Peterborough North

[LNER4479]

Well I'm going to vote for Ivatt's Atlantic ... but not the large boiler types but the original 990 'Henry Oakley' type, ie the original, smaller type which became LNER C2.

 

My much-thumbed copy of Locomotives Illustrated No.14 (1978, price 60p) tells the interesting story. No.990 was a landmark loco for the UK, beating the Lancs & Yorks by a short head to be the first loco of the 4-4-2 'Atlantic' configuration. Within five years, it gave birth to the larger variant which were undoubtedly good but, as already referred to, did need some adjustment to the superheating arrangements to get the best out of them, by which time the pacifics weren't far away.

 

So, my vote goes to the C2 as the true progenitor of the East Coast large express passenger types . I once got the chance to build No.990 in original form, which was an interesting project as it looks somewhat different to the preserved loco we know today.

[great northern]

Tonight it is the turn of the Talisman, board only slightly askew, headed by a very clean Lord Faringdon.

 

 

[thegreenhowards]

I’m tempted by the three Atlantics but the most successful must surely be the N1.

This comfortably outlasted the Atlantics and bred the even more successful N2.

[Market65]

Well, for this poll I’m also voting for the N1. 
 

Rob.

[manna]

G'Day Folks

 

I like all GN loco designs, but I'll have to go for the C2 'Small Atlantic' so very Elegant. (personal favorite, 3271, the inside cylindered one)

 

manna

[Sandhole]

4 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

I’m tempted by the three Atlantics but the most successful must surely be the N1.

This comfortably outlasted the Atlantics and bred the even more successful N2.

Hearing one of these on a train out of Bradford would have been an experience.

[great northern]

Another look at that immaculate A4.

 

 

[David Bell]

7 minutes ago, great northern said:

Another look at that immaculate A4.

 

 

That is pretty impressive. You have the light just right.

Cheers

David

[great northern]

So there we are then. Instead of a runaway win for the C1, it seems to have attracted only one vote. C2 and C12 both got 3, but the winner was the N1 with 5. Much though I like C12s, they have been described as "endearingly feeble", which I think is a very kind description.

 

We should also consider Mr Ivatt's goods designs, so we'll do that today.

[David Bell]

GNR K1, (LNER Q1,Q2) 0-8-0 for me

Cheers

David

[JamieR4489]

J6

[69843]

1 hour ago, great northern said:

We should also consider Mr Ivatt's goods designs, so we'll do that today.

LMS Twins count?  

In all seriousness though, I'll agree with the K1/Q1-Q2 option.

[Sandhole]

J6. Lasted for ever.

 

[Clive Mortimore]

I am going for the L1, despite being designed to deal with the carting of city workers to and from Moorgate they ended their days as freight locos up north somewhere.

 

GNR L1 =LNER R1.

[mullie]

J6 for me too.

 

Martyn

[DaveF]

J6 for me too.

 

David

[thegreenhowards]

Has to be J6

[great northern]

3 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I am going for the L1, despite being designed to deal with the carting of city workers to and from Moorgate they ended their days as freight locos up north somewhere.

 

GNR L1 =LNER R1.

There is an ulterior motive for everything Clive posts, but I couldn't work this one out. Then I looked up the class history, and found that the LNER toyed with the idea of converting them to diesel power.

[LNER4479]

1 hour ago, great northern said:

the LNER toyed with the idea of converting them to diesel power.

... then woke up and realised it had all been a bad dream

[2750Papyrus]

I missed the "passenger" qualifier in yesterday's poll, so can vote J6 two days running!

[Metropolitan H]

Another vote for the J6 (LNER classification) here.

 

Regards

Chris H

[Flying Fox 34F]

J6

 

Paul

[jollysmart]

LNER J6 my choice for today, oddly missing RTR.

[great northern]

Lord Faringdon picks his way beween the signal gantries, and past the waiting locos on each side.

 

 

[Market65]

And the excellent J6 for me too please. Such a crying shame none were preserved. I wonder if a replica might be built one day.

 

Rob.