RMweb Premium great northern Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, thegreenhowards said: We were promised a coach poll. Is that still happening? Yes indeed, and I shall discuss with you in advance how we do it. For the time being though, there are still one or two more loco based ones to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 9 hours ago, St Enodoc said: SR Q (not the Q1). On the contrary - SR Q1 (not the Q!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, TrevorP1 said: Dean Goods, they really did go anywhere. I'll happily second that - so good the ROD conscripted quite a number in both World Wars. Regards Chris H 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 4F time tonight, as 43957 of Spital Bridge comes in with another Leicester train. I've worked out what Photo Gallery has changed, though not how to restore things to the way they used to look. As you can see, it hasn't stopped me being able to process and post things. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 Well, for the poll, I’m also going with the all conquering class 4f. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 G'Day Folks I'll vote for the J6, useful on the LNER. manna 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted May 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Another perfect morning. Very nice too at PN all those years ago, where the day is well under way. We don't watch the pilots going about their work very often, but for once we concentrate on the N5, which has brought the stock for the 9.42 to Norwich into Platform 6. The first of the daytime expresses from Yorkshire now appears, the appropriately named West Riding. For some reason A1 Bois Roussel doesn't have the headboard in place today. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted May 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 Still plenty of interest in the polls, and very few dissenting views, so I'll carry on with them while I can keep thinking of new subjects. The 0.6.0 poll resulted in a tie. Votes were widely spread, ten candidates in all, but the J15 and 4F finished with 4 each. Today, mixed traffic 4.6.0s. Every railway had them, but which was the most efficient, versatile, and stood the test of time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 As much as I love a number of the LNER 4-6-0s. For a mixed traffic loco it has to be the Black 5 for me. Despite being mostly an LNER modeller I've got four Black 5s with one more to build one day. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, great northern said: Today, mixed traffic 4.6.0s. Every railway had them, but which was the most efficient, versatile, and stood the test of time? Stanier Black 5. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 28/05/2020 at 12:19, bigwordsmith said: Well I don't mind supporting him - does this count btw? Much as I love the B1, I'm afraid I'm going to go for the black five. Apart from being one of the most prolific and versatile MT designs, 90% of the DNA of the Riddles version comes straight from Stanier's creation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 You can’t argue with a Black 5, so it gets my vote. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 A Riddles improved black five......a BR Standard Five 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 GWR Hall is my vote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 I suppose the LMS Class 5 is the obvious one given the criteria, but since they did the same kind of work for longer I'd vote for the North Eastern's 4-6-0 (LNER B16) - also looked good, as well! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb900f Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Black 5 from me, did everything that was asked of it and more. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 Another vote for the Stanier Black 5... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERandBR Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) To meet the criteria it'll be a Black Five. I do have a soft spot for the B12's but they're not techically 'mixed traffic'. Edited May 31, 2020 by LNERandBR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, 31A said: I suppose the LMS Class 5 is the obvious one given the criteria, but since they did the same kind of work for longer I'd vote for the North Eastern's 4-6-0 (LNER B16) - also looked good, as well! Hi Steve I thought it was 2 cylinder 4-6-0 mixed traffic locos, so didn't suggest a nice B16/3 as they had a middle one. I re-read Gilbert's criteria and I assumed it was two cylinder, what a pillock. Still sticking with Mr Riddles improved Black Five. Just waiting for those who like trains south of the Thames to wake up suggesting S15s and H15s, what ever they are. Edited May 31, 2020 by Clive Mortimore 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Another vote here for the Black 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2020 40 minutes ago, cb900f said: Black 5 from me, did everything that was asked of it and more. Pete A vote for them from me too, not least because several still are (or again will be post lockdown) doing it daily on heritage lines and mainline rail tours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I think I would vote for a BR Standard class 5 with Caprotti valve gear. Sandra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 Yes, the Black 5 for me too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted May 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Mid morning picture is one I rather like. It features that very smart KX B1, heading to Hull with fish empties. I can't remember if I zoomed this or just did a heavy crop, but, together with the BG on the left concentrating the eye on the loco, I reckon it works well. I even remembered to put some better lamps on as well. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I will vote for a B12, long lived and there are photos of them on various types of traffic. They may not have been technically mixed traffic but seem to have been used that way when required especially when moved to more rural sheds in the 50s. They also pulled ambulance trains during the wars because their light axle loading made them a 'really useful engine.' The black five will probably romp away with it anyway! Martyn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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