RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 The LNWR 0-8-0s and 2-8-0s , a series that ended up with the wonderful class G2a...the Super Ds. They were not called "Super" for nothing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 BR 9F. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 For crew comfort and ease of maintenance, I’m voting for the 9F. Yes the O4 was a long lived and reliable design but with such a Spartan cab conditions would be quite bleak. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 By sheer coincidence, your tea break image is of a 9F. This is not in any way an attempt to influence the poll. If it was, it wouldn't be a head on shot like this. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 I think it has to be a BR 9f - by a nose from the GWR 47xx. If I was looking further a field, it would be the American built SNCF 141R - A simple and reliable loco that kept going to the very end of French mainline steam in the 1970s! Regards Chris H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 A difficult one. As much as I want to vote for the O4 and its variants. Maybe I should go with the Rebuilds to O1 they had much more protection in their cab. But no I think it has the be the last of the line so to speak the 9F. NO NO I'm going for the O4 because of longevity in the end. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 Another vote for the BR 9F 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Got to be the BR 9F 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) 9F for me as well. Edited June 1, 2020 by CUTLER2579 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) So I'm going to be high controversial here and propose the DB Class 50 (now with the correct pic!) Not to be confused with the Class 52, a Kriegslock machine, of which many of the 6.700 were produced using slave labour, even though this was the design on which it was based a, the Class 50 enjoyed a very long and successful life with over 3,100 being made and ending up widely distributed across Eastern Europe Wikipedia has an interesting story about the class - in terms of sheer numbers and longevity it knocks the socks of anything mentioned so far... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRB_Class_50 Gets hat and leaves rapidly Edited June 1, 2020 by bigwordsmith picture error 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2020 From myself, another vote for the excellent BR class 9F. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Denbridge said: Churchwards 28xx. Superb machines. Does the ease of maintenance and crew comfort requirement in the rules exclude those ( or do they score so many points on the other aspects make up for those shortcomings ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Ian - thanks for pointing out the error - I used the pics based on an erroneous caption and have now amended! ATB Peter 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbridge Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, jazzer said: Does the ease of maintenance and crew comfort requirement in the rules exclude those ( or do they score so many points on the other aspects make up for those shortcomings ? They were no harder to maintain than any other design. The fact that Locomotives from Swindon works were out-shopped to such a high standard meant that they required less attention between works visits and achieved a higher mileage. I concede the point about comfort, a matter addressed by Collett with the updated 2884 variants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Golf done. 6.79 miles walked, nearly played to handicap after a very poor start. Lovely day, good company, quick round, couldn't ask for much more. Shan't be taking tea, but here is a photo anyway. Just to show that the 9F had some of these tacked on to the back of the usual coal empties, really. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Again has to be the 9F. Could tackle anything from a mineral to an express passenger. Pity they had such a short working life. Lloyd 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Another 02 tonight, the one with the GN cab, and the one I like best. And round the bend comes Woolwinder, with the Talisman headboard displayed. It is, in fact, the person who put that headboard on who is round the bend, as this is the White Rose. Said person actually remembers congratulating himself on finding the right board with his first try. Oh dear. Only excuse is that they look similar. Other than that I like this, as I seem to be getting better at zooming while still keeping things sharp. 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 Another vote for the SNCF 141R from me - wonderful machines. Or 9F if it’s Britain only. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 Have you been making Parkside wagon kits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, 31A said: Have you been making Parkside wagon kits? Who, me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thought it looked like a work in progress peeking out of the goods shed on the left! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, 31A said: Thought it looked like a work in progress peeking out of the goods shed on the left! Ah that one. No, just happens to be there. I do have some that I bought right at the start of lockdown, but I haven't started any yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 2, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 I seem to be having to arrange lots of things this morning, so a hurried visit. We have another view of Woolwinder. and our usual York A2/3, on the 7.43 from its home City. Back shortly. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 2, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 2, 2020 Poll result. 9F comfortable winner with 8 votes. 04 second. Today, let's consider express passenger locos. Any wheel arrangement. Once again, efficiency, longevity, crew comfort, reliability etc, but add in another factor. Many express locos were rebuilt or enhanced later in their lives, so take into account which was the most successful innovation too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 2, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 I have my mug of tea, and I'm sitting here wondering why there are so few posts coming up on RMweb this morning. Notifications have been weird for ages, but this is strange. Or maybe you are all just tired of polls? Anyway, a mid morning picture. This is Doncaster A3 Ladas, and the 7.50 Up Leeds. Taken from on high, and I think, zoomed. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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