Peterborough North

[great northern]

Ah, gotcha. I'm partial to a bit of golf as well, but not competitive. Somewhere in one of my many cupboards I have some brightly coloured golf balls - orange, yellow and perhaps also pink!

Bubba Watson has pink balls.

[Mallard60022]

Bubba Watson has pink balls.

He is receiving Counselling for that condition.

Pity Argyle were promoted otherwise we could have gone to have a laugh at Sincel Bank next season, before it gets demolished.

Philth

[great northern]

He is receiving Counselling for that condition.

Pity Argyle were promoted otherwise we could have gone to have a laugh at Sincel Bank next season, before it gets demolished.

Philth

Is it going to become a supermarket after all?

[great northern]

A nice front threequarter view of Tracery tonight.

followed by your rolling stock moment, featuring the White Rose catering cars.

Thompson RSP and Gresley RF. I really do like Gresley restaurant cars.

[westerner]

Gilbert whose is the Thompson RSP?

[great northern]

Gilbert whose is the Thompson RSP?

. You have me delving back into the mists of time here, but I'm pretty sure the answer is/was Phoenix. I know Mike Radford built it.

[great northern]

The next train due on the Up line is the 7.43am York - KX, which has for some time been the duty of a very dirty 50A loco, soon due for shopping. No change today, then.

As you can see, it is possible to get pretty crisp detail on lattice posts when photoshopping, provided one has the right background.

This does not however apply when the background is in deep shadow, and one has to deal with almost identical shades of grey and black. That is a pity, as this could otherwise be a very nice viewing angle, as it was on the real thing.

[great northern]

One more look at the Pacific works of ET.

and then, from the South, what Doncaster did next(but one).

This is the Down Norseman, a train I have wanted to include for some time, but have failed to do, mainly because I have failed to add it to the sequence on the laptop, and thus overlooked its running slot. More on this tomorrow.

[31A]

Like 60157's roller bearings!

[manna]

G'Day Gents

 

7.53am, still time for a late running sleeper.  LOL

 

manna

[great northern]

G'Day Gents

 

7.53am, still time for a late running sleeper.  LOL

 

manna

Wishful thinking. It left York at 7.43. Nearly 1000 at PN.

[great northern]

Only one photo this morning, as back issues have messed my timings up somewhat. It is a nice one though, who would say no to a lovely clean Top Shed A1, especially one named Great Eastern?

[Liam]

Oh yes, very nice Gilbert. Although I'm surprised that even Top Shed kept their locos pristine - I've seen video footage of a V2 in very grimy condition there.

[great northern]

Oh yes, very nice Gilbert. Although I'm surprised that even Top Shed kept their locos pristine - I've seen video footage of a V2 in very grimy condition there.

Ah, but was it a Top shed engine? And what was the date of the video? They tend to have been shot late on, when everything was run down and approaching the end. Top shed V2s during the late fifties and even into the early sixties were generally kept very clean.

[CUTLER2579]

Ah, but was it a Top shed engine? And what was the date of the video? They tend to have been shot late on, when everything was run down and approaching the end. Top shed V2s during the late fifties and even into the early sixties were generally kept very clean.

Especially 60800,60854 & 60871.

[Liam]

Ah, but was it a Top shed engine? And what was the date of the video? They tend to have been shot late on, when everything was run down and approaching the end. Top shed V2s during the late fifties and even into the early sixties were generally kept very clean.

I think 1961, but I remember the narrator mentioning The Beatles, so could be slightly later.

[Ian Smeeton]

Only one photo this morning, as back issues have messed my timings up somewhat. It is a nice one though, who would say no to a lovely clean Top Shed A1, especially one named Great Eastern?

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I have to say that it does look lovely, but it doesn't matter how clean it is, if it is off the rails, it ain't no good to no one.

 

Best Regards

 

Ian

[great northern]

Norseman coaches tonight.

BSK and SK

SO and RSP

RF and FO.

CK and BSK.

 

It is a very nice train, and all formed from loose stock, so my plans are working. Plenty of catering facilities, so let's hope the North Sea isn't too rough when Bergen line takes over from rail.

[great northern]

This morning we can continue to follow The Norseman as it heads for the end of the PSR, and can accelerate away. The same can't be said for the WD on the slow, which will have to continue to wait for a gap in the procession of Down expresses in order to cross into the yards.

Definitely one for the black and white treatment. The home signal is off for the Up main, but not yet the distant. One hopes the signalman will be able to remedy that quickly, in order to avoid delay to the next express, the West Riding.

A Copley Hill duty, as always, and Bois Roussel again this morning. Our cameraman has mysteriously levitated again, in order to give us something a bit different.

 

 

[thegreenhowards]

Norseman coaches tonight.

rake 1.JPG

BSK and SK

rake 2.JPG

SO and RSP

Norseman RF.jpg

RF and FO.

last two.jpg

CK and BSK.

 

It is a very nice train, and all formed from loose stock, so my plans are working. Plenty of catering facilities, so let's hope the North Sea isn't too rough when Bergen line takes over from rail.

I love the Norseman stock Gilbert! It makes a nice change to have a named train formed of a large proportion of LNER stock. Didn't it have a triplet in the formation on some days?

 

Andy

[BR(W)]

Norseman coaches tonight.

rake 1.JPG

BSK and SK

rake 2.JPG

SO and RSP

Norseman RF.jpg

RF and FO.

last two.jpg

CK and BSK.

 

It is a very nice train, and all formed from loose stock, so my plans are working. Plenty of catering facilities, so let's hope the North Sea isn't too rough when Bergen line takes over from rail.

 

Now, because we can't see the locomotive in these shots, does that mean that the train is the 'Headless Norseman', I wonder?

 

That Thompson BSK looks to be a very appealing model, by the way, seemingly capturing the attractive prototype really well.

 

Cheers,

 

BR(W).

[great northern]

I'm a bit zonked out tonight, on some pretty powerful painkillers, and I have a big sleep deficit, so two more quick pictures, and I'm gone.

this one came out a bit like a moonscape.

but this I like. For some reason the lack of photoshopping really doesn't matter for once, and I can see why quite a lot of you like to see the layout as you would if you were in the room. And now its goodnight from him.

[great northern]

Lots of golf club stuff to sort today, and then off to see the doctor, so another hasty update. One more shot of Bois Roussell, this time from nearer rail level.

and after the West Riding cleared section, the J6 was able to continue its short journey down to East.

[Liam]

Lots of golf club stuff to sort today, and then off to see the doctor, so another hasty update. One more shot of Bois Roussell, this time from nearer rail level.

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and after the West Riding cleared section, the J6 WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ITS SHORT JOURNEY DOWN TO EAST.

At last! I suspect the driver and fireman were getting impatient.

[great northern]

At last! I suspect the driver and fireman were getting impatient.

Getting paid for doing nothing. Nicely placed for a walk up the platform for refreshments too. I don't think they would be in any hurry.