LNER4479 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Ventnor, shirley? Yes, I got that wrong, didn't I! Ah well, not my specialist subject and vote cast now. Onwards and upwards ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2021 For me in this poll, Ryde. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 For me Ryde as well, although it’s more about the place than the engine because Ryde is where we got to ferry to when I was a kid. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: They were lovely trains, both visually and to ride in. An article in, probably, Railway World about 50 years ago, eulogised about the electric Nelsons, then on their uppers. The heaters were from a different planet, and according to one commuter, were the best cure for piles he'd ever found. There was also a reference to peak-hour use of the bar, which, allied to the motion at speed, gave rise to a description of commuters "swigging away in waltz-time". As for the 4-6-0s referred to by Ducky, they never grabbed my imagination, although I think I saw them all. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted January 22, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2021 Another B17 view this morning, head on this time. 1000 lines- I must remember to dust my engines. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 I'm going for Ningwood, as I recall a photo of it in the Railway Toddeller when I was ickle incorrectly named Ringwood. Odd things that stick in your mind, I must have been about 8 at the time! As for naming a loco after one's self - Geordie Git hasn't got much af a ring to it..... 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Who is a clever boy getting his train set in the latest BRM? 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Just now, Clive Mortimore said: Who is a clever boy getting his train set in the latest BRM? Agreed. I’ve just spent a happy half hour reading the article. I love the digital bonus shots at the end which show the whole layout from the air. It really shows how you’ve fitted it all in. The 9F comparison shot with the prototype is pretty impressive as well. Though it does suggest you need a bit more clutter on top of your ballast in between the running lines. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted January 22, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Ryde 3 Freshwater 2 in the Isle of Wight. And now, before the frustrated quacking gets any louder, Lord Nelsons. Steamy ones, not self propelled carriages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2021 Howard of Effingham. I think the girls at our skool would have sports fixtures against the girls of St Teresa's Convent School, which amused me by being on Effingham Hill. An unfortunate name for a place where particularly high moral standards were no doubt taught. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 One vote for Nelson himself... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Hard to choose between these naval worthies so I will go with Lord Duncan on the basis he was the only Scot on the list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 None of these name jumps out at me, so I'll pass this round, thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Lord Nelson himself please Gilbert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CHAZ D Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2021 Another for LORD NELSON Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Apart from the first three, I can't say that I have heard of any of them. From the little I know about those three, I'll vote for Drake. I hope it doesn't get the Duck too excited, though. Lloyd 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Taz Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2021 Being from Plymuff it has to be Sir Francis Drake. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 17 minutes ago, Taz said: Being from Plymuff it has to be Sir Francis Drake. Good one dude; I shall join in that vote as he managed to control his Bowls in a splendid fashion. A. Janner. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: An article in, probably, Railway World about 50 years ago, eulogised about the electric Nelsons, then on their uppers. The heaters were from a different planet, and according to one commuter, were the best cure for piles he'd ever found. There was also a reference to peak-hour use of the bar, which, allied to the motion at speed, gave rise to a description of commuters "swigging away in waltz-time". As for the 4-6-0s referred to by Ducky, they never grabbed my imagination, although I think I saw them all. Sadly I never ever knowingly saw one in service and even missed the Nelson being dragged through Wellingborough late one evening, en route to wherever in the late 70s. Apparently they sounded good, especially the 'special one' with many beats per revolution. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 30863 Lord Rodney of course to go with "Del Boy". 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Gotta be Sir Walter Raleigh. Where would we be without his invention of the tatoe, no mash spuds, no roasties, no crisps, no boiled new taters in their skins and most of all no chips. Not too sure about the addictive weed he came 'ome with. As for push bikes....... 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 53 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Gotta be Sir Walter Raleigh. Where would we be without his invention of the tatoe, Not too sure about the addictive weed he came 'ome with. As for push bikes....... Others also weren't too sure about said addictive weed 'right off the bat': 1 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 When I was in the Senior Scouts, patrols were named after British heroes, presumably to inspire us. My patrol was named after Sir Francis Drake. Our shoulder patches were red and gold (for blood and treasure) and we kept our possessions in a locked box with a fretwork representation of the Golden Hind on the lid. Our rivals were named after Reginald Mitchell. Though Drake had many faults and there may be current doubts regarding his suitability as a role model, I still find his exploits such as the circumnavigation and Cadiz to be remarkable. So for me it has to be Franky. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Not terribly impressed by any of the LN class names, but the best is in my mind Sir Francis Drake. Regards Chris H 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2021 Lord Collingwood of course, he was a Geordie. BTW I think they all had 8 beats to the bar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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