RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 4485 "Oi!!!! My name is not Miles Beevor" 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 I think I have to go for Silver King, not from a Hornby Dublo fest, but just....because I like it. The worst has to be Andrew K McCosh. Isn't one called duck or something.....oh yeah, Mallard! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Merlin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2020 Well, no one has voted for the fastest steam engine in the world, so I am. Mallard. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, New Haven Neil said: I think I have to go for Silver King, not from a Hornby Dublo fest, but just....because I like it. My first awareness of A4 was indeed HD's Silver King - a loco I never saw, although I did see 19 others in service, maybe a couple since. So Silver King it is. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
380John Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Kingfisher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted December 27, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Market65 said: Well, no one has voted for the fastest steam engine in the world, so I am. Mallard. Rob. But is it the best name? That's what we are looking for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2020 Quicksilver, seems an appropriate choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Silver Fox 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: My first awareness of A4 was indeed HD's Silver King - a loco I never saw, although I did see 19 others in service, maybe a couple since. So Silver King it is. They were gone before my time as a spotter Ian as I'm a '59 model, but I think it was a Gateshead engine so appropriate for me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I think you have unlocked a mother lode here, favourite Western, favourite Warship, favourite Sir Water Scott name, favourite racehorse name, favourite King Arthur and so it goes on. Brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, great northern said: But is it the best name? That's what we are looking for. I think so, it’s short and memorable, and celebrates a famous duck. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 Given my present abode, Commonwealth of Australia. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Given my present abode, Commonwealth of Australia. I would have thought, having been a manager at Brighton it would have been 60033. Loyalties don't stick like they use to. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted December 27, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 J6 has had a long rest, but now for the last leg of this not very demanding duty, another mile down to East, a lot of it downhill too. Mons Meg now comes along the engine road, and will be in charge of the 1033 stopper to KX. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: I would have thought, having been a manager at Brighton it would have been 60033. Loyalties don't stick like they use to. If i followed that logic it would be 61630 but that wasn't an A4 so doesn't count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 10 hours ago, Woodcock29 said: As much as I like a lot of the birds, silver, golden and the parts of the empire it must surely be Sir Nigel Andrew I agree. No.7. In support of this choice may I please be permitted just this once to include my edited photo of this engine? Will remove if asked. I rather like skirtless post-war livery. Actually the track is rather reminiscent of PN. No contest really. Cheers from sunny summer NZ where it is cloudy, often wet, and freezing ... 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 13 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: 4485 "Oi!!!! My name is not Miles Beevor" Great photo- did you take it Clive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted December 28, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2020 Back to dull and cold here. Never mind, there is a poll result to look forward to when I get round to it, and the prospect of another one. For some reason Mons Meg got the portrait treatment, and I don't think it looks that bad, frankly. 26 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Woodcock29 said: Great photo- did you take it Clive? Yes, it is of a young bird learning to fly. Until the wind blew this tree down there was a Kestrel nest in it. Dad has just turned up to feed them. The top hole was the nest the bottom hole was a Tawny Owl's winter retreat. 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 11 hours ago, St Enodoc said: If i followed that logic it would be 61630 but that wasn't an A4 so doesn't count. It wasn't a Duck either !!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, great northern said: Back to dull and cold here. Never mind, there is a poll result to look forward to when I get round to it, and the prospect of another one. For some reason Mons Meg got the portrait treatment, and I don't think it looks that bad, frankly. What a lovely Photograph Gilbert. Superb,model in a superb setting. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted December 28, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2020 20 votes in the poll, and 12 different names nominated. The winner was Sir Nigel himself, with 4 votes. It seems almost sacrilegious, but I shall now ask what you think the worst A4 name was. Can one really find fault with anything about an A4? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Sea Eagle. It’s so clunky, especially compared to Seagull. I’m probably on my own here but I actually quite like some of the director names, e.g. Miles Beevor, William Whitelaw, Lord Farringdon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
380John Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Herring Gull, for much of the same reason as Jamie. Seems awkward for something of such grace. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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