Peterborough North

[westerner]

I Agee with Lloyd, Why change something when what you have is just RIGHT. 

[simontaylor484]

Crimson lake as on duchess of hamilton as in NRM simply stunning 

[thegreenhowards]

Apple green & teak for me.

[TrevorP1]

1 hour ago, FarrMan said:

Clive

 

Having got it right, why change it? I will go for Brunswick green and chocolate and cream.

 

Lloyd

 

GWR green and chocolate and cream for me as well.

 

To be fair most of the pre-nationalisation liveries looked great. Apple green and teak, LMS crimson lake or Southern malachite green (but only on a Bulleid pacific mind) all sat well with the stock they were applied to. The Silver Jubilee or Coronation must have looked stunning. I think those responsible knew a thing or two which, in many cases, seems to have been forgotten these days.

[Bloodnok]

2 hours ago, great northern said:

Oh, bu****, I've just lost 2p.

Were you betting on black with a silver roof, a silver band along the middle, and large silver numbers / letters by any chance?

[Metropolitan H]

23 minutes ago, TrevorP1 said:

 

GWR green and chocolate and cream for me as well.

 

To be fair most of the pre-nationalisation liveries looked great. Apple green and teak, LMS crimson lake or Southern malachite green (but only on a Bulleid pacific mind) all sat well with the stock they were applied to. The Silver Jubilee or Coronation must have looked stunning. I think those responsible knew a thing or two which, in many cases, seems to have been forgotten these days.

I agree unreservedly. So GWR Green and Chocolate & Cream coaching stock gets my vote.

 

Regards

Chris H

[mullie]

Apple green and teak for me too though I do like Southern sunshine lettering, it was a close thing.

 

Martyn

[Taz]

GWR Brunswick green + chocolate & cream coaches (although I think LMS crimson lake looks very smart on coaches).

[great northern]

3 hours ago, Bloodnok said:

Were you betting on black with a silver roof, a silver band along the middle, and large silver numbers / letters by any chance?

Black, yes, but as he likes the LNWR livery, I thougt he might go for the post war LMS black for express passenger locos.

[great northern]

What a dismal day. Dull throughout, and still that cold NE wind. Still, I forced myself out for my walk, and with three layers on just about got warm after 40 vigorous minutes.

 

To go with afternoon tea today, another A4, Quicksilver this time, with the Up Tees-Tyne Pullman.

 

 

[jollysmart]

Add in another Apple green and teak, a wonderful combination.

[Metropolitan H]

On 11/06/2020 at 08:07, Denbridge said:

Models of this proposal are pretty common in the larger scales. I know of several in 5" gauge and at least 2 in 7 1/4" as live steam models,  they are certainly impressive.

Many thanks for that info. I'll have to get out more!

 

Regards

Chris H

[landscapes]

1 hour ago, great northern said:

What a dismal day. Dull throughout, and still that cold NE wind. Still, I forced myself out for my walk, and with three layers on just about got warm after 40 vigorous minutes.

 

To go with afternoon tea today, another A4, Quicksilver this time, with the Up Tees-Tyne Pullman.

 

 

 

Hi Gilbert

 

What a great photo, the weathering to Quicksilver absolutely looks superb.

 

I did 9 holes of golf this morning, to embarrassed to give my score, but you might have thought I was playing Cricket.

 

Regards

 

David

[Bazza]

It's green locos and chocolate and cream coaches for me too. Remember the first time I saw it on the up Cornish Riviera in late 50s when it was reintroduced on named trains. Magic!

Crimson or maroon looks good with a deep shine on it but that did not seem to last very long.

Bazza

[CHAZ D]

Malachite Green with Sunshine Yellow lining and lettering The joys of holidays on he north coast of Devon and the South Coast

[great northern]

Another look at Quicksilver from on high.

 

 

 

And a few minutes later, Kimbolton Castle with the 9.47 from Doncaster via the loop line.

 

 

 

What a miserable day. The weather that is, not me. I have nothing to be miserable about.

[great northern]

Gloomy again, but we are promised that the cloud will burn off, and we will have something called warmth. Light as well, hopefully, as I'm getting very short of pictures. The first today shows a B1 under the roof, as it comes down light engine to work the 1.12pm to KX. It will shortly reverse into number 1 bay. What a difference a smokebox door can make.

 

 

 

Then we have something new in the sequence. As it is nearly always Friday at PN, we should see the Scarborough Flyer heading North at lunchtime. I have now decreed that shall happen, and here is Happy Knight bringing it through.

 

 

 

 

 

The trouble with taking photos in poorer light is they come out with a cold tint to them, which I don't much like, but I haven't yet found a way to correct it. As this is a first appearance, we will look at the formation in detail, while we have our mid morning cuppa.

[thegreenhowards]

In the past, would never have noticed the smokebox door but our recent exchanges must have sharpened my eyes as I noticed straightaway That it had the close together hinges. What’s the pedigree of the model?

[great northern]

Oooh, that was close. LNER apple green by one vote from the GWR variety, with Southern malachite one behind that. LNER would have been further ahead if the vote hadn't been split between green and blue.

 

Shall we do diesels and electrics? Why not. from first appearance to the present day, plenty of scope there. Do we include DMUs and EMUs Clive, or do they need separate consideration?

[great northern]

1 minute ago, thegreenhowards said:

In the past, would never have noticed the smokebox door but our recent exchanges must have sharpened my eyes as I noticed straightaway That it had the close together hinges. What’s the pedigree of the model?

It is Hornby Andy, but I can't remember whether Tim used a different door. I think he probably did, as I can't remember Hornby doing this version for some time, if at all. We do have the necessary reliable image for this one!

[St Enodoc]

8 minutes ago, great northern said:

Oooh, that was close. LNER apple green by one vote from the GWR variety, with Southern malachite one behind that. LNER would have been further ahead if the vote hadn't been split between green and blue.

 

Shall we do diesels and electrics? Why not. from first appearance to the present day, plenty of scope there. Do we include DMUs and EMUs Clive, or do they need separate consideration?

HST in the original production livery - blue, grey and yellow.

[thegreenhowards]

5 minutes ago, great northern said:

It is Hornby Andy, but I can't remember whether Tim used a different door. I think he probably did, as I can't remember Hornby doing this version for some time, if at all. We do have the necessary reliable image for this one!

Thanks Gilbert,

 

What’s the best source of alternative doors? Or is that a Tim secret?!

 

Andy

[great northern]

Just now, thegreenhowards said:

Thanks Gilbert,

 

What’s the best source of alternative doors? Or is that a Tim secret?!

 

Andy

In the past he has swopped them about with other models which he has at the time, and I believe he keeps a stash of doors as well. He's certainly changed them on a few he's done for me.

[thegreenhowards]

11 minutes ago, great northern said:

Oooh, that was close. LNER apple green by one vote from the GWR variety, with Southern malachite one behind that. LNER would have been further ahead if the vote hadn't been split between green and blue.

 

Shall we do diesels and electrics? Why not. from first appearance to the present day, plenty of scope there. Do we include DMUs and EMUs Clive, or do they need separate consideration?

You might need to instigate SingleTransferable Vote to ensure continued Eastern dominance!

 

I’ll go for a two tone green diesel preferably (Think Deltic) preferably with umber and cream Pullmans.

[mullie]

Two tone green for me.

 

Martyn