RMweb Premium great northern Posted January 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, 3rd Rail Exile said: Oliver Cromwell... Hmmm...yes, I'd forgotten him. Elected unopposed? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, great northern said: Hmmm...yes, I'd forgotten him. Elected unopposed? I think we should distinguish between bad names and names of bad people. I quite like Oliver Cromwell as a name for a loco. Whatever you think of him he was a key figure in English history. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 D9018 Ballymoss. Just edges out St Paddy & Pinza. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Alycidon. It's the only heritage diesel I've been behind at over 100mph (down Stoke Bank, no less). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, 3rd Rail Exile said: Oliver Cromwell... He was the other one I was thinking about in the looting and pillaging category. Along with 70038. I recall a fair dose of irony being remarked upon when No.70013 hauled a railtour from Network Rail onto Swanage Railway metals some years ago. Everyone was 'rejoicing' at the event, even though the picture showed the loco with the ruined remains of Corfe Castle in the background (the iconic view of the line), the caption writer noting that the loco's namesake had been responsible for 'converting' the castle into its present state! I'll quietly pass on today's poll - I don't 'do' smelly boxes on wheels ... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 Meld - no idea why again, it just seemed to be the hardest one to see for me. No half votes today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 I've always been impressed by the Deltic's, but am convinced that they only survived as long as they did due their concentration on three depots. They were very complicated machines and could go wrong in spectacular fashion if not carefully looked after. I used to work with a gentleman who worked for EE Co as the site engineer at Finsbury Park (I think?) when the Deltics were introduced very illuminating. Also - circa 1990 - I and a colleague were asked to assess the "fitness for operation" of one of the preserved Deltics for use on LU metals at a Ruislip Depot Open Day. It was then when we were inside the engine compartment, a silly person (Owner's representative) lit up one of the engines from cold (despite our clear instructions and display of the proper "Do Not" labelling) - ! The noise was like being in a fast turning ready-mix concrete lorry drum with about a ton of loose 1" Whitworth nuts and bolts. We downed tools and ran for the exit and fresh air. It took sometime for me to stop retching and more before my hearing recovered - following which the language was as blue as the air in the shed and the perpetrator was lucky to leave alive. The only good thing to come from that experience was a clear understanding of the origin of the term "A clean pair of heels"! I don't recommend such experiences and am very thankful I never had to serve in the military - particularly not in Land tanks / Transport Aircraft / Submarines. Coming back to the answer to the question, my choice is "Meld" the original of the Lima model that still sits in my display case. Regards Chris H 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I also have some reservations about voting for diseasels. However, my Dad and I used to watch out for Deltics displaying new names in the FP depot sidings or crossing the Seven Sisters Road bridge. My first serious girlfriend lived in a house backing onto FP depot, so in time I saw most of them. I prefer the names in the racehorse tradition to the regimental names, my favourite being Pinza. ( I was in a group which used to play Searchers' numbers!) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, 2750Papyrus said: I also have some reservations about voting for diseasels. However, my Dad and I used to watch out for Deltics displaying new names in the FP depot sidings or crossing the Seven Sisters Road bridge. My first serious girlfriend lived in a house backing onto FP depot, so in time I saw most of them. I prefer the names in the racehorse tradition to the regimental names, my favourite being Pinza. ( I was in a group which used to play Searchers' numbers!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted January 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 If steam had to go, and let's face it, it did, I always felt that the Deltics were a fitting ECML successor, because they were innovative, exuded power, and could send a shiver up the spine. Not as strong a shiver as we got from the Pacifics, but nevertheless the sight of a Deltic was completely different from that of an EE or Brush 4. Even my young children felt that. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, great northern said: We will therefore move on to best Deltic name. I like 'Royal Scots Grey' but my vote is for 'Alycidon' . I find it the most memorable as well (apart from 'Needles and Pinza'...) because it seems everyone, including me, struggles to pronounce it! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 Was there one called Ohnonotagain? I ask as I heard loads of spotters cry that out at Kings Cross when I visited very occasionally. A. Fudger. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 hours ago, LNER4479 said: I was tempted! Also tempted to have said loco in 4mm form for Carlisle ... (but would have to be in grubby mid-1960s condition) I too was torn as it ('22) was the only Brit I saw at Laira...1959. P 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Argyll and Sutherland Highlander 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hawkins Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 55 007 PINZA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Black Watch is my favourite, saw them all and travelled behind them many times but 55013 was the best. Edited January 8, 2021 by jollysmart 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Fox 34F Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Ballymoss. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted January 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 A plonk at twilight. Though it has been twilight all day here. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LNER4479 Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, David Bell said: Argyll and Sutherland Highlander That will always be ex-LMS 'Royal Scot' No.46107 in my book ... ANYHOW ... A bit more progress on the latest replacement PN signals to report on: Of note is that the posts (dolls) will be shorter than the existing versions but I believe I've scaled them correctly. Edited January 8, 2021 by LNER4479 16 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, great northern said: You do like your Britannias. Lots of votes, and 12 different nominations. There was a concerted effort by our upside down friends, but one of them hedged his bet, and gave two locos half a vote each. That means that Britannia herself with four votes, edges out Anzac with three and a half. Are there any really bad Brit names? I don't think so. We will therefore move on to best Deltic name. Yes, have you tried to live with the name Clive. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 Bestest Deltic....St Paddy. Did you know after he was put out to stud, the 'orse that is, he lived longer than the loco lasted. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 60027Merlin Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2021 Royal Scots Grey Saw it on arrival at Haymarket Shed. It looked magnificent and sounded the part to handle the ECML expresses from The Waverley to Kings Cross and vice versa carrying on the great tradition of big engines at Haymarket with big performances. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: Bestest Deltic....St Paddy. Did you know after he was put out to stud, the 'orse that is, he lived longer than the loco lasted. Evidently chasing some mare around the paddock before completing your requirements leads to long life. Who knew? 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 G'Day Folks As someone who worked on the darn things, they were very fast and did their job, but they didn't impress me. So Royal Scots Grey, drove it, shunted it and probably fell off it !!! manna 6 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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