RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 Most successful and suited to its intended purpose would have to be the Schools Class, so another vote in that direction from me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 N or Q? By sheer weight of numbers, N. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Has to the Schools class for me, most powerful 4-4-0 in Britain and I thought the smoke deflectors suited them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 12 hours ago, Metropolitan H said: I will sit this one out. I don't know enough about the works of Mr Johnson on the MR. Regards Chris H Hi Chris You can borrow my books on MR engines and see how wonderful Mr Johnson's locomotives were, in fact they were a work of art. Anyhow as for today's poll, I will nominate the Q class as one can see its Derby origins in the detail design work by Mr Maunsell's chief draftsman James Clayton who had once worked for the Midland Railway. The Q class being the final development of Mr Johnson's highly successful class 2 freight engines. Plus I like the one on the Bluebell, been hauled by it a few times. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Easily the Schools Class for me as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2021 Q Class gets my vote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I’ll vote for the Schools class as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Looks like it's going to be a one-horse race today. I don't mind a 'Schools' - nice loco and a bit exotic being 3 cyls 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2021 The excellent Schools class for me too please. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 Hmm, yes. I like the look of the Q, but I have read that when required to be extended, they weren't that good. The Nelsons were poor, so again the V, Skools (copyright OldDudders), wins my vote. Thankfully one wasn't named 'South Shields Grammar Technical School for Boys' as the nameplate would have been bigger than the loco......no wonder were always referred to as SSGTSB. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2021 It has to be the Schools class. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 Schools for me too, especially as I spend one day a week working on Stowe....or at least I did pre Covid. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hawkins Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I'm going to be different to most voters so far and go for the Schools class. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbridge Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, LNER4479 said: Looks like it's going to be a one-horse race today. I don't mind a 'Schools' - nice loco and a bit exotic being 3 cyls I do wish the NYMR would get rid of those horrid extensions to the tender coalspace, originally fitted in the USA (Yes im aware of Blundells), they ruin the lines of Maunsells masterpiece. Another vote for the Schools, though i seriously considered the N and U classes. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 21, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2021 We actually had sunshine this morning, so the image store is replenished, and rationing can be relaxed a little. Last shot of 60065, passing the spotters, who may or may not have shouted "scrap it". 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 Having consider the attractions of Maunsell's "V" class - "Schools" - I keep coming back to the "n" class 2-6-0 as being the most successful. - There were lots more "N"s including the "Woolwich" Arsenal built kits of parts that were the basis for a class of Irish locos and the Metropolitan Railway "K" class 2-6-4Ts. - They lasted along while. _They were a good "Go anywhere / Do anything" loco that definitely helped in the area beyond Exeter till the advent of the Bulleid light Pacifics. So my vote definitely goes to the "N" class 2-6-0. Regards Chris H 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CHAZ D Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2021 Schools for me too! N and U close runners up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 G'Day Folks Never seen a 'Schools', but I'm sure I clambered over a N class at Barry (or was it a U) So the N class gets my vote. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 21, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2021 A3 now well out of sight, but the Up Harrogate brings an immaculate KX A1 to gaze upon instead. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I do like the look of the N class so that gets my vote (Not the L1 this time). Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 U boat for me Gilbert. Go anywhere, do (almost) anything machine. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 22, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 Great Eastern now resting, though a rest is hardly needed with only 8 cars behind the tender. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 22, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2021 A runaway win for the Schools with 12 votes out of 19 cast. It certainly seems to be reagrded as Maunsell's most successful design. I'm going back to the Midland today, despite the Johnson fiasco. This is partly so that Clive can ask awkward questions to which I have no answer. So, the most successful design of Deeley please. Not the best looking, we've done all of those, the one that stood the test of time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Not so many to choose from. On the basis that they lasted the longest I will go with the 1528 class 0-4-0T Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted March 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2021 In terms of numbers and their ability to handle the traffic, there is only one contender - the developed 3 cylinder compound 4-4-0s based on the initial one introduced by Johnson. Regards Chris H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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