Peterborough North

[LNER4479]

3 hours ago, 2750Papyrus said:

That's a an impressive looking loco but the boiler looks long.  What was their steaming like?

According to Wikipedia:

'In service the locomotives performed very well on express passenger trains between Glasgow St Enoch and the Ayrshire coast towns or Kilmarnock, however they were expensive to maintain.'

 

In practice, they were a class of only 6 locos, delivered right on the eve of the grouping. So they were never very likely to survive the 1930s Stanier standardisation policy and so it proved, withdrawn as their boilers came due for renewal, last one going in Sept 1936.

[sandra]

My choice is probably rather eccentric but I’m going to go for a MSWR 2-4-0 tender engine. Three of these were built by Dubs and the last one went in 1954. I bet nobody else votes for this.

[Clive Mortimore]

Dear Mr Great Northern,

 

I cannot recall you having an opinion poll on the loveliest 25 KV ac Electric Locomotives. 

 

We all know they are good looking and handsome but the most sexiest of them all has to be the AL5.

From John Evans Flickr page.

[mullie]

I will vote for the LSWR 02s because of the way they chugged up onto Portland and because of their role on the Isle of Wight.

 

Martyn

[TrevorP1]

For today's poll, out of devilment,  I nearly voted for the GWR Bulldog. However, after some consideration, and as I still wish to be welcome on Gilbert's thread my vote will be another for the handsome Metropolitan Railway K Class 2-6-4T.

[David Bell]

1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Dear Mr Great Northern,

 

I cannot recall you having an opinion poll on the loveliest 25 KV ac Electric Locomotives. 

 

We all know they are good looking and handsome but the most sexiest of them all has to be the AL5.

From John Evans Flickr page.

I rather like the Swiss Re 460 locomotives and you are going to say those are not 25kv and you would be right. Attached is 25kv though and it looks the same. Sorry for drifting off topic!

[2750Papyrus]

I also thought about the Metropolitan. 

 

I think maybe London Transport would have preserved one or two more Met steam locos if the LNER hadn't taken over steam operated services and the locos that pulled them, as they were largely responsible for the spread of "Metroland" out into rural Middlesex and Buckinghamshire.

 

From the several classes, I will go for the 4-4-4 tank engine - an unusual wheel arrangement which looks well balanced.

[jazzer]

Furness Railway Class 115 4-6-4 tank, for my vote.

[Denbridge]

3 hours ago, mullie said:

I will vote for the LSWR 02s because of the way they chugged up onto Portland and because of their role on the Isle of Wight.

 

Martyn

One still exists

[New Haven Neil]

Harton Coal Company electric E1 of 1908 - which was saved - and then scrapped by some philistine.

[great northern]

9F again, with the excursion platform buildings as an additional feast for the eyes.

 

 

[great northern]

Back to the big green engines, the correct green too. Prince of Wales has the heavy 13 coach Up Ripon.

 

 

[great northern]

Not many votes in this poll, but almost half of them were for a Metropolitan 2.6.4T.

 

Now we come to post grouping locomotives, either built or rebuilt after 1923, and right up to the end of steam. No blue lecktrickity things. Again we are looking for glaring gaps in preservation, and we will start with the LMS.

[sandra]

Not a lot to choose from in today’s poll. The biggest gap in LMS preserved locomotive motive power is the original Patriot but a replica is being built. The rebuilt Patriot was basically a Royal Scot with a different cab. There are no representatives of either the Fowler of the Stanier 2-6-2s but by all accounts neither of these were much good. Then there is the Fowler 7F 0-8-0 but these seem to have been badly let down by using bearings off the Midland 4F.

 

I know it’s a controversial choice but I would plump for 6202 the Turbomotive, as whilst nominally a member of the Princess class it was an attempt to revolutionise the steam locomotive and accounts indicate that it did work fairly well but was plagued by its status as a one-off locomotive and the difficulty in getting parts resulting in long periods out of traffic.

[St Enodoc]

The Beyer-Garratts.

[AHW]

Hi there,

 

Polite question - where do your signals come from?

 

Apologies if this info is already on the thread.

 

Many Thanks

[Market65]

As stated, there’s not too much for today’s poll, so I’m also going with the Beyer-Garratts.

 

 Rob.

[Clive Mortimore]

Stanier 2-6-2T class 3 passenger.

[Woodcock29]

Fowler 2-6-4T

 

Andrew

[TrevorP1]

The poll. As has been suggested already I think the LMS is well catered for in preservation and so as we are in to flights of fancy, I will go with Sandra and plump for the 'Turbomotive' 6202.

[Mallard60022]

Turbomotive.

P

[David Bell]

Another vote for the Beyer Garratts

[Denbridge]

25 minutes ago, Woodcock29 said:

Fowler 2-6-4T

 

Andrew

The patriot guys are intending to build a replica once the unknown warrior is completed

[Denbridge]

Does turbomotive count since it was rebuilt as the ill fated Princess Anne?

So I'll go for a Beyer Garrett

[LNER4479]

Ooh, goody - the LMS ('ell of a mess).

 

Not too many gaping gaps; the Patriot will fill the most notable.

 

I think I too will go with the Fowler 2-6-4T. The first in a line that transmogrified through Stanier, Fairburn and ultimately BR Standard 80xxx. By all accounts, one of the better pre-Stanier LMS types.

 

(There is indeed an intention to build a new one but, until metal is cut, it's just an intention.  They've got to finish the Patriot first!)

 

(Oh, and whilst I'm on, an honourable mention for the Irish version, No.4, in the care of RPSI. They talk about building another one so maybe some commonality with the LMS new-build there in the future?)

Edited February 23, 2021 by LNER4479