Peterborough North

[gwrrob]

Beautiful plants Gilbert.

[great northern]

Trains pass under Crescent Bridge. The B1 carries on towards London, while the A2/3 is heading back to Tyneside with the Norseman.

The J15 is resting at Platform 6.

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

The A2/3 is revealed to be Gateshead's Tehran, a rare beast down south, at least when I was around.

[great northern]

Only one image allowed this morning, so the other side of 60518 has to have a separate post.

 

 

[Clive Mortimore]

On 09/06/2022 at 08:56, great northern said:

Another shuttle service from East brings our lovely little J15 again.

 

15 hours ago, great northern said:

 

 

The J15 is resting at Platform 6.

 

 

 

 

A real cute loco, nearly on par with a MR class 2 goods engine.

[great northern]

61130 again, from a different angle, and taken before Tehran got in the way.

 

Edited June 10, 2022 by great northern
to put the image in.

[great northern]

Next is the 8.11 Leeds-KX, and another A1, Top Shed's Curlew this time.

 

 

[great northern]

Another view of Curlew tonight. I still can't post more than one image, for some reason, and don't know whether it is my PC or the site which is responsible. The lengthened bridge certainly helped with this one.

[great northern]

A few minutes between expresses has allowed the stock for the 1057 to Grimsby to be placed in Platform 4. J11 in charge, as Immingham's large fleet of B1s are needed elsewhere.

 

 

As soon as it is safely tucked away in the bay, signals on the main are off again, and the 9.10 Hertford North Skegness appears, behind a Lincoln B1.

 

 

[great northern]

The B1 has rattled its way through, and soon afterwards the White Rose comes into view, with Grantham A3 Enterprise. First seen under the bridge, and then under the roof.

 

 

[landscapes]

9 hours ago, great northern said:

The B1 has rattled its way through, and soon afterwards the White Rose comes into view, with Grantham A3 Enterprise. First seen under the bridge, and then under the roof.

 

 

Morning Gilbert

 

Your last photo of A3 60111 looks as though it actually has working lamps?

 

Regards

 

David

[great northern]

1 hour ago, landscapes said:

Morning Gilbert

 

Your last photo of A3 60111 looks as though it actually has working lamps?

 

Regards

 

David

Trick of the light David!

[great northern]

Another shot to see how the bridge extension is working. I didn't quite get the loco positioned correctly though. The Up West Riding then came through behind Bois Roussel.

 

 

[landscapes]

51 minutes ago, great northern said:

Trick of the light David!

Hi Gilbert

 

Better image  than any photoshopping could do, I really thought for one moment you had wired up the lamps, which would have been some improvement considering their size.

 

Regards

 

David

[great northern]

Another look at 60117.

 

 

and a rear three quarter view, also featuring the J11.

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

Another Skegness-KX brings another B1, at 1059am, if on time, which is doubtful. After consulting Andy Y, I've switched to another browser, but unfortunately still encounter the same problem, so one image only this evening.

 

 

[trw1089]

Hi Gilbert

 

Have been enjoying the Saturday timetable shots.  With the J11 and the artic stock behind the tender, is that unusual for such a train?  Would you happen to know what diagram that set is as I am wondering if it is something I may be able to justify running through Wakefield.

 

Cheers

Tony

[great northern]

Something different this morning, but whether it works or not, you will have to judge. Possibly taken from the top floor of a building a little further along Cowgate?  Last night's B1 is seen first, followed by the Norseman with a 52A A1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Welly]

^^^

That's the sort of cramped photo taken from an upstairs window in not quite the right place! 

[great northern]

Leaving aside flights of fancy, the prosaic truth is that the camera was on a small tripod, where it stayed for a while, and took more photos of the A1.

 

 

[great northern]

One more high level shot of 60143, but this time a more credible one, taken from the bridge. That is followed by a look at Green Arrow coming through with the 9.52 Leeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

On 14/06/2022 at 01:00, trw1089 said:

Hi Gilbert

 

Have been enjoying the Saturday timetable shots.  With the J11 and the artic stock behind the tender, is that unusual for such a train?  Would you happen to know what diagram that set is as I am wondering if it is something I may be able to justify running through Wakefield.

 

Cheers

Tony

Hi Tony

 

The set is to Dia 194/5, with a Dia 190 composite. The composites were largely replaced after the war by 61ft 6 cars, but I decided that if there was anywhere that might still have a short CK in the late 50s it would be the E.Lincs. These sets were originally built for service on ECML stopping services from KX to Peterborough, and were still being so used in 1958. They were also used on the E.Lincs for may years. Whether they would have got to Wakefield I do not know.

 

However,between 1939 and 1942 further sets were built to Dia 304, and those had a 61ft 6 CK to Dia 305. They were for cross country services and for GC section trains on the Manchester-Cleethorpes route, which they continued to work into the 50s. However, after that they were apparently used in relief main line trains, so you might be more able to justify one of those sets.

 

As to the J11, they were powerful little beasts, and quite capable of dealing with a set like this on Peterborough-Grimsby services which stopped almost everywhere.

[Oldddudders]

And that meticulously-researched back-story is what helps make PN such a convincing model railway. We seldom see mention of Rule 1 here, and that inspires others to follow such a mantra. 

[great northern]

Next to be featured is the 1130 Edinburgh, which ran on both Fridays and Saturdays. I have discovered that it was occasionally used to return ex works Scottish locos to their home sheds, but not today, as Thane of Fife has the job. We have the usual view looking along Platform 6, but also one from the other side, just because it is now possible to do that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[New Haven Neil]

On 14/06/2022 at 09:16, great northern said:

Something different this morning, but whether it works or not, you will have to judge. Possibly taken from the top floor of a building a little further along Cowgate?  Last night's B1 is seen first, followed by the Norseman with a 52A A1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I absolutely love those shots, Gilbert - the 'each a glimpse.....' effect.

 

Perhaps my favourite ever of your PN.