Picture(s) of the day....

[CitroJim]

Congratulations Mick and the OTCL on your milestones

Seeing as this is post number 90008 now, heres 90008.

90008 at Norwich
Paul Miller, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons

You beat me to posting a picture of a Class 90 Neil

I did wonder if I could post a picture of a Class 43 HST to celebrate your 4300th Post Mick...

Maybe I can In Blue Pullman guise

Class 43 Blue Pullman

Good to see this iconic train back on the rails

[NewcastleFalcon]

I can see that on an old railway poster Jim, I'll see if I can find one

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Time for a picture of the day picture: tonight's sunset but where?

You've got to be joking Mick.....planet earth somewhere near Hertford probably out your bedroom window
Or on second thoughts it may be a canvas of a sunset scene as a picture on your wall

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Maybe I can In Blue Pullman guise



Good to see this iconic train back on the rails

Its simple enough finding the poster of the Blue Pullman Jim, but the FCF from the archives in the "Notices What have you spotted thread" had this one from Bobins...

These could possibly go in 'Pictures of the day' but as they're notices - I've put them here.
They were all taken on an official trip to a disused part of one of London Underground's stations a good few years ago. Anyone care to date them ?

Couldn't leave it at that of course

Well the full Midland P poster is here

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AW-QVCYycMA/ ... ullman.jpg

and the blurb with it from here http://transpressnz.blogspot.co.uk/2016 ... oster.html

"In July 1960 the Midland Pullman was relaunched as a luxury all-first-class service using two new Blue Pullman six-car diesel-electric units, aimed at covering the high end of the Manchester-London business market while services on the West Coast Main Line were disrupted during electrification. It called only at Cheadle Heath (now closed), and made the journey from London to Manchester in a record 3 hours 15 minutes. The best time between the two cities immediately previously had been 3 hours 50 minutes.

Regards Neil

Wondered why Cheadle Heath achieved such disproportionate high billing.

Anyway I feel a bit of Trivia Investigation Team activity is called for....
Challenge thrown down here
viewtopic.php?p=663532#p663532
REgards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Time for a picture of the day picture: tonight's sunset but where?

You've got to be joking Mick.....planet earth somewhere near Hertford probably out your bedroom window
Or on second thoughts it may be a canvas of a sunset scene as a picture on your wall

Regards Neil

It was the backdrop being used on Sky TV for their Masters coverage last night. I thought anyone else who was watching the Masters as well would recognise it as Augusta!!

[CitroJim]

Wow That old Blue Pullman poster in the disused Underground stating is pure magic

I was a bit disappointed to miss seeing the 'new' Blue Pullman when it passed through Milton Keynes the other day...

It's formed of ex-GWR HST sets with all first-class coaches... That translates into super comfy

The HST lives on, getting on for 45 years old now and still going very strong and hugely loved... A classic design that's both stood the test of time and still looks so modern after all these years... Timeless

I 'pass' on Cheadle Heath... For now

[NewcastleFalcon]

I 'pass' on Cheadle Heath... For now

You will find Cheadle-Heath done and dusted and more by the Trivia Investigation Team (Hertford office mainly!)

Well I'm as a parting shot for this evening elevating my electric anniversary pic to POTD. 12 months to the day since I went bargain basement electric and 10,402 electric miles covered with less than £100 on paid for "fuel".



Wonder if I can generate an approriate image from the random milage on the milometer of 38842

Do fish Swim? Yes I can...

Whittle W.1X Turbo Jet

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

I 'pass' on Cheadle Heath... For now

You will find Cheadle-Heath done and dusted and more by the Trivia Investigation Team (Hertford office mainly!)

I saw! Fascinating!

Yes, the Hertford office did a great job there

[NewcastleFalcon]

In a reasonably unbelievable case of familiarity phenonemon, I discovered this item of rolling stock amongst a number of others we are temporary custodians of....

1960's Hornby Rolling Stock

That particular Pullman Coach in the larger 1:1 scale world has a fascinating history (for those of us who like that type of thing).

Best told over on the Trivia Investigation Team pages......

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

As a bit of additional trivia, the staircarpet in my parents house was from a Pullman carriage, this was just post-war. It was still there when my parents died twelve years ago.
My dad used to work at the locomotive construction yard in Doncaster, must have fallen into his knapsack one day.

[mickthemaverick]

Having told a story about my model railway collection on the Trivia Investigation Team thread I thought I'd show a picture of my office wall today and a close up of the pictures you can see above the desk:

Own work

Own work

[mickthemaverick]

Having needed Neil to point out my 1234 likes the other day I thought I'd better celebrate the inverse, my 4321 posts today, so votes for the following options are invited:

Own work

Own work

[NewcastleFalcon]

Of the two it would have to be the Loco Mick, but I find those American things the picture of uglyness but its still marginally better than the other 4321 the "plot" of which starts....

"Four 19-year-old friends: Joanne, Cassandra, Shannon, and Kerrys, all meet one other at a diner, where they see Dillon and Smoothy. As the police turn up, Dillon and Smoothy run off and Dillon accidentally drops a stolen diamond into Cassandra's bag."

I switched off after that dull and unimaginative start The Beano has better plot lines.

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

A Milton Keynes Roundabout at night...

Saw it on my morning run today and couldn't resist composing this shot from a high pedestrian overbridge nearby...

V10 Blakelands Roundabout

I was quite pleased with how it came out

[NewcastleFalcon]

A Milton Keynes Roundabout at night...
Saw it on my morning run today and couldn't resist composing this shot from a high pedestrian overbridge nearby...
I was quite pleased with how it came out

Well done Jim nice image.

whatsthisthen?

Regards Neil