matter to the driver how nice the thing looks if it won't steam, and shakes his fillings out at anything over 50 mph. Let us then turn our attention to the more mundane but vital aspects such as efficiency, all round usefulness, route availability , mixed traffic capability, longevity etc. 0.6.0s were the most numerous type in the UK, so let's start with them. The best all rounder I think is what we are looking for, the loco that the shed foreman could turn to for passenger freight or shunting work, and know that within its power classification, or maybe even a bit above, it would do the job well. Add to that how restricted its area of use was, and how long it was able to carry on doing the job. Go anywhere, do anything, and be easy to maintain and mechanically reliable. What was best at that? Limited to steam though, I think, for the time being anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 Morning all! 0-6-0s - well so many to choose from. I think, based on what I've read and also appearance I'd go for the ex GE J15. Long lived, Victorian engines that saw in the diesel age, reliable and well regarded as far as I know, and able to shift big load when called upon (albeit probably not very fast). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Hear, hear. Another one for the Little Goods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERandBR Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I think I'll jump on the J15 bandwagon there too. One of my favorite classes of loco. I do think though that the vast majority of 0-6-0 types would fit the 'all rounder' category. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 Today's poll has caused me a bit of s dilemma, which do I say a Deeley/Fowler class 3 0-6-0 goods or a Deeley/Fowler class 3 0-6-0 goods. That is the 5ft 3 ins wheeled variety the 4ft 11ins ones were best at mineral working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, LNERandBR said: I think I'll jump on the J15 bandwagon there too. One of my favorite classes of loco. I do think though that the vast majority of 0-6-0 types would fit the 'all rounder' category. I agree that they should, unless they were designed for a specific purpose, such as shifting coal. That's what a J27 for example was designed to do, and it did it manfully for very many years. Which was most versatile and perhaps for longest is what we are looking for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 J11, Pom Pom, call it what you will, a superb all-rounder. Although some of their later work was not taxing, in their prime they tackled heavy freight, passenger etc. and were fitted with water scoop tenders for work on long distance jobs. 1901 - 1962. Alastair M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I think, as much as I’d like to vote for an LNER engine, the most versatile 0-6-0 would have to be the LMS 4F. They were very widespread, working in as far away places as East Anglia and Somerset for several decades. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Another vote for the LMS 4F. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, great northern said: OK, first question now has to be - Do you want more polls, or have you had enough of them? See, I was right! Now we've got past 1000 he's not interested in the post count any more... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 SR Q (not the Q1). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I will go with the J36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, St Enodoc said: See, I was right! Now we've got past 1000 he's not interested in the post count any more... I wuz only asking if you have had enough of polls. One has to be inclusive these days, you know. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61379mayflower Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 J36 for me too 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 Personally, I would have to admit to being polled out at this stage! I like watching the trains go by. Best, Alastair M 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 J15 for me too. Though I do like a 4f especially when heading across Norfolk and even a Southern Q1 though not sure how I would justify one of those on an East Anglian branch! Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 The dear old J6 for me. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 60027Merlin Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 J37 for looks and power 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Pom Pom J11 for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, A Murphy said: Personally, I would have to admit to being polled out at this stage! I like watching the trains go by. Best, Alastair M There will still be plenty of those Alastair, polls or no polls. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 Tea break, and one of our top views to go with it. A Claud at Platform 6, soon to be on its way to Leicester. Came out nice and crisp, this one. 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 Dean Goods, they really did go anywhere. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, great northern said: I wuz only asking if you have had enough of polls. One has to be inclusive these days, you know. We were promised a coach poll. Is that still happening? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 4F for me , based on childhood memories of them running through Market Rasen summer evenings in fading daylight on freights from Grimsby to the Midlands with the firebox glow stretching back way over the tender and a wonderful smell of smoke hanging in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 For 0-6-0s,I don’t think you specified a tender engine, so I’ll go for Thomas - he was really useful! 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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