Peterborough North

[great northern]

18 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

That aerial shot of New England is amazing. Where was that in relation to todays ECML north of PB if I was on a Down train?

You would be up towards the end of complex Phil. If my memory serves me correctly, you will have a retail park on the right hand side. No trace of the engine shed remains at all, so far as I could see.

[31A]

55 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

That aerial shot of New England is amazing. Where was that in relation to todays ECML north of PB if I was on a Down train?

 

To the north of where GBRF's (very small) modern loco shed is now.

[great northern]

Elevenses are running late, as I have had chores to do. However, aquarium filters now cleaned, fish happy, washing machine doing its thing, so I now have my cup of tea. That means more images before I go and add another lot.

 

First is the J50 on its way through to New England yards.

 

 

and then 61576 on its way home to Cambridge.

 

 

That bogie wheel still looks off track, but the loco is running perfectly. Optical illusion, or what?

[Denbridge]

On 18/04/2020 at 10:05, bigwordsmith said:

Semi off topic...

 

when all this virus rubbish is over, what’s going to happen to Hornby, Bachman et al?

 

Hornby has been in and out of financial difficulties as long as I can remember, so if there is the kind of economic slowdown being predicted , then I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering  how will they survive?

 

theres also the question of ‘made in....’

 

Personally I’m not keen on supporting the Chinese after they effectively unleashed WW3, so would prefer stuff made in the UK. With so much automation in manufacturing, one has to wonder if there’s an opportunity for them to re-shore production?

 

In terms of immediate buying, should we all be buying up those ‘Marginal’ purchases now, especially with the deals around from Rails et al, or wait for the day when Hornby has a fire sale? I’ve already got way too much stock, but I do wonder what lies ahead...

 

maybe Andy Y, or Tony W could put this to Simon Koehler?

The problem with model railways is that they are heavilý labour dependent to assemble. I have read several times that, bringing manufacturer of goods back to the UK would result in purchase prices Doubling at the very least. I'm not just talking about models, but many of our daily essential products. Hornby brought much of the Airfix kit manufacturing back to the UK, but those are essentially automated processes with comparitively low labour costs.

[great northern]

54 minutes ago, Denbridge said:

The problem with model railways is that they are heavilý labour dependent to assemble. I have read several times that, bringing manufacturer of goods back to the UK would result in purchase prices Doubling at the very least. I'm not just talking about models, but many of our daily essential products. Hornby brought much of the Airfix kit manufacturing back to the UK, but those are essentially automated processes with comparitively low labour costs.

I agree. It is our moral dilemma, isn't it? If we want our RTR to be as cheap as possible, it will have to be done by people who are paid rates which we ourselves would find unacceptable.

[St Enodoc]

12 minutes ago, great northern said:

I agree. It is our moral dilemma, isn't it? If we want our RTR to be as cheap as possible, it will have to be done by people who are paid rates which we ourselves would find unacceptable.

... but whose living costs are often commensurately lower too.

[great northern]

Breaking news from Peterborough station. Acting on a tip off, The Sunday Graphic has sent a photographer to pose as one of these strange people who take photos of trains. He is there to get images of the so called "Mrs Miggins" and the "lady in boots". Here they are captured at Platform 4, as the old dear gets ready to board the 2.33 for Grimsby. Once again, she gets the salute from her companion. She must be someone important in the hierarchy to merit that. The Graphic believe that she is in fact Hitler's Auntie Hedwig, and enquiries at the ticket office revealed that she bought a ticket for a remote village called Saltfleetby. It seems that in that village also resides a Mr Hilter, a retired gentleman who is reticent to discuss his past life with anyone who asks. All very suspicious, the journalists think. Mind you, they also think that the lady in boots is in fact Himmler in disguise. Still, a photo cannnot lie, can it?

 

 

[JeffP]

I only really have time to look in once daily, at least as far as comments, if any, are concerned.

First off I love the aeriel shot of New England. Another shed I missed, and really wanted to go to because it was the home of my favourite A2/3, Chamossaire. Sadly, my dad thought trainspotting a stupid hobby for the lower classes....

 

Regarding experimental shots. I like 99.9% of them. The ones regarded as poor would be the ones we, as kids, if we could afford cameras, might have taken. A few are now surfacing on various groups on facebook etc. The ones that come off, like the J50 above, are the Keith Pirt shots.

 

And that lady with the boots: is she still wearing them after the last snow storm, which she is describing to everyone she meets: "It were up to 'ere outside ar 'ows".

[great northern]

OK, back to being sensible now. We need a bit of silliness in these times though, don't we?  Here comes the Up Tees Tyne Pullman.

 

 

Quicksilver on its way back to London.

 

 

[great northern]

4 minutes ago, JeffP said:

I only really have time to look in once daily, at least as far as comments, if any, are concerned.

First off I love the aeriel shot of New England. Another shed I missed, and really wanted to go to because it was the home of my favourite A2/3, Chamossaire. Sadly, my dad thought trainspotting a stupid hobby for the lower classes....

 

Regarding experimental shots. I like 99.9% of them. The ones regarded as poor would be the ones we, as kids, if we could afford cameras, might have taken. A few are now surfacing on various groups on facebook etc. The ones that come off, like the J50 above, are the Keith Pirt shots.

 

And that lady with the boots: is she still wearing them after the last snow storm, which she is describing to everyone she meets: "It were up to 'ere outside ar 'ows".

Jackboots would be a bit of a give away though, wouldn't they?

[Clive Mortimore]

One question, is that the parish of Saltfleetby St Peters, Saltfleetby St Leonards  Clement or Saltfleetby All Saints?

Is it pronounced Salt-fleet-bee or Salt-fleet-buy or Soloby?

 

Edited I wish I knew about where I live. 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Clive Mortimore
stupidity

[great northern]

4 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

One question, is that the parish of Saltfleetby St Peters, Saltfleetby St Leonards or Saltfleetby All Saints?

Is it pronounced Salt-fleet-bee or Salt-fleet-buy or Soloby?

It's the one where Mr Hilter lived, and I don't know how it is pronounced in German. Slobbery, maybe?

[Tony Wright]

22 minutes ago, great northern said:

OK, back to being sensible now. We need a bit of silliness in these times though, don't we?  Here comes the Up Tees Tyne Pullman.

 

 

Quicksilver on its way back to London.

 

 

Good afternoon Gilbert,

 

I'm very impressed with the shots of QUICKSILVER. Another example of 'Timming'? 

 

One thing which occurs to me, however, is every time you take a (most-natural) shot in the proximity of North Box, looking north, I'm convinced that double slip must be wired incorrectly in some way. As it's set up (and I assume 60015 has the road), there is no protection from the RH sidings - a free-running vehicle or an 'illegal' move would run right out on to the Up main running line. That slip, in reality, should act as a trap point, with any 'rogue' vehicle being diverted to the right as we look, from both sidings (if this is possible). 

 

Perhaps someone with knowledge of such track geometry will explain. I could, of course, be wrong. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[great northern]

12 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

Good afternoon Gilbert,

 

I'm very impressed with the shots of QUICKSILVER. Another example of 'Timming'? 

 

One thing which occurs to me, however, is every time you take a (most-natural) shot in the proximity of North Box, looking north, I'm convinced that double slip must be wired incorrectly in some way. As it's set up (and I assume 60015 has the road), there is no protection from the RH sidings - a free-running vehicle or an 'illegal' move would run right out on to the Up main running line. That slip, in reality, should act as a trap point, with any 'rogue' vehicle being diverted to the right as we look, from both sidings (if this is possible). 

 

Perhaps someone with knowledge of such track geometry will explain. I could, of course, be wrong. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Yes Tony, Quicksilver is more of Tim's work. We are gradually working through all the A4s, but there are still a few to be done.

 

The slip is my fault again. I should always set it to the opposite configuration after I have brought something in or out of the carriage sidings or the engine road, but as is so often the case, I forget. when I redo the sequence prompt, I'll try to remember to put the instruction in there.

[great northern]

48 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

One question, is that the parish of Saltfleetby St Peters, Saltfleetby St Leonards or Saltfleetby All Saints?

Is it pronounced Salt-fleet-bee or Salt-fleet-buy or Soloby?

As a matter of interest Clive, which parish was the station in? If any of them.

[Clive Mortimore]

46 minutes ago, great northern said:

As a matter of interest Clive, which parish was the station in? If any of them.

Hi Gilbert

 

Looking at a 1950s map it is in the boundary of All Saints despite it being between St Peter and St Clement (which I called St Leonard earlier, there isn't a yellow man pillock thing) along the main road, called Main Road now but is Mar Dyke on some older maps. 

 

All very strange around here, but is a lovely place to live. 

[Metropolitan H]

4 hours ago, great northern said:

OK, back to being sensible now. We need a bit of silliness in these times though, don't we?  Here comes the Up Tees Tyne Pullman.

 

 

 

Something strange seems to be happening to the front roff of North Box? I don't think the bobby would be pleased by the extra ventilation!

 

Sorry to be a pedant.

 

Keep well.

Regards

 

Chris H

[Tony Wright]

2 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said:

Something strange seems to be happening to the front roff of North Box? I don't think the bobby would be pleased by the extra ventilation!

 

Sorry to be a pedant.

 

Keep well.

Regards

 

Chris H

Nor that the guttering on the west side has disappeared. 

 

This sort of thing shows the 'cruelty' of the camera. That said, I find it the most useful tool for checking my modelling. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[Tony Wright]

3 hours ago, great northern said:

Yes Tony, Quicksilver is more of Tim's work. We are gradually working through all the A4s, but there are still a few to be done.

 

The slip is my fault again. I should always set it to the opposite configuration after I have brought something in or out of the carriage sidings or the engine road, but as is so often the case, I forget. when I redo the sequence prompt, I'll try to remember to put the instruction in there.

Thanks Gilbert,

 

Though it should automatically set to 'safe' once the main line is cleared.

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[great northern]

12 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said:

Something strange seems to be happening to the front roff of North Box? I don't think the bobby would be pleased by the extra ventilation!

 

Sorry to be a pedant.

 

Keep well.

Regards

 

Chris H

 

9 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

Nor that the guttering on the west side has disappeared. 

 

This sort of thing shows the 'cruelty' of the camera. That said, I find it the most useful tool for checking my modelling. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Thanks both. It had been like that for a while actually. I'm posting images from over a week ago at present. I did check it a few days back, and found that somehow the roof had been very slightly knocked sideways. A touch put it back where it should be. As Tony says, the camera is so cruel, and exaggerates something if it possibly can.

[great northern]

13 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

Thanks Gilbert,

 

Though it should automatically set to 'safe' once the main line is cleared.

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

I'm sure that can be done. I'll try to find out how.

[Gravy Train]

Oops, looks like the Box roof has been accidentally knocked, forced the drainpipe and top bracket out of line too.

These things can happen so easily, especially signals.

all is well with the roof on page 949.

 Peter 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Gravy Train

[great northern]

9 minutes ago, Gravy Train said:

Oops, looks like the Box roof has been accidentally knocked, forced the drainpipe and top bracket out of line too.

These things can happen so easily, especially signals.

all is well with the roof on page 949.

 Peter 

Yes, it is OK now Peter. All it needed was tipping forward very slightly. I can't see any damage at all.

[great northern]

Another B17 tonight. The train is the 9.47 from Doncaster via the loop line, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Sleaford Boston and Spalding. It will terminate here.

 

 

and the locomotive, most appropriately is..

Next in was another M&GN train, this one all the way from Yarmouth. How many times have we had this view now?

 

 

[mullie]

A B17 and a 4mt - Nice!