RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, thegreenhowards said: Not quite a plague, but we did wake up to a new ‘pet’ in our dining room on Thursday morning! He thought he was camouflaged against the floor so just stayed dead still while I photographed him We seem to have more than our normal numbers this year. We do live on marshland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, manna said: G'Day Folks I only went to Lincoln once, I was with my Driver working a Sleeper train back from Doncaster, via Lincoln because of engineering work, we had conductor, so I stood in the well in the Deltics cab for 3 hours, all I saw of Lincoln was lights as we passed through, that shift wasn't a complete disaster though, the Driver let me have a drive from Peterborough, went through Connington at 105 MPH. Weekday Crossing for me today. manna Not jealous . Nope. Not at all. Not in the slightest. Well maybe just a ... WHOLE LOT Jealous! 1 1 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted August 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2020 Still dank and drizzly, so I can't take any photos. However, I did take some of the Gresley stock behind 61657, as I can often now put trains like this together with good quality stock. Lovely, but I still need some more. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Tuxford North for me. ‘Cos I’m modelling it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted August 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2020 Another shot of nothing happening. Similar to the previous one, but a different angle. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 hours ago, great northern said: Moving a little further to the West, today we will look at country junction stations in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, including the Peak District. Nottinghamshire again as it didn't get a look in yesterday. How about Parsley Hay? (picture from Wikipedia site) Situated on the LNWR Buxton-Ashbourne-Uttoxeter route, Parsley Hay was the junction for the northern end of the legendary Cromford & High Peak railway (note the junction signal beyond the station) with its famous rope-hauled inclines and which incredibly hung on to life until 1967. Today, the site of Parsley Hay station is a cycle hire base from which the two routes can be explored as the Tissington Trail and the High Peak Trail. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 4 hours ago, great northern said: ... I did take some of the Gresley stock behind 61657, as I can often now put trains like this together with good quality stock. Lovely, but I still need some more. Are those some of the brass sides-stuck-onto-Hornby donors jobbies, Gilbert? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted August 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, LNER4479 said: Are those some of the brass sides-stuck-onto-Hornby donors jobbies, Gilbert? What a good question. I think the answer is some of them. The 3 compartment BSK and the CK are kit/scratch built by Ian Willets using MJT sides and parts, but the other three are indeed improved Hornby. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: We seem to have more than our normal numbers this year. We do live on marshland. We have more tourists than usual! Martyn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2020 7 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: We seem to have more than our normal numbers this year. We do live on marshland. Ours live by the pond In the front garden. We left the doors open for air on Wed evening and he must have hopped in then unnoticed and spent the night in the dining room. He had left a ‘deposit’ on Thursday morning which my wife noticed before the frog! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted August 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2020 It is now time for Deltic to disturb the peace, and here it comes. The big loud blue thing is always popular, so here it is again, rumbling away at Platform 3 before making its way to Doncaster. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, LNER4479 said: How about Parsley Hay? (picture from Wikipedia site) Situated on the LNWR Buxton-Ashbourne-Uttoxeter route, Parsley Hay was the junction for the northern end of the legendary Cromford & High Peak railway (note the junction signal beyond the station) with its famous rope-hauled inclines and which incredibly hung on to life until 1967. Today, the site of Parsley Hay station is a cycle hire base from which the two routes can be explored as the Tissington Trail and the High Peak Trail. http://www.lymmobservatory.net/railways/sbdiagrams/parsley_hay_q95.jpg Edited August 17, 2020 by St Enodoc Direct link added 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted August 17, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 Another grey day, but surely it can't be as bad as yesterday? Fish empties on their way to Hull feature this morning, with KX B1 61200 doing the job as usual. These shots were taken from as near as I could get to the platform on the bracket signal at the end of Platform 6. 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted August 17, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2020 You're either tired of polls, or Notts and Derbys just don't float your boat. Only 7 votes, and all for different locations. today, let's try the West Midlands. Very industrial, but there were some country branches to be found. Anywhere between Banbury in the South to Manchester in the North, and across to the Welsh border. I know that isn't all classified as West Midlands, but who cares. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Let's try Henley in Arden for this one. Lloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted August 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2020 I'll try Market Drayton this time. I'm beginning to wonder whether this is getting a bit like the "Mornington Crescent" game from Radio 4's - "I'm sorry I haven't a clue", but without a target destination? - Keep it going. Regards Chris H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Metropolitan H said: I'll try Market Drayton this time. I'm beginning to wonder whether this is getting a bit like the "Mornington Crescent" game from Radio 4's - "I'm sorry I haven't a clue", but without a target destination? - Keep it going. Regards Chris H Suggestion for next poll - most popular tube stations, whether in radio programs or not? Lloyd 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I will go with Old Hill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted August 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2020 Would that be "Deep Tube", the "Tube" gauge lines as a whole or the whole London Underground including the Sub-Surface Lines - and do we include the Epping - Ongar line? Regards Chris H (Tongue firmly in Cheek!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said: Would that be "Deep Tube", the "Tube" gauge lines as a whole or the whole London Underground including the Sub-Surface Lines - and do we include the Epping - Ongar line? Regards Chris H (Tongue firmly in Cheek!). i (thankfully) don't make the rules. Lloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hatton, again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 G'Day Folks Birmingham New St................it's on a branch !!! manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2020 I am going to go with Hatton. I don't have a clue where it is (can can find out) but it will hopefully give a clear winner with two votes this time. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2020 Just now, Clive Mortimore said: I am going to go with Hatton. I don't have a clue where it is (can can find out) but it will hopefully give a clear winner with two votes this time. Are you banking on that, Clive? 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: I don't have a clue where it is It's on the GWR. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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