Peterborough North

[Sandhole]

3 minutes ago, LNER4479 said:

I classify myself as a Mancunian by birth (grew up in Heald Green) so I like to think I know what I'm talking about! Have now emigrated to the North East - noticeably drier this side of the Pennines.

I can remember a couple of Unthanks Singing Weekends at Seahouses which were decidedly wet and windy.
Northumberland, one of my favourite places in the world.

[thegreenhowards]

I will also go for the Needles as I’ve sailed past them many times.

[mullie]

Portland Bill for me too.

 

Martyn

[manna]

G'Day Folks

 

I'll go for Beachy Head, the new one as there is a lot of GN loco in there.

 

I worked a class 156 from Leeds to Manchester on day, I was in shirt sleeves, when we left Leeds, by Huddersfield, we were in a Blizzard, at Manchester it was pouring down !!

 

manna

[New Haven Neil]

The Needles for me too, as I wasn't aware that one was named that!

[great northern]

We now come to photos taken on a difficult day when the sun could not make up its mind what to do. When I took this one it was stubbornly absent, so I put the camera on the mini tripod to get what light there was, and then reached over and plonked it at the limit of my reach, and where I couldn't see the view finder properly.

 

Entirely predictably, this is what I got.

 

 

Oh yes, during the four second delay to eliminate any camera shake, the sun came out as well. All in all, not much going for it, but here it is anyway.

[robmcg]

I must say Gilbert that your photos and models are an inspiration to me, particularly because they capture, more than any other others I have seen, that subtle fine line between steam engines which are work-stained in various ways  and those which are simply covered in usually matt soot or dust.

 

Having lived with working steam in the 50s and 60s just like some readers here I know what working heavy main line steam actually looked and smelled like 

 

Having just ordered a weathered A2/2 60505 'Thane of Fife' from TMC I am hoping to find that delicate balance to show in my own photos, rather like your own recent photos of B17s and 60504.... although I will edit my pics rather than further weather the models...

 

Your layout and photos are superb, and so is the rather bare architecture and street atmosphere..  Thankyou.

[Clive Mortimore]

3 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

I will also go for the Needles as I’ve sailed past them many times.

Hi Andy

 

I take it you read my experience of going around the Isle of White in a landing craft a few days ago. Not something I would recommend in even a slightly choppy sea. 

[robmcg]

25 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Andy

 

I take it you read my experience of going around the Isle of White in a landing craft a few days ago. Not something I would recommend in even a slightly choppy sea. 

 

Clearly you have no knowledge of the seas around New Zealand, even the  old salts in the Navy shudder when they recount some of the storms in Cook Strait or Taranaki Bight in a frigate... and when you are stuck outside the heads of Wellington Harbour for 5 hours in a 6,000 ton ship it is no fun either...  been there done that, Never enjoyed tomato sauce on me fish and chips after that...   but Britain Rules the Ocean Wave, God Bless 'Er.

[robmcg]

I have just taken the liberty of cropping a couple of the lovely pics by Gilbert which I alluded-to two posts back... will remove if asked.

 

 

 

Lovely stuff.  I must have green engine deprivation syndrome having grown up with black ones.... 

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[great northern]

Here is a slightly better try at last night's image.

 

 

It does make a difference when you can see what the image is going to look like.

[great northern]

Portland Bill 7 Beachy Head 4..... and the Needles 4 too, which shows that  Clive is no mystic Meg. Needles also appropriate as I've been invited to be jabbed next week.

 

Today we will do Merchant Navys. Just the one poll, no distinction between air smoothed and rebuilt.

[FarrMan]

10 hours ago, robmcg said:

 

Clearly you have no knowledge of the seas around New Zealand, even the  old salts in the Navy shudder when they recount some of the storms in Cook Strait or Taranaki Bight in a frigate... and when you are stuck outside the heads of Wellington Harbour for 5 hours in a 6,000 ton ship it is no fun either...  been there done that, Never enjoyed tomato sauce on me fish and chips after that...   but Britain Rules the Ocean Wave, God Bless 'Er.

Not quite a storm off New Zealand, but someone I knew had a fascinating but earie story. He was on a Ship called the Norfolk off Hastings in the 1930's when the big earthquake occured. The previous ship of the same name, an old sailing vessel, had sunk in that area. During the earthquake, in the dark, the wreck rose up just beside them, and they could read the name and recognize the rigging. The crew were very quiet for a while after that!

 

Lloyd

[Brian Hawkins]

35004 Cunard White Star

[St Enodoc]

Port Line.

 

A number of years ago, I visited someone in New Zealand with whom I had corresponded on railways for some time. In his front hall hung a nameplate from Port Line. He explained that before emigrating he had worked for the company and, when it was sold to another organisation, one of the directors said to him "you like railways, don't you? You'd better have this".

 

So 35027 it must be, in David's memory (oh, and in his basement he had a super EM layout based on Devizes).

[FarrMan]

I'll go for New Zealand Line this time. That was who the fellow on the Norfolk worked for.

 

Lloyd

[SJR]

New Zealand Line for me too. Unpatriotic to choose any other however, having worked for the post office, Royal Mail would be my second choice.

[David Bell]

My brother-in law's first job way back when(1970's) was with Ellerman Lines so I will go with that.

 

[JamieR4489]

British India Line. It's the only Merchant Navy I've seen in steam.

[CHAZ D]

35002 UNION CASTLE

Must be this as my Grandfather (a quaified boilermaker) sailed on Carnarvon, Windsor, Winchester and Kenilworth Castles on the South Africa Run (Cape Town Johannesberg) from the 30's to the 50's.

 

Here on my layout a year ago:-

 

 

As pointed out by FarrMan not Joberg but my grandad used to talk a lot of Joberg and I thought he must have sailed there!

Edited January 27, 2021 by CHAZ D

[3rd Rail Exile]

Very tricky to choose this one...

 

I'll go for Ellerman Lines - my heart always sinks when I see her in that state.  I know there are plenty of other Merchant Navies preserved (you can never say too many), couldn't they have turned an anonymous tank engine into a sectioned educational exhibit? 

[jazzer]

Clan Line. Because of Stephen Austin’s lovely book Atlantic Coast Express which gives every detail of the ACE running from Waterloo to Padstow in 1960, starting with preparation of the engine and train the night before to the end of the journey in Padstow. The best part is Clan Line taking the first part of the journey from Waterloo to Basingstoke which gives a brilliant account of the excitement of driving and firing a top express in steam days.

[TrevorP1]

Nederland Line for a fast run down Sway Bank. Dad said we were “doing about 90” and that impressed little me!

[FarrMan]

1 hour ago, CHAZ D said:

35002 UNION CASTLE

Must be this as my Grandfather (a quaified boilermaker) sailed on Carnarvon, Windsor, Winchester and Kenilworth Castles on the South Africa Run (Cape Town Johannesberg) from the 30's to the 50's.

 

Here on my layout a year ago:-

How did he manage to sail to Jo'burgh?

 

Lloyd

[DaveF]

I'll go for Ellerman LInes.

 

My reason is that I was able to see the loco being sectioned and prepared for the NRM as my late father managed the business where much of the work was done.

 

It's one of the few locos that I can honestly say I know what all the parts look like and how they fit together.

 

David

Edited January 27, 2021 by DaveF