Peterborough North

[great northern]

The V2 having made it into the platform, that WD can now lurch back onto the slow, and commence the very slow journey across both Down and Up main lines to get into the yards.

 

 

Have others noticed a lot of intermittent faults on the site over the last couple of weeks? Things seem to go from fast to very slow in a short time, lots of error messages, as I just got when I first tried to insert this photo. Less than a minute later though there was no problem.

 

 

 

[great northern]

Another plonk, for a change, just a view looking south from the carriage sidings.

 

 

[great northern]

Visible in the plonk above is the rear of Green Arrow's train, which gets a six minute stop here, rather longer than the norm. I can't see why there would have been an engine change on a service like this, or any other operational need. There certainly wasn't a faster non stop service which would have overtaken by means of the Up slow.

 

 

[great northern]

There is a nice variety of stock behind 60800, so we'll have a look at that this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

Green Arrow has gone on its way, to be replaced by Prince of Wales with the Up Ripon.

 

 

[great northern]

Prince of Wales, fresh out of shops with new double chimney, is seen from the other side of Crescent Bridge.

 

 

[great northern]

Back to the Down slow, and a local V2 with the afternoon York parcels.

 

 

[great northern]

An opportunity arises to slip another coal train to Ferme Park through on the main, and it is Tango time.

 

 

[great northern]

60149 Amadis, the 1.20pm KX-Leeds, and more hopeful shooting into the light.

 

 

[Captain_Mumbles]

Amazing! Very inspiring.

[great northern]

60149 again, now resting at Platform 3.

 

 

[great northern]

There were three successive coal trains on the Up between 2.34 and 2.50pm, running at 8 minute intervals, and all heading for Ferme Park. Here is one of them.

 

 

[great northern]

I found an old magazine yesterday, which I had kept as it had an article by the chap who was appointed new England Yard master in 1959. Some interesting stuff about goods workings in there, but also a plan, which I looked at more closely than I had in the past, and found a little box headed Platform Accomodation. It gives , measured in bogies, the number of coaches each platform would hold.

 

No 1 bay held 5 bogies, mine holds one less.

Up Platform 2 held 13, as does mine, just.

Down Main Platform 3, 12 bogies, so does mine.

No 4 bay, 6 bogies, I can manage five and a half.

No 5 bay, 6 bogies, but only one and a half with platform, and I can do that

No 6 "Excursion" platform 11 bogies, and mine holds 11 too.

 

I'm quite pleased with that, but it does confirm that nearly all of the necessary compression of length occurs between the down platform ends and Spital Bridge. Could I have avoided some of that compression by making the platforms a bit shorter? On reflection, I don't think that would have worked.

[great northern]

Swing the camera round, and we get not only the WD heading noisily on its way, but another B1 in number 4 bay with the 3.00pm Grimsby local.

 

 

[great northern]

And from another angle, the WD still plods onward.

 

 

[great northern]

2.59pm, and time for the Elizabethan. Dominion of New Zealand in the condition one would expect, the only problem being that the lamps were put on by fireman Magoo.

 

 

[great northern]

60854 is still waiting at Platform 6 with its ECS working.

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

Back to the Elizabethan, now passing North box, the spotters no doubt disappointed that this is not one of those very rare days when both Up and Down trains had a Haymarket engine. Ungrateful little beasts.

 

 

[great northern]

In the old engine shed yards, next to the main line pilot, and amongst the parked vans, a Spital Bridge 4F waits to be called to action.

 

 

[great northern]

The light suddenly dims for the Elizabethan's passengers, as 60013 rolls slowly along Platform 2.

 

 

[88C]

I always like the photos showing inside the station, very atmospheric.

 

Brian

[great northern]

Now I'm well aware that people have their own preferences when it comes to these under roof shots, so I did a closer one too for those of that persuasion.

 

 

[great northern]

The 1.45 FO KX- Newcastle, relief to the shortly to arrive 2pm, and for some reason the only relief service to have a triplet RC. Our own Mons Meg is in charge, and coming round the bend to Crescent Bridge.

 

 

[30368]

On 31/08/2021 at 09:32, great northern said:

the only problem being that the lamps were put on by fireman Magoo.

 

They look fine to me.......oh wait a minuite...where are me specs?

 

Ah.. its the speed these Streaks go you know, moves the lamps all over the place.

 

Lovely stuff and all those people waiting for a train too. When was the station re-built? The real one I mean!

 

First trip to Peterborough shed etc was by train from Wellingborough if I recall correctly, Three-four BR suburban coaches and a Stainer 2-6-4 tank. Saw my one and only K3 on shed.

 

Truly lovely work, thanks.

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard B

[great northern]

8 hours ago, 30368 said:

 

They look fine to me.......oh wait a minuite...where are me specs?

 

Ah.. its the speed these Streaks go you know, moves the lamps all over the place.

 

Lovely stuff and all those people waiting for a train too. When was the station re-built? The real one I mean!

 

First trip to Peterborough shed etc was by train from Wellingborough if I recall correctly, Three-four BR suburban coaches and a Stainer 2-6-4 tank. Saw my one and only K3 on shed.

 

Truly lovely work, thanks.

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard B

Rebuilding was a fairly drawn out process, between mid 60s and early 70s. All character and atmosphere removed. It strikes me as a very sterile looking place now.