Kings Cross

[rob237]

...which rather snookers the aims and objectives of the "Top Shed Turntable Restoration Society"

Cheers
Robt P.

[Mickey]

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[giner]

micky. I'd go for 1958, and then only if I could be restored to my own 1958 condition.

[Mickey]

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[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

If y'all go for 1962 - I'll go for that!

[Mickey]

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[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

1962 means....

...let me see....

...ah, yes!

Minus 4 yrs old! Not even a dirty thought in my old dad's mind!

[strang steel]

I'm ok with 1962.

Although I am not displaying a photo in my school uniform complete with cap, blazer and short trousers.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

1962 sounds good to me, (Micky, you can hold my hand when we cross the road), Sorry BB can't help you at -4, but if I can get hold of a camera.

Malcolm, posted a picture of the spotting platform, at Finsbury Park a few years back, I to used to stand up there many moons ago,I can remember a lot of steam going through, but my main memory, is the commuter stock going up the 'ramp' onto the Northern Heights, branch, then reversing across the bridge to access the carriage sidings below us, I can remember there was a mixture of steam (N2's) and class 31's, there my have also been the odd L1 mixed in there as well.

I'd like to restore the mainline to 1960, (bit more steam)

manna

[giner]

If it's 1962 that means i'm 5 YEARS OLD

Still i do recall standing on that concrete ''train spotting'' bunker (which is still there folks) on the upside just north of FINSBURY PARK station in 1964 waiting to see a ''streak'' go pass but as you can guess i didn't see one

Happy days...

Yep, we all had our favourite spotting spots, didn't we. Our two prime spots in Stevenage were:

1. On the banking by the side of Norton Green Lane bridge (now long gone, but about 50 yds. south of the present Six Hills Way bridge) where we'd watch down expresses coming to the end of Langley troughs, the water overflow from the tenders smashing into the brick arch of the bridge and spraying everything and everyone within 50 feet, and

2. 'The Rock' which I think was an original stone buttress of Bridge Road bridge. The Rock was situated adjacent to the up slow just under the bridge from Stevenage South box.

I went for 1958 because it was all steam. I started to lose interest as diesels started to appear - oh, and girls had been invented about the same time.

SS: I can tell you're a person of some intelligence. I'm not gracing these pages with any school photos of me, either.

[Mickey]

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[sandwhich]

Manna! I think you might have it all wrong about double decker buses through the tunnels at King Cross (Bus) station, it was going to be easy, they were going to lower the tracks to a new road base so that they could be accomodated!!! & ! Must stop I can hear the Monty Python theme music coming towards me. I didnt know whether to laugh or cry.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Micky..you are absolutely..correct

Sandwich,... I'm glad that one didn't come to fruition, but imagine, double deckers trying to get down the drain to Moorgate

manna

[Mickey]

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[sandwhich]

Yes I remember the widened lines and hotel curve very well, It was a wonder to me how the Class 31 diesels with their length and A1A-A1A wheelbase were ever allowed down to Moorgate, it must have been a very close decision, on leaving York Road it was as said a very steep downward gradient and you had to make sure that the train did not run away with you or you would have been in much trouble to say the least, and the climb on the down line on Hotel Curve required all power until at least three quarters of the way into what was then Platform 16, and when starting away you had to make sure that power was on before realesing the brakes and then into full power, what it was like with steam traction its difficult to imagine.
The puzzling thing about these widened line workings is that passenger trains without exception had to have their trip gear working and yet the same Class 24 locomotives that worked some of the passenger trains when working freight had to have this trip gear isolated at York Road before venturing south. Okay the answer is obvious as regards the freight, it was going onto third rail at Ludgate Hill. But why passenger trains at a time when their were no speed trips in the old Moorgate I never did find out why. The line was then worked by London Underground so it was their rules. I know it was a long time ago but if someone could come up with an answer it would be interesting.