Peterborough North

[great northern]

3 minutes ago, bigwordsmith said:

Sea Eagle must have been going at a helluva lick to blow those lamps halfway up the irons!

 

Doncha just love the camera!

 

SWMBO is of on errands this am so I might just get to go up the loft.....

Yes, awful aren't they Peter. For some reason they do shake out of position on the way round from the fiddle yard. Neither tacky wax or any form of blu whatsit seems to stop it.

[thegreenhowards]

3 minutes ago, great northern said:

It were close this one, but the local favourite, the K2, won by a short head from something called a 43XX, with the K4 coming in third.

 

Today, we shall consider which was the most attractive and graceful Atlantic tank.

Easy one - C12

[CUTLER2579]

Well said that "Manna" it has to be the C12  67352 & 67397 in particular as I saw them a few times at 34F

[CUTLER2579]

Gilbert Said,

( Morning pictures start with something slightly unusual, as there has been a slight step back in time.  60139 Sea Eagle is coming in with a Hull express, but this can't be August 58, as 60139 by then had a different boiler fitted by then. So, this is from the archives, and gets put in the middle of the sequence for some unexplained reason )

You have opened a real can of worms for me Gilbert with that comment. It is something I have never considered with my four O Gauge A1's.

I look up things like A3 Boilers & Tenders A4 Tenders, A1 Split Hand Rails & Number Plate positions. Number position on cabside of V2 60854 in 1962,but A1 Boilers.  It has never entered my head. Thank You so much for that information Gilbert.   

Edited May 9, 2020 by CUTLER2579
60854 not 60853

[St Enodoc]

25 minutes ago, great northern said:

It were close this one, but the local favourite, the K2, won by a short head from something called a 43XX, with the K4 coming in third.

 

Today, we shall consider which was the most attractive and graceful Atlantic tank.

If I were to continue stirring the pot I'd nominate the GWR County tanks but in all honesty they were neither attractive nor graceful to my eyes.

[Oldddudders]

Atlantic tanks? The Brighton I3! The loco that, between Willesden and Rugby, showed the mighty LNWR why they needed to start superheating! And as elegant as you could wish for, clerestory roof et al. 

[great northern]

22 minutes ago, CUTLER2579 said:

Gilbert Said,

( Morning pictures start with something slightly unusual, as there has been a slight step back in time.  60139 Sea Eagle is coming in with a Hull express, but this can't be August 58, as 60139 by then had a different boiler fitted by then. So, this is from the archives, and gets put in the middle of the sequence for some unexplained reason )

You have opened a real can of worms for me Gilbert with that comment. It is something I have never considered with my four O Gauge A1's.

I look up things like A3 Boilers & Tenders A4 Tenders, A1 Split Hand Rails & Number Plate positions. Number position on cabside of V2 60854 in 1962,but A1 Boilers.  It has never entered my head. Thank You so much for that information Gilbert.   

For this information, Derek, I am indebted to a certain Mr Wright. Please direct any further enquiries in that direction. Sea Eagle had its original boiler from building until August 1958, when it emerged from Doncaster with a Dia 117 instead. It's all in the green book, but, like you, it is one thing I forgot to check. My others are all OK, but there had to be one, didn't there?

[A Murphy]

C13/14 for me.

 

Best wishes,

 

Alastair M

[trw1089]

C12, every time!

 

cheers

Tony

[great northern]

Morning tea shot is of virtually ex works 60054 again, now waiting time at Platform 3. Lots of clutter round here, so to get this shot the crop has to be very close to the front of the loco.

 

 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Being more of a Midland man than GN, I must admit that I was reading about H A Ivatt yesterday. This lockdown must be getting to me.....

[Oldddudders]

16 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said:

Being more of a Midland man than GN, I must admit that I was reading about H A Ivatt yesterday. This lockdown must be getting to me.....

I would hope, Peter, that the rational enthusiast, as well as having his/her favourite line, might expect to look over the fence occasionally and acknowledge greatness in details of others' railways, too. My preferences for the LBSCR have been demonstrated in recent pages of Gilbert's discussion, but Marsh, the I3's designer, had of course been Assistant to H A Ivatt. 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

At least H A Ivatt's son became CME of the LMS, so he wasn't all that bad.

 

Actually H A Ivatt appeared to be one of the most highly regarded CME's, both from an engineering viewpoint and as a "good" person too. 

[Woodcock29]

No competition here. Has to be the C12, particular with the tall chimney.

[Market65]

C12 for me too. Just a lovely class of engine.

 

Rob.

[Metropolitan H]

I too am a fan of the LNER (exGNR) class C12 - the subject of my first "00" scratch-build attempt in the mid 1960s.

 

But again there are a couple of other very attractive locos that actually get my vote this time - in ascending order:

- LBSCR I3 - a very smart and purposeful locomotive.

- LT&SR Thomas Whitelegg No.79 Class - specifically No.80 "Thundersley" as preserved.

   and finally, my no.1 -

- SR (ex LSWR) Adams "Radial" tank  - (think 488 on the Bluebell Railway).

 

Regards

Chris H

[great northern]

That time of day again. 60109 Hermit is the loco in the limelight, coming to end of journey with the 5.00pm stopper from KX.

 

 

[Clive Mortimore]

Atlantic tank? Surely it must be the Sherman DD swimming tanks used at D-Day.

 

If it has to be a railway loco then a LNWR Precursor Tank Class.   Now don't tell anyone but I also like a GWR County Tank they are just so ugly.

[jwealleans]

Nothing beats a C12, but a C14 runs it pretty close.

[great northern]

This one doesn't look so close...... so far, but no prejudging allowed. End of another lovely day, but perhaps the last one for a while.

 

This evening we have Hermit at rest, while an Ivatt arrives from KIngs Lynn.

 

 

The Ivatt is soon hustled off to Nene sidings, as the 6.20 from Grantham is on the way in. The run down B1 is seen from on high once more.

 

 

We can get a whole five set in shot from up here, wherever that may be.

[St Enodoc]

16 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

If I were to continue stirring the pot I'd nominate the GWR County tanks but in all honesty they were neither attractive nor graceful to my eyes.

 

9 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Now don't tell anyone but I also like a GWR County Tank they are just so ugly.

Quite so.

[great northern]

 A rude awakening. Wet, dark, and when I went to put some rubbish out, cold and very windy. Indoor pursuits definitely today. The Atlantic tank survey seems to have produced a clear winner, but as usual I will check numbers shortly.

 

Here are the morning pictures. 60148 Aboyeur arrives with the 6.20 Leeds.

 

 

 

The B1 was hastening off with its stock in the image above, so now the road is clear for A3 Enterprise to move through with the Heart of Midlothian.

 

 

This view seems to be taken from an ever higher place. Perhaps we have hired a hot air balloon? I could say there is enough hot air on here already, but I won't. Don't mention the headboard.

[great northern]

My lovely little C12 has a big smile on its face this morning, having been declared hands down winner of the Atlantic Tank Stakes. I'm surprised and delighted that quite a few others share my affection for them.

 

What next then? This one may be much closer, the tender variety of 4.4.2 folks. Off you go.

[31A]

Oh go on then ....  NER Class Z

 

[Oldddudders]

Pull my chain on Atlantics and it has to be the D E Marsh variety, which of course were fairly directly descended from those built at Doncaster. I prefer the H2 with its straight running plate.