Peterborough North

[Market65]

It also has to be the delightful Border Counties Railway for me too in this poll. Such an exquisite railway, such a shame it no longer exists.

 

Rob.

[mullie]

I will go with Scotsgap, partly because I've always liked the look of Rothbury.

 

Martyn

[jollysmart]

I think this may prove to be a winner, the delightful Border Counties Railway for me.

[manna]

G'Day Folks

 

Scotsgap.

 

manna

[DaveF]

Scotsgap for me too.

 

David

[great northern]

A few more images captured today, but in dodgy light. We have another 9F hauled load of coal for London.

 

 

and a look at a footbridge tower.

 

 

[great northern]

Good morning. Quite bright here, so things may get done in a while. Another look at the 9F first, this time in black and white.

 

 

and then another look at the tower, but from a different angle.

 

 

[great northern]

And so to the poll. A 4-4 draw, Border Counties Railway and Scotsgap. I think it is time to give this a rest. It served a useful purpose during a difficult period for us all, but I'm struggling to think up new subjects, and there is generally rather  less interest.

 

Any ideas as to what else we could discuss are welcome, but for now, we are a poll free zone.

[David Bell]

I think we can come back to it after some time off. I dont know about you chaps but I have learnt a lot about railways I did not know. The only problem i have now is i have about 20 new projects running around my head. Thanks to Gilbert for taking the time to have the polls.

Cheers

David

[great northern]

A tea break plonk.

 

 

[manna]

G'Day Folks

 

I case we ever do the Hertford North branch (New Line) I want to nominate Cuffley..........nice little station in the Country.

 

manna

[great northern]

More developments with Hunt couplings. Some of my more treasured and expensive kit built coaches have a kind of coupling which none of the current Hunt versions will take. I identified them as having a particular type of Bachmann bogie, and seven days ago, I sent details to West Hill wagon works, and asked if they had any plans to do these. Today, they are available, I have ordered some, and should have them this week. These people really are impressive. It is a really simple fix too, one which even I am confident of coping with, which is great when I have £300 worth of coach on my workbench.

 

Tonight's picture is a close up of an 02/2 with a mixed freight from KX Goods.

 

 

and there is a high level plonk looking along the excursion platform.

 

 

[great northern]

Oh dear, back to getting up in darkness. The penalty of early golf. This morning it is plonks again, as I forgot to photoshop the ones with locos.

 

 

 

 

I do like the complexity of the roof lines, but I wish the hotel didn't have to be cut off as it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[thegreenhowards]

The new Hunt couplings sound interesting. Can you post a photo of the bogie arrangement when you do the conversion?

[great northern]

11 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

The new Hunt couplings sound interesting. Can you post a photo of the bogie arrangement when you do the conversion?

Will do when they arrive Andy.

[great northern]

Another look at the Tango tonight.

 

 

Floowed by the rare sight of a tank engine at PN, other than the pilots. This is a Midland service to Leicester, and will depart at 5.36pm.

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

95% chance of heavy rain from now until 5.00pm. No out door pursuits, and no photography either. A glance through the palatial main entrance this morning, with a DMU just arrived from Skegness making a new kind of noise under the canopy.

 

 

On the Down side a Welwyn Garden City to Colwick Class D passes through, KX having found a use for one of the Standard fives which will shortly be passed on to Neasden.

 

 

[great northern]

In the absence of polls, back to tea break images, this one having at least most of a loco to look at.

 

 

Actually, this just show that the forced perspective looking across to the East has worked quite well. Even better when I get round to getting rid of gaps under buildings though. I wonder if the same could possibly be done down the other end?

[CUTLER2579]

4 hours ago, great northern said:

95% chance of heavy rain from now until 5.00pm. No out door pursuits, and no photography either. A glance through the palatial main entrance this morning, with a DMU just arrived from Skegness making a new kind of noise under the canopy.

 

 

On the Down side a Welwyn Garden City to Colwick Class D passes through, KX having found a use for one of the Standard fives which will shortly be passed on to Neasden.

 

 

 

 

 Pardon !!

 

passed on to Sheffield Darnall  41A  .I think you will find

[great northern]

1 hour ago, CUTLER2579 said:

 

 

 Pardon !!

 

passed on to Sheffield Darnall  41A  .I think you will find

Oh, thanks Derek, I thought they went to the GC. No-one seems to have wanted the poor things, as they were at Derby by February 59.

[CUTLER2579]

In fairness to you Gilbert she did go to Neasden from 41A then Derby,back to Neasden and then Cricklewood East , Bedford, back to Cricklewood East before departing North to Patricroft from where she was withdrawn in October 1967. A total life in BR service of a little less than 11 years.

[great northern]

Time for the shortest train of the day, the 4.45 from Grantham, BSK and CK only behind the J6.

 

 

Tonight's plonk is a zoomed view of the DE area.

 

 

I will bed those buildings in.....one day.

[bigwordsmith]

What’s with all this weird advertising I’m suddenly getting on RMWeb?

[great northern]

Running late this morning. 4.15 KX Cleethorpes at Platform 3.

 

 

and another plonk.

 

 

[jazzer]

17 hours ago, great northern said:

Oh, thanks Derek, I thought they went to the GC. No-one seems to have wanted the poor things, as they were at Derby by February 59.

It seems the Southern were quite happy to take them according to Clive Groome’s book based on his diary as a Nine Elms driver .  He says they were more suited to the regular stops of the Waterloo-Basingstoke/Southampton Semi -fasts than a Bulleid Pacific.  However the Class 5s on the Southern were taking over jobs from the old S15’s which is a bit different to taking over a V2 job!