Peterborough North

[great northern]

Next on the Up we have another iconic locomotive, on its usual diagram, the 9.53 York.

Now I shall go and take some more.

[Mallard60022]

There was one platform at Victoria which just kept on going and ended up as a platform in Exchange, bit of a cheat, and Exchange is shut, so.. Edinburgh Waverley has some long ones, but I think these days it's Gloucester Central, which had the down platform extended back to form an extra platform. Tape measure needed, Phil.

On Mastermind years ago I'm sure that was one of the questions that Chris whateverhisnamewas answered and so did I having read it in some book about tunnels, bridges, platforms etc. No idea what the longest platform is these days but Donny Platform 3a/b could be a contender?

Phil

[DH71Tiger]

Hi everyone ..................

 

Looks like my home town now has the second longest station platform in the UK ...............

 

At 1,977 feet 4 inches (602.69 m) Gloucester has the second longest railway platform in Great Britain, just behind Colchester (2034 ft, 620 m). This platformwas lengthened as part of the 1977 rebuilding work by British Rail and was intended to handle two Inter-City 125 trains at the same time.

 

Have fun

 

Andrew

[New Haven Neil]

Sure it always used to be Cambridge.  In 'our' era anyway!

 

Newcastle Central had the ideal layout for locos facing the wrong way of course.  I'm just waiting for my lottery win to commission Norman....

[stewartingram]

Manchester always used nto be the longest. From memory, Ithink Cambridge p1/4 used to be 4th? Nowadays Cambridge has been extended at least on the P1 end, not sure if p4 was done as well. (P1/4 are one continuous platform with the crossover in the middle).

 

Stewart

[Liam]

It's just as well the 11:30 to Edinburgh has a long layover time, otherwise the driver and fireman would have been b*******

[great northern]

W1 time again, first of all looming at the platform end.

This got very tightly cropped, but even then I wasn't about to start trying to do anyhting with it. And then, by the wonders of photography, it dwindled to a mere speck.

Well, perhaps slightly bigger than a speck, but you can see what I mean. I like this, it came off quite well.

[Liam]

She's a nice engine Gilbert, if I remember correctly built by Tim Easter?

[great northern]

Just watching 60700 get closer this morning.

Meetings this morning, so that's all for now.

[Fenman]

Let's have a look at the other side of that M&GN stock.

along train inside.JPG

...

 

Apologies for going back a few pages (my brain is not as quick as it once was), but I was reflecting on your lovely M&GN train. And then I remembered this, from Operation Norfolk (which I admit is set in 1954, a few years before your period):

 

17.55 Peterborough to King's Lynn (19.23)

... In contrast to the general run of M&GN trains from Peterborough, the stock used on the 17.55 was not a four-coach Peterborough set but a three coach LMS set which, somewhat strangely, was allocated to King's Lynn and worked out daily in the 11.45 to Peterborough [arrives 13.13]. ... (p.62)

 

The carriages are listed as: Composite Corridor (2-5); Third Corridor (7); Third Brake Corridor (3).

 

I only recall you using the lovely Gresley stock on your M&GNs (though that may also be a reflection of my failing brain - see above...). Had things changed by 1958?

 

Paul

[great northern]

Apologies for going back a few pages (my brain is not as quick as it once was), but I was reflecting on your lovely M&GN train. And then I remembered this, from Operation Norfolk (which I admit is set in 1954, a few years before your period):

 

17.55 Peterborough to King's Lynn (19.23)

... In contrast to the general run of M&GN trains from Peterborough, the stock used on the 17.55 was not a four-coach Peterborough set but a three coach LMS set which, somewhat strangely, was allocated to King's Lynn and worked out daily in the 11.45 to Peterborough [arrives 13.13]. ... (p.62)

 

The carriages are listed as: Composite Corridor (2-5); Third Corridor (7); Third Brake Corridor (3).

 

I only recall you using the lovely Gresley stock on your M&GNs (though that may also be a reflection of my failing brain - see above...). Had things changed by 1958?

 

Paul

I have the book, Paul, and I must have noticed this some time back, but that was when my thoughts were limited to one rake per local service. Since then, of course, with the advent of casettes and loose stock, I can do a lot more, so this is now feasible. I even have an LMS CK and SK available, so watch this space.

[great northern]

The last two shots of the W1, first one when it is back in daylight, and approaching the platform end.

and then the full broadside experience.

Something different tomorrow.

[Liam]

She really looks a beauty Gilbert, when was she scrapped?

 

I will anticipate whatever different that's coming tomorrow.

[Market65]

Such a lovely model of the sole W1. Tomorrow hopefully a D16 or a B17.

 

Best regards,

 

Rob.

[great northern]

She really looks a beauty Gilbert, when was she scrapped?

 

I will anticipate whatever different that's coming tomorrow.

1959 Liam.

[great northern]

Time for the 8.00am Newcastle- KX, which has changed engines at Grantham. Duty 5, says the sequence, which gives us another look at 60050, with the added bonus of a B12 in the background.

[The Stationmaster]

She really looks a beauty Gilbert, when was she scrapped?

 

I will anticipate whatever different that's coming tomorrow.

 

Not too late for me to cab it at KX after a trip up from York (I was but a lad at the time).  By strange coincidence when my father was a young fellah he had cabbed LNER 10000 at some sort of public event of the sort the LNER was rather good at organising to show off their latest technology (as it would be called nowadays).   I do wonder if we are the only father and son combination who cabbed the same engine but in two very different forms a generation apart?

 

Sorry Gilbert - back to Peterborough North.

[great northern]

Hard to turn the camera away from such a well presented A3, so here is Persimmon again on its way South.

Then it is Doncaster shed's turn to produce an A3, this one on the 1020 Down Leeds. Recently double chimney fitted 60046 has only been out of shops a few weeks, but is already acquiring the usual coat of 3^A grime.

[Liam]

I don't suppose any of you know of any good photo charter companies? I'd love to go on one; just imagine Didcot (or any) shed at night with smoke, steam, grime, oil, and grease in abundance. Oh yes, and the locos of course.

[chrisf]

There are several operators of photo charters.  As you mention Didcot, try TimeLine Events [timelineevents.org] who run night shoots there from time to time.  I understand that their two events in November are already full. 

 

Chris

[great northern]

Another meeting this morning, but given the anticipated deluge, better in than out.  Our first feature today shows 60514 heading South light engine. It is on the way to number 1 bay, where it will wait to take over the 7.53am Up Sunderland.

As usual, line occupancy is heavy on the Up main. As soon as 60514 is clear, the 9.53 relief Leeds appears, with another Grantham A3 at the head, Flying Fox this time.

[CUTLER2579]

Gilbert,

 

Could you please tell me the origins of the model 60514. I anticipate it being a DJH kit built,but so good are Mr King's resin job's I could well be wrong. Lovely Model regardless.

 

Regards,Derek.. 

[great northern]

Gilbert,

 

Could you please tell me the origins of the model 60514. I anticipate it being a DJH kit built,but so good are Mr King's resin job's I could well be wrong. Lovely Model regardless.

 

Regards,Derek.. 

DJH, Derek, built by John Houlden.

[great northern]

There is now a constant stream of traffic on the Up main. so no sooner has the Leeds relief gone through than signals are off for the arrival of the 7.53 Sunderland, the only Heaton duty which takes one of its allocation as far as Peterborough.

A1 Sir Vincent Raven in charge today. Rare indeed it was back in the day, though I can still picture it running very quickly through Retford on the Up fast one fine morning back in '58, or possibly '59, with a train with Tyne Commission Quay on the carriage roofboards. Can't remember what i had for lunch a couple of days ago, though.

60126 is now just about coming to a stand, and will shortly be replaced by 60514.

[great northern]

We continue to follow events as they happen, and next see the A1 and A2/3 in the process of changing places.

The A1 then continues tender first towards New England, passing the Cravens unit, which has moved back into number 4 bay, and will soon be off to Cleethorpes.