Peterborough North

[great northern]

Someone must have climbed a signal ladder to get this view.

 

 

[great northern]

Back to solid ground, and another A3, Prince of Wales on one of Grantham's premier duties, the 5.35 KX-Newcastle.

 

 

[great northern]

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.

 

 

 

[Mallard60022]

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

[great northern]

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?

[FarrMan]

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

[Mallard60022]

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

[stewartingram]

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

[Flying Fox 34F]

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

[stewartingram]

And the hospital.

[great northern]

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.

[great northern]

Next, shuffle around a bit, and just focus on the locomotive.

 

 

[great northern]

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.

 

 

[mullie]

Nothing wrong with a 4mt in my view. 

 

Thanks for continuing to post, a must view every day.

 

Martyn

[great northern]

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?

 

 

[Captain_Mumbles]

Hmmm yes the July invasion of the diseasels.

[great northern]

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.

 

 

[great northern]

How about the same scene, but from the other side?

 

 

[great northern]

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?

 

 

[thegreenhowards]

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?

[great northern]

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.

 

 

[great northern]

Along the Down slow comes the Holme pick up goods.

 

 

[St Enodoc]

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

[great northern]

J6 is now further along the slow.

 

 

But will be coming to a halt, as A1 Aboyeur is rolling in on the main.

 

 

[Woodcock29]

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