Peterborough North

[great northern]

37 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said:

The "Hush-Hush" in the original Grey - and a P2 "Cock of the North" in LNER Green?

 

Regards

Chris H

Not those either, I'm afraid.

[great northern]

16 minutes ago, bigwordsmith said:

Aargh- Gilbert’s bought a diesel....

[great northern]

13 minutes ago, A Murphy said:

On the other hand, are there Stirling singles still to be had?

 

I don't know, but nice though they are it isn't one of those. I might be tempted eventually though.

[great northern]

35 minutes ago, davidw said:

Not really surprised.

 

Steam punk range?

This is getting silly now.

[stewartingram]

45 minutes ago, great northern said:

Not that kind of magic.

A magic carpet?

[davidw]

39 minutes ago, great northern said:

This is getting silly now.

Bit late in the day but it is April 1st

[great northern]

1 minute ago, davidw said:

Bit late in the day but it is April 1st

No, you are right. Far too late in the day to be playing April fools, and I'm not.

[davidw]

30 minutes ago, great northern said:

No, you are right. Far too late in the day to be playing April fools, and I'm not.

Sorry......

[jazzer]

I hope it’s another A3 that we all never tire of but in 1961 condition with those attractive German style smoke deflectors that should have been fitted at the same time as the kylchaps . 

(Why did they call them SMOKE deflectors when it seems to have been drifting steam that was the major problem )

[New Haven Neil]

I never tire of the view under the canopy, Gilbert.  Love the WD shot too, lots of infrastructure on view, always floats my boat!

[great northern]

41 minutes ago, davidw said:

Sorry......

 No, I'm sorry if I came over as rather abrupt, I didn't intend to.

[great northern]

37 minutes ago, jazzer said:

I hope it’s another A3 that we all never tire of but in 1961 condition with those attractive German style smoke deflectors that should have been fitted at the same time as the kylchaps . 

(Why did they call them SMOKE deflectors when it seems to have been drifting steam that was the major problem )

  I'm one of those who felt that the deflectors ruined a lovely locomotive, so no, not that either.

Edited April 1, 2020 by great northern
to correct spelling

[great northern]

More of the Claud and the Compound tonight. I couldn't resist getting the two in the same shot, though it means that the Compound must have got a move on, while the Claud dawdled.

 

 

 

Next, D16 at rest at Platform 6, but a rear three quarter view for a change.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2020 by great northern
to correct spelling

[Clive Mortimore]

4 hours ago, great northern said:

A class 91 if not a diesel.

[mullie]

EMU? Two legged or the electric type.

 

Hat......... coat............................gone!

[great northern]

7 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

A class 91 if not a diesel.

Afraid not Clive. I did like them though, especially in the GNER livery.

[jukebox]

Breakdown crane?

[great northern]

7 hours ago, jukebox said:

Breakdown crane?

You would hardly ever see it Scott, as it lived in the old engine shed behind closed doors.

[great northern]

One more look at 41157 before it goes off to complete its journey.

 

 

I do remember Compounds from my earliest spotting days in 1955. Nottingham Midland had 41143/44, and they were to be seen at Lincoln St Marks, particularly 1144. There they rubbed shoulders with D11s, and other exLMS classes.We were so lucky to see them in their last days, but sadly too young to really understand that.

 

Next we have another source of frustration. Along comes the West Riding behind Copley Hill's A1 Pommern. It correctly carries the headboard, which I set up with great care before it left the fiddle yard. By the time the camera saw it though, it managed to slip like this.

 

 

I was sufficiently pi**ed off by this that I didn't bother being careful with the processing, and the whole thing is a bit of a mess. I'm wondering also whether this view is worth while anyway, as it requires a lot of cropping, which leaves the loco well away from the centre of the composition, as it really should be.

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, great northern said:

One more look at 41157 before it goes off to complete its journey.

 

 

I do remember Compounds from my earliest spotting days in 1955. Nottingham Midland had 41143/44, and they were to be seen at Lincoln St Marks, particularly 1144. There they rubbed shoulders with D11s, and other exLMS classes.We were so lucky to see them in their last days, but sadly too young to really understand that.

 

Next we have another source of frustration. Along comes the West Riding behind Copley Hill's A1 Pommern. It correctly carries the headboard, which I set up with great care before it left the fiddle yard. By the time the camera saw it though, it managed to slip like this.

 

 

I was sufficiently pi**ed off by this that I didn't bother being careful with the processing, and the whole thing is a bit of a mess. I'm wondering also whether this view is worth while anyway, as it requires a lot of cropping, which leaves the loco well away from the centre of the composition, as it really should be.

I see the train name thingy is all wonky, has it got bounced crossing at Retford?

 

Edit , forgot to say, the Compound is not a Midland one but a LMS Standard. The two classes differed in the size of the driving wheels. On other railways where locos looked similar but only the wheels were different they would have been called the Semi Detached and the End Terrace classes.

Edited April 2, 2020 by Clive Mortimore

[great northern]

25 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I see the train name thingy is all wonky, has it got bounced crossing at Retford?

 

Edit , forgot to say, the Compound is not a Midland one but a LMS Standard. The two classes differed in the size of the driving wheels. On other railways where locos looked similar but only the wheels were different they would have been called the Semi Detached and the End Terrace classes.

Bird strike Clive, but it must have been a very big one.

[stewartingram]

Must have been hit by an emu then..........

 

Stewart

[great northern]

8 minutes ago, stewartingram said:

Must have been hit by an emu then..........

 

Stewart

It would have to be a very large one to get that high up without being totally splattered first! A Condor perhaps, it does have the advantage of being able to fly. They are a bit thin on the ground round here though.

[Clive Mortimore]

1 minute ago, great northern said:

It would have to be a very large one to get that high up without being totally splattered first! A Condor perhaps, it does have the advantage of being able to fly. They are a bit thin on the ground round here though.

No the Condor ran on the Midland.

[CUTLER2579]

Very GOOD s Clive.  

 

 

By the way :-

 

Perhaps it was a Hattie Jacques - Bless Her.