Peppercorn Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well, Bluebottle, I was brought up in electric territory in North Kent, and it wasn't until I reached my teens and got access to a camera that I was able to get out and see some steam. I could easily have crossed to Essex on the Gravesend- Tilbury ferry, but, instead, me and a friend went to London, fare around 10/-. We firstly went to the big termini where I took the most appalling photos, some of which you've seen. We then adventured out a bit and found Willesden, Old Oak, also Clapham. It was only in May '64 that I got to go on a railtrip, possibly many of others on this forum were on it - hauled by Flying Fox to Doncaster thence to Darlington by Flying Scotsman. And saw lots of loverly LNER locos. My affection for AHP came later with the reading of "Thompson and Peppercorn - Locomotive Engineers" by Col Rogers, where AHP comes over as areal, live human. I still find it slightly incredible that, after working for a martinet such as Sir Nigel, and a - well, I don't know how to term him - Thompson, that AHP was known as 'Pep' to those who worked for him. He was clearly a very self-effacing man who I admire greatly. And I do have some photos of his wonderful locos, not many, and I'll scan them in due course, once I've got the neg. However, like many others, I just love steam. It took me a long while to come to terms with dieselization, so conservative am I, that the only photos of them that I have are relatively recently made. Ditto electric, but - and speaking as an electrical engineer - I've always had a soft spot for electric locos. Here's a Peppercorn for you (I've really overcooked this. I'll repost when I've done the job properly - its scanned from a scratched photo, Bluebottle, so I need to scan the neg. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted December 14, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 14, 2014 90003 at stratford 90003 by JOHN BRACE, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 "He who hesitates is lost" goes the old saw. I've hesitated about posting this; I'd be interested to know what you think, good rmwebfolk. Cliff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekEm8 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 A trip on the C.M.E. 21st August 1980 produced 5690. Pics taken at Apppleby - no H&S in those days -just common sense. This was the day Leander left our train and went to rescue an ailing class 40 and then returned to our train. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 A couple of old slides. 41537 at Derby Loco in 1963 and 47006 at the bottom of Middleton Incline during a trip on the C&HPR on 27 June 1964 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Two more taken twenty years apart. First at the SRPS site when they were in Falkirk, 26 September 1981: The second at Derby on 24 May 2001: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Hey! I'm prettier than ol' plain jane.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoilerBasher Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 NZR Ja 1271 at Whanganui in 2013 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 NZR Ja 1271 at Whanganui in 2013 That's a humdinger of a photo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Not sure how this'll be received, I can always delete it 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 20, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) 60163 working The Cathedrals Express from London Victoria to Weymouth on 17th August 2011, passing through Walkford. ...or alternatively let's just wind the clock back about 50 years and pretend. Edited to add B&W image. Edited December 20, 2014 by 4630 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Not sure how this'll be received, I can always delete it I wouldn't delete it. That's far better than anything that I could do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 A double, Tahachipi Loop, April 2011. Second loco (5115) looks bigger than the leader (7462): is that the case, or is it distortion caused by the telephoto lens, anyone know? Happy Christmas to one and all!Cliff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Blue period 33 in the eighties at, I think, Basingstoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Another 33, this time at Salisbury in, I think, '87. The weather was awful, absolutely chucking it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Another little portrait, this time a 71/4" gauge David Curwen 2-8-2 on the former Forest Railroad in Dobwalls, now sadly gone. Don't know where this - or any of the other locos - went. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Porcy Mane Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Anyone for a J15... Porcy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Another little portrait, this time a 71/4" gauge David Curwen 2-8-2 on the former Forest Railroad in Dobwalls, now sadly gone. Don't know where this - or any of the other locos - went. See here, but some stock has since been sold on as surplus to requirements;- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plowman%27s_Railroad Edited January 5, 2015 by bike2steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenng Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 B12-&-Mayflower at the NNR gala last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 B12-&-Mayflower at the NNR gala last year. B12-&-Mayflower.jpg Very pretty but, I'm sorry, B1s should be black! Chaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very pretty but, I'm sorry, B1s should be black! Chaz Yeah !! And Mayflower should be 61379 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Gradually getting over a feeling of guilt over taking my daughters when they were young to this or that railway, or by the side of a railway line both at odd weekends and on holidays, I was touched when my elder daughter returned from a holiday with her then new husband and presented me with the attached. A lovely photo, too, that she's happy for me to put on here. The 'bloom' on the photo comes from my scanning rather than the original (film) photo. They both remember the visits with affection, by the way, and I recently went to Halifax station with my younger daughter who came with me quite voluntarily. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Anyone for a J15... 65462_J15.jpg Porcy Nice shot, porcy. Its interesting to note how the front splashers are narrowed and even curved around the lower curvature of the saddle and smokebox. Quite complex, in fact. Until I read Simon Bolton's book, I hadn't realized that the splashers were cast. Its also interesting to note the stovepipe. Thanks for posting the photo. Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I don't often change my pictures from colour to mono but I particularly like this one. Taken at Dalegarth on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway it shows RHDR Northern Chief having just been reattached to its tender. The RHDR locos are too long for the R&ER turntables so engine and tender are turned separately. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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