RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 4, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 Someone must have climbed a signal ladder to get this view. 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 4, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 Back to solid ground, and another A3, Prince of Wales on one of Grantham's premier duties, the 5.35 KX-Newcastle. 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 5, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 The other chap is still up on the coaling tower though, so when Prince of Wales stops to pick up only, he is ready for action. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 Morning G. Been having a think about your 'Midland Sidings' and the leaning belly issue! What was over there beyond the Sidings and do we have any actual pics 'facing' that way? My idea might be non achievable and a much simpler solution used, but I do have some suitable 'timber' to start and a load more spare Vans and Wagons, some of which we could actually 'glue' to the track so they don't get dislodged (swap decent wheels for old plastic ones for part of this idea). Cheers, Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted November 5, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 59 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: Morning G. Been having a think about your 'Midland Sidings' and the leaning belly issue! What was over there beyond the Sidings and do we have any actual pics 'facing' that way? My idea might be non achievable and a much simpler solution used, but I do have some suitable 'timber' to start and a load more spare Vans and Wagons, some of which we could actually 'glue' to the track so they don't get dislodged (swap decent wheels for old plastic ones for part of this idea). Cheers, Phil Not many pictures Phil, at least not until after 1960, when the whole of Spital Bridge shed complex had been demolished, and photos just show a featureless void. I've found this one. courtesy and copyright of AC Ingram. The Ivatt is on the Up Midland main, with nothing on my two sidings to hide it, which seems to have been unusual. At this end, more sidings and spurs beyond the running lines, and at the north end, of course, Spital Bridge shed, coaling tower, and all the associated sidings, hidden by smoke on this photo. One thing it does show is that I'm not the only one who has had trouble with the sun bleaching things out. We are now down to just eleven inches between baseboard and exterior wall, so no way we could narrow that any further. Anyone fancy doing all that run of point rodding, plus the post and cables behind it? 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Going from memory of 60 years ago, and my memory is not very good at best, the East side of Midland Road (i.e. the side towards the station) was industrial premises all the way along. I have a vague memory of a bakery part way along, but not much detail beyond that. I think that they were all low buildings, which is why they would not have been visible from the station side above the usual row(s) of wagons parked on that side. Lloyd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 6 hours ago, great northern said: Not many pictures Phil, at least not until after 1960, when the whole of Spital Bridge shed complex had been demolished, and photos just show a featureless void. I've found this one. courtesy and copyright of AC Ingram. The Ivatt is on the Up Midland main, with nothing on my two sidings to hide it, which seems to have been unusual. At this end, more sidings and spurs beyond the running lines, and at the north end, of course, Spital Bridge shed, coaling tower, and all the associated sidings, hidden by smoke on this photo. One thing it does show is that I'm not the only one who has had trouble with the sun bleaching things out. We are now down to just eleven inches between baseboard and exterior wall, so no way we could narrow that any further. Anyone fancy doing all that run of point rodding, plus the post and cables behind it? XLNT info thanks G. 2 hours ago, FarrMan said: Going from memory of 60 years ago, and my memory is not very good at best, the East side of Midland Road (i.e. the side towards the station) was industrial premises all the way along. I have a vague memory of a bakery part way along, but not much detail beyond that. I think that they were all low buildings, which is why they would not have been visible from the station side above the usual row(s) of wagons parked on that side. Lloyd Even more excellent news Lloyd. I shall discuss this with you G, sometime soon. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Gilbert did you get my PM's ok, I had some trouble sending due to file size? The pics may be of interest to you. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Fox 34F Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Mallard60022 said: Morning G. Been having a think about your 'Midland Sidings' and the leaning belly issue! What was over there beyond the Sidings and do we have any actual pics 'facing' that way? My idea might be non achievable and a much simpler solution used, but I do have some suitable 'timber' to start and a load more spare Vans and Wagons, some of which we could actually 'glue' to the track so they don't get dislodged (swap decent wheels for old plastic ones for part of this idea). Cheers, Phil Don’t forget the Wagon Works by the Crescent Bridge. Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 And the hospital. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted November 5, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, stewartingram said: Gilbert did you get my PM's ok, I had some trouble sending due to file size? The pics may be of interest to you. Stewart Yes I did Stewart. I've only had time to look at them quickly, but I haven't seen the article before, and I want to go through it all very carefully, as I bet there are some gems of information in it. I'm very grateful to you for taking the trouble to send it to me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 5, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 Next, shuffle around a bit, and just focus on the locomotive. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 6, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 What's next? Oh, just another Ivatt coming in from Kings Lynn. Might as well get a shot of it while I'm up here though. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Nothing wrong with a 4mt in my view. Thanks for continuing to post, a must view every day. Martyn 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 6, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 A strange thing. I've just found some pics in a folder dating back to July, which I don't think you have seen. Anyone remember this one? 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain_Mumbles Posted November 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2021 Hmmm yes the July invasion of the diseasels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 7, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 Right, back to the current sequence, and the arrival of the 5.00pm stopper from KX, a humble duty for Mallard today. The Ivatt at Platform 2 knows no other than humble duties though. 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 7, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 How about the same scene, but from the other side? 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 Mallard has now reached journey's end, but will it be spared the idignity of reversing the stock down to the carriage sidings before heading for New England? 24 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted November 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 06/11/2021 at 22:52, great northern said: A strange thing. I've just found some pics in a folder dating back to July, which I don't think you have seen. Anyone remember this one? I don’t remember this and I do like a baby Deltic and the steel set. Are there any more of this? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 2 hours ago, thegreenhowards said: I don’t remember this and I do like a baby Deltic and the steel set. Are there any more of this? I'm afraid not. It doesn't appear very often, as they didn't in reality. As it happens though, the next current move in the sequence features steel stock again, this time the crimson and cream set arriving from Grantham. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 Along the Down slow comes the Holme pick up goods. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2021 3 hours ago, great northern said: Along the Down slow comes the Holme pick up goods. That's a cracker - again, the loco disguises the end of the bridge 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted November 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2021 J6 is now further along the slow. But will be coming to a halt, as A1 Aboyeur is rolling in on the main. 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 3 hours ago, great northern said: J6 is now further along the slow. But will be coming to a halt, That photo of the J6 is just superb Gilbert. I had to look twice as I thought I was seeing one of Keith Pirt's photos! Andrew 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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