Steam train at sunrise - 0730 Sat 12 Feb at Harringay station - Harringay online2024-03-29T15:37:35Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/steam-train-at-sunrise-0730-sat-12-feb-at-harringay-station?groupUrl=harringay-steam-train-watchers&commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1476910&groupId=844301%3AGroup%3A326536&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWow! Tx.tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-19:844301:Comment:14772662022-02-19T12:16:25.907ZRichard Woodshttps://harringayonline.com/profile/RichardWoods
<p>Wow! Tx.</p>
<p>Wow! Tx.</p> Hi Richard - right colour, bu…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-18:844301:Comment:14770212022-02-18T15:11:22.933ZGordon Thttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GordonT
<p>Hi Richard - right colour, but on a different locomotive. The pointy coupling on the front tells me it was made by Tri-ang, and it's a GWR Castle class loco - I know because I also had one, though made by Hornby-Dublo in a slightly larger size or 'gauge'.</p>
<p>It and the rest of my collection went as a fund-raising donation to a colleague who was running the restoration of the real steam engine 'Camelot'…</p>
<p>Hi Richard - right colour, but on a different locomotive. The pointy coupling on the front tells me it was made by Tri-ang, and it's a GWR Castle class loco - I know because I also had one, though made by Hornby-Dublo in a slightly larger size or 'gauge'.</p>
<p>It and the rest of my collection went as a fund-raising donation to a colleague who was running the restoration of the real steam engine 'Camelot' <strong><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.73082-camelot.com/" target="_blank">which runs on the Bluebell Railway</a></strong>. So I might have funded restoring the whistle, or something!</p>
<p>Yours is missing the nameplate over the centre driving wheels - it would very likely have read 'Windsor Castle' which is significant because the real one was used as the Royal Train loco on the Great Western Railway. And a bit more, in this Jubilee year: when the King died in 1952, 'Windsor Castle' was under repair, so its number and name were transferred to a different locomotive which took the King's body to Windsor. Thereafter the change remained.</p> One of my old Horney Dublo lo…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-18:844301:Comment:14769102022-02-18T13:47:18.768ZRichard Woodshttps://harringayonline.com/profile/RichardWoods
<p>One of my old Horney Dublo locos was the Sutherland; I also had the Montrose, green and otherwise identical I recall. They were presents and of course one was disappointing but I do not recall which arrived first. In fact an un named version of the Montrose is in my display cabinet beside me right now; bought as a reminder by my ever-loving daughter Kate! But on closer inspection they may not be the same loco!…</p>
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<p>One of my old Horney Dublo locos was the Sutherland; I also had the Montrose, green and otherwise identical I recall. They were presents and of course one was disappointing but I do not recall which arrived first. In fact an un named version of the Montrose is in my display cabinet beside me right now; bought as a reminder by my ever-loving daughter Kate! But on closer inspection they may not be the same loco!</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10119536484?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10119536484?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> It was about five minutes lat…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-12:844301:Comment:14761172022-02-12T08:04:52.482ZGordon Thttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GordonT
<p>It was about five minutes late, which improved the daylight level a little. Despite the early hour, at least half a dozen watchers.</p>
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<p>It was about five minutes late, which improved the daylight level a little. Despite the early hour, at least half a dozen watchers.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10093336083?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10093336083?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Most people watch from the st…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-11:844301:Comment:14760572022-02-11T08:31:01.106ZGordon Thttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GordonT
<p>Most people watch from the station platforms: on Platform 1 (southbound) you see the train from further away, on Platform 2 it's up close and personal. The Oxford Road footbridge into the side of Finsbury Park is also a viewing point though not as distant a view. I've never found station staff (who seem to be Mon - Fri only anyway) to question why you're there.</p>
<p>Most people watch from the station platforms: on Platform 1 (southbound) you see the train from further away, on Platform 2 it's up close and personal. The Oxford Road footbridge into the side of Finsbury Park is also a viewing point though not as distant a view. I've never found station staff (who seem to be Mon - Fri only anyway) to question why you're there.</p> The footbridge at the station…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-11:844301:Comment:14758822022-02-11T08:16:45.174ZGina Fentonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GinaFenton
<p>The footbridge at the station. Perfect view. And thanks, Gordon.</p>
<p>The footbridge at the station. Perfect view. And thanks, Gordon.</p> Hi Gordon, thanks for posting…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-02-10:844301:Comment:14755222022-02-10T20:49:40.385ZNikkiShttps://harringayonline.com/profile/NikkiS
<p>Hi Gordon, thanks for posting this. I am new to Harringay for steam train watching - any recommendations for the best place to watch?</p>
<p>Hi Gordon, thanks for posting this. I am new to Harringay for steam train watching - any recommendations for the best place to watch?</p>