Peterborough North

[great northern]

Dominion of Canada rolls past the spotters, who are unlikely to have been impressed.

 

 

 

then is captured in the distance from a safe place outside the overall roof.

 

 

 

For once the background glare is entirely prototypical.

[jazzer]

11 hours ago, great northern said:

Dominion of Canada rolls past the spotters, who are unlikely to have been impressed.

 

 

 

then is captured in the distance from a safe place outside the overall roof.

 

 

 

For once the background glare is entirely prototypical.

Not only is the glare prototypical but the way the light makes the glass on the canopy look dirty looks sooooo like the real thing. 

[great northern]

1 hour ago, jazzer said:

Not only is the glare prototypical but the way the light makes the glass on the canopy look dirty looks sooooo like the real thing. 

Mr Leyland's weathering helps with that effect as well.

[great northern]

Our chap thought that first image might come out nicely, so he waited till 60010 got rather closer and took another picture.

 

 

 

at the north end, an M&GN train to Kings Lynn was leaving. It is formed of LMS stock, so a photographic record was made. The loco can't be seen, but it was only another Ivatt anyway.

 

 

 

I'm leaving the golf stuff till last, so that those who have no interest in the game can ignore it, but I would like to put on record that I have had a very special round today, a long way under my handicap, and including five points on one hole, and four on two others. One is supposed, in theory, to get two points per hole to play to handicap. One is a happy bunny, and won £2 as well.

[Ian Smeeton]

Nearly enough for another loco!

 

Regards

 

Ian

[Bogie]

With that sort of prizemoney on offer I am surprised you devote any time to trains!

[great northern]

10 hours ago, Ian Smeeton said:

Nearly enough for another loco!

 

Regards

 

Ian

Half a track rubber, perhaps?

[great northern]

One A4 has rolled by on its way south, and almost immediately another appears with the Down Tees-Tyne pullman.

 

 

 

Actually, it must be several months later, as Gannet didn't get its double chimney till then. A flexible timescale can be a good thing.

 

 

[Martin S-C]

Happily Rule 1 applies to when trains run as well as which trains run.

[great northern]

Well of course the chap at the north end, having seen his mate taking shots under the roof, decided he would do the same, so tonight we have Gannet both distant and close.

 

 

 

 

 

Sadly, we have another leaning headboard. I swear they do move after I have put them on.

[great northern]

First singles competition of the year today, so cue gale force winds later today. I shall adopt a rellaxed attitude, provided that doesn't mean I get blown away.

 

Anyone who wishes can be blown away right now by the sight of this lovely and immaculately clean B17 which has arrived with the East shuttle. Its a pity that the lamp has also nearly been blown away.

 

 

 

At the top end of the same platform, local B1 61023 will shortly take its two coaches to Grantham, while the DMU in the bay will be going to Boston, whatever the destination blind may say.

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

A pretty poor day really, during which I managed to get wrong just about everything I did right on Thursday. It was saved though by a very good away win for the Imps, so I'm now back on an even keel.

 

A ghost train tonight, as the four years dead J3 coasts through tender first with a very short trip working.

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

More empties, running Class F this time, and 9F powered. First seen creeping past Crescent box.

 

 

 

and then slowing to a stop and wait for a path across to the yards.

 

 

 

 

 

[great northern]

An evening with the headphones on, finishing with Floyd's wondrous Up and Down is very good preparation for a quiet night's sleep, or at least I hope so. I don't mind if that tune lingers in my head all night.

 

Here's some pictures while I play back the saxaphone solo in my mind. For some reason, the chappie took another very similar picture of Nottingham Forest, but then it is a very nice sight.

 

 

 

Then we have the 4.40 Up Doncaster, just six cars except on Fridays, when it loaded to ten or more including eight Mk1 TSOs. I don't have that many lying loose, so it isn't Friday. That means another very light load for an A2/2, but Mons Meg is used to that.

 

 

 

 

 

[rockershovel]

My kids dismiss Dark Side Of The Moon as “stoner music” but I also find it endlessly listenable.

[St Enodoc]

47 minutes ago, rockershovel said:

My kids dismiss Dark Side Of The Moon as “stoner music” but I also find it endlessly listenable.

You can take the boy out of the 70s but you can't take the 70s out of the boy.

[Clive Mortimore]

Now I am of an age where I should be agreeing with you lot over Dark Side of the Moon........I did buy it but it no longer sits in my record collection. I was more into Bowie, Roxy Music, Cockney Rebel, Dr Feelgood, Velvet Underground etc.... Then I heard the Ramones, and saw The Jam, from then on.........

[Andrew P]

4 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Now I am of an age where I should be agreeing with you lot over Dark Side of the Moon........I did buy it but it no longer sits in my record collection. I was more into Bowie, Roxy Music, Cockney Rebel, Dr Feelgood, Velvet Underground etc.... Then I heard the Ramones, and saw The Jam, from then on.........

You'll never be Comfortably Numb then mate, (although that wasn't on DSotM).

[Mallard60022]

5 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Now I am of an age where I should be agreeing with you lot over Dark Side of the Moon........I did buy it but it no longer sits in my record collection. I was more into Bowie, Roxy Music, Cockney Rebel, Dr Feelgood, Velvet Underground etc.... Then I heard the Ramones, and saw The Jam, from then on.........

I think there must be some sort of mettabollocks change in one's body chemistry in the later years as I now really enjoy listening to Velvet stuff. Lots of shiny leather etc and just love the chunking guitar style. Floyd is also something I didn't really hear in the 70s as I was too involved in being a complete ar$£ and enjoying Queen, but now find mesmeric. However I sometimes think some of the guitar solos are a little pretentious and just go on and on for the sake of it. One thing I can confirm though is that most music since the mid 80s has been carp with the odd glimpse of brilliance that doesn't get played on popular radio.

Yes, I know I'm ignorant but I also don't give a ####.

Now I'm a bit worried because I've linked shiny leather and Queen...……………...and, oh yes, I really find Gilbert and Sullivan stuff hilarious, but really only the words, not the hideous way so many Am Ops people warble it (badly).

J. Lennon

[Mallard60022]

54 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

You'll never be Comfortably Numb then mate, (although that wasn't on DSotM).

Division bell was it not? There is an album, listening to which one can get depressed should one desire. However great lyrics. 

Thanks Gilbert. Wall it was!

P

Edited March 4, 2019 by Mallard60022

[great northern]

16 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Division bell was it not? There is an album, listening to which one can get depressed should one desire. However great lyrics. 

P

That was a brick in the wall, that was, but another all time favourite. I have a live recording of that which usually caps off any listening session. If its isn't that, it will be Baba O'Riley

 

It took me a while to realise how good Division Bell is, but my brother recommended that I persevered with it, and now it is another regular. I admit that I really like those long Gilmour solos too.

[great northern]

So, off to bed with that song in my mind resulted in the best night's sleep I've had in ages. Now I have a golf lesson to wind me up again, if I allow it so to do. Apologies, I still find it very hard to split infinitives.

 

Let us have some photigraffs. Here is Mons Meg again, sizzling away gently, and looking as ungainly as only the creations of Thompson can.

 

 

 

Meg has gone on her way. 91 minutes for 76 miles with only six on shouldn't be too taxing. She will shortly be replaced at Platform 2 by another Leicester- East local, which brings the increasingly rare sight of a Compound in steam. From what I've read, most of the survivors were in store by this time.

 

 

 

 

 

[Martin S-C]

Division Bell might be the Floyd's finest work. If not, then Wish You Were Here. The story of how WYWH's cover art was made is amazing; well before digital effects they had a guy wear a flameproof suit and set him on fire. It took several takes to get the flames just right. The bloke was not amused apparently.

 

Curiously enough I am into a lot of the more chilled end of EDM and electronic ambient music these days. Great to do modelling to, or have on in the background when I'm reading. Very relaxing.

Edited March 4, 2019 by Martin S-C

[Mallard60022]

Despite Clive's preference for playing soothing music (not) whilst playing with his train set, I have not really thought about playing stuff up The Junction. I usually listen to the radio (4) and then afterwards realise I probably haven't really listened to it at all!

Maybe I shall change my habits. Thanks for the inspiration.

P

[Martin S-C]

Regarding music and pastimes, I find that listening to Classic FM while driving keeps me under the speed limit!