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BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sun 01 Apr, 2012 9:49 am

[quotenick="Cardiarms"]Anyway, back to my canopy columns, old but not Wellington Station, but Leeds City first incarnation?They are my favourite loco and the sound of the engines raises the hackles just like a Merlin does on a Spitfire. /quote] My sentiments exactly Cardiarms - and what a splendid comparison you make there. At the completion of a journey at either terminus (I had to do them a lot in those days) I used to walk past the beautiful but modest giants and look at them in awe and admiration. As I said in a post on "Horsforth Signal Box" my favourite for some reason, childish I suppose, was ALYCIDON, and the picture earlier of it (under "Horsforth Signal Box - thank you Yorkiesknob) alongside Armley Road is a real treat for me.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sun 01 Apr, 2012 12:25 pm

Here you go BlakeyA close up shot and then a real close up.Why not make it three.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 01 Apr, 2012 12:31 pm

Cardiarms and Blakey should like this Deltic action video, check out the lingering exhaust fumes emitting out of the tunnel long after the train has passedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGpODkfAFh0And here is a good video clip of a veteran Deltic having a race with a HST 125, the Deltic was going to beat that new plastic thing until it gets checked at red signals. The clip is from the cab of the Deltic itself http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... =88sListen to those traction motors begin to howl

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 01 Apr, 2012 12:34 pm

BLAKEY wrote: dogduke wrote: Yes it was the Eurostar sets Chris,it seems sucha long time since GNER used them that I hadtotally forgotten them. If I remember rightly the three Eurostar sets were used on the same diagrams each day and I'm sure I knew what times they left for a a luxury ride to Wakefield. Passengers were warned on the Intercom that if they wished to alight at Wakefield they must walk forward from coaches A & B as the trains were too long for the platform there. I also seemto remember being told by someone "in the know" that the Eurostars were not to be used north of Leeds because they drew too heavily on the power supply ?? Weren't the Eurostars limited to 110mph as well, due to issues betwixt the knitting and the pantograph(s)?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 9:27 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: Cardiarms and Blakey should like this Deltic action video, check out the lingering exhaust fumes emitting out of the tunnel long after the train has passedAnd here is a good video clip of a veteran Deltic having a race with a HST 125, the Deltic was going to beat that new plastic thing until it gets checked at red signals. The clip is from the cab of the Deltic itself Listen to those traction motors begin to howl Thanks a million Phill for these wonderful reminders of those legendary locomotives behind which I've enjoyed so many happy journeys between Leeds and Kings Cross. I suppose its safe to say this now, but I once had a good friend (RIP) who was a top link driver on the line, and he once took me in the sheds and inside the cab of a brand new Deltic - I think it had yet to make its first service run but can't be sure. Not being well up on railway matters I can't remember which shed, but would it have been Copley Hill ??

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 9:35 am

yorkiesknob wrote: Here you go BlakeyA close up shot and then a real close up.Why not make it three. Thanks a million for three magnificent pictures, and in a superb "meaningful" livery too - efficiency and pride ooze from the views. In a World nowadays besotted by zany "designer" colour schemes which mean nothing its refreshing to see such good taste again. I was so upset when the glorious dark blue and red (with gold fleetname) GNER livery was scuppered - but happy now to see the simple but very pleasing and dignified ECML silver grey colours - lets hope they are not superceded !!

headingleylad · Post by **headingleylad** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 7:30 pm

I was incharge of the demolition of the old island platform of 3/4 of the old station in the 1980s, platform 1/2 had been removed in the 1970s, all this was for extending the station car park after the railway closed its car park on the old Leeds central station site. track was still left in platform 5/6 for parcel, mail & newspaper trains. Track was lifted out of platform 5 for the multistorey car park.

liits · Post by **liits** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 8:07 pm

BLAKEY wrote: yorkiesknob wrote: Here you go BlakeyA close up shot and then a real close up.Why not make it three. Thanks a million for three magnificent pictures, and in a superb "meaningful" livery too - efficiency and pride ooze from the views. In a World nowadays besotted by zany "designer" colour schemes which mean nothing its refreshing to see such good taste again. I was so upset when the glorious dark blue and red (with gold fleetname) GNER livery was scuppered - but happy now to see the simple but very pleasing and dignified ECML silver grey colours - lets hope they are not superceded !! One in GNER dark blue / red for BLAKEY

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 02 Apr, 2012 11:49 pm

liits wrote: One in GNER dark blue / red for BLAKEYThank you so much liits - that's definitely something I was not aware of until now - just beautiful.

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 03 Apr, 2012 1:19 am

I hate to spoil the magic but it's from the website Ficticious Liveries. Have a look [although it takes an age to load] some of the photos are great.