RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted January 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 To end the day, another angle on the Scotsman and the Ivatt. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 Royal Scots Grey for me too. Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 12 hours ago, LNER4479 said: 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 ... Digressing slightly, it still amazes me how many of the ruins that Cromwell knocked about a bit were named after GWR locomotives. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 12 hours ago, 2750Papyrus said: My first serious girlfriend lived in a house backing onto FP depot, so in time I saw most of them. Divided loyalties there! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 12 hours ago, TrevorP1 said: it seems everyone, including me, struggles to pronounce it! I have never known the right pronunciation. Perhaps it was different for the original gee-gee and the loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 4 hours ago, manna said: 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 They impressed me to look at, to listen to, to ride behind and to ride on but certainly not to work on - especially when they were hot after arriving in Edinburgh. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted January 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 Away goes Andrew K. Plenty more opportunities to be booed before arrival at Newcastle. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted January 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 Deltic poll was close, but Royal Scots Grey pulled away to win with 4 votes. "Ohnonotagain" allegedly received 72 million votes, but some irregularities are suspected about that. Today we shall look for the best B17 name. I suspect some tribal loyalties may be involved. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 You suspect right. 61630. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Tip top Tottenham Hotspur for me too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Audley End. Brings back childhood memories of visits to Audley End House and being fascinated by the huge water wheel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 East Anglian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Royal Sovereign Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Best Deltic ? - All of 'em !! Turn up the volume. Get your hair ruffled, face wet, ears blasted and lungs full of two stroke fumes !!!!! Brit15 Edited January 9, 2021 by APOLLO 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, great northern said: Today we shall look for the best B17 name. I suspect some tribal loyalties may be involved. Like this, you mean? Edited January 9, 2021 by LNER4479 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 It has to be 61637, Thorpe Hall, for me. It is where I was born. Long before it became an old folks home it was a maternity hospital. It will also be the nearest B17 location to Peterborough North. Lloyd 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I had hoped there might be separate votes for Footballers and famous houses! I took little interest in football till I lived in digs In Manchester. My fellow residents were nearly all footballers and fans and one night we went to a match at Maine Road. I was hooked! Good times; Charlton, Law and Best at Old Trafford and Lee, Bell and Summerbee at City, whom I supported as (initially) the underdogs. My parents were deeply involved in Scouting all their lives and therefore 2871 loses out on this occasion to 2846, Gilwell Park, which was for them and many others the spiritual home of the Scouting movement. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 My vote goes to Kimbolton Castle - to avoid being tribal! Also there is no confusion with any of the GWR "Castle" locos. Regards Chris H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 hours ago, great northern said: Away goes Andrew K. Plenty more opportunities to be booed before arrival at Newcastle. The low angle views of this layout really are quite exceptional.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: You suspect right. 61630. Is that "Arsenal" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2021 How about Dry Martini 4th & The Cocktail Kids? Oh - not that sort of B17? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Belvoir Castle. pronounced Beever Castle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 08/01/2021 at 21:49, great northern said: 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. Knew I should've given them a full vote each Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 On B17s, I'm going to have to put in for 2862/61662 Manchester United. Given that the team was originally formed of blokes from the carriage and wagon department of Newton Heath depot (with the team originally being named Newton Heath LYR Football Club), can you imagine how annoyed they'd be to see that name running around on an LNER loco! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 West Ham, has to be really Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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