PLEASE VOTE! What is your favourite company?...

chronograph · Post by **chronograph** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:59 pm

Hi, im just wondering what is your favourite operationg company?

Mine is GWR

dforrest · Post by **dforrest** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:43 am

LMS = London, Midland & Scottish

Mine is LNER

unionpacific · Post by **unionpacific** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:04 am

Actually,GSWR in Ireland.

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:01 am

British Railways

ca55ie · Post by **ca55ie** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:09 am

M&GN Here, but as that included in the poll, it'd have to be the b@$t@rd$ that took over from 'em, LNER.

Sam

kotter · Post by **kotter** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:12 am

Great Eastern (the pre-grouping company, not the post-privatisation incarnations). That's because Chelmsford was on their main line. If you're only thinking about the post-grouping companies I'll vote for LNER for the same reason.

chrisj94 · Post by **chrisj94** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:28 am

Definalety the LMS,such beuety in there locos,eg.Princess coronation,Princess royal,and even the 3f!
Whoooo,UP STANIER(and fowler

ca55ie · Post by **ca55ie** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:30 am

mmmmmmmmm J15

AdamsRadial · Post by **AdamsRadial** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:43 am

The Col. Stephens lines, with the LSWR a close second

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:33 am

LNER for me, despite my youth I grew up with A4's, Flying Scotsman, Blue Peter and other great LNER locos on preserved railways and mainline railtours

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arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:12 am

Southern, because I love anything by Mr Bullied, and the LSWR is the greatest...

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:01 pm

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GWR, of course

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:15 pm

Southern

thenudehamster · Post by **thenudehamster** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:19 pm

Great Eastern, of course.
What othe railway had such glorious Royal Blue locomotives with varnished teak coaches;
Which chose to standardise the safer Westinghouse brake rather than the feeble vacuum of all the others;
Which ran the most intensive steam hauled service in the world from Liverpool Street;
Which hauled more passengers from Liverpool Street than any other railway;
Which was the first to use oil-firing as a solution to an environmental problem;
Which ran the longest non-stop run without water troughs;
Which holds the world record for building a steam locomotive from scratch (under 10 hours - and it went straight into revenue service);
Which ran some of the most handsome and efficient locomotives in its T19 and Claud Hamiltons and 1500s;
Which had two 'maid-of-all-work' engines preserved (a J69 and an E4) at York;
Which built the most powerful tank engine in the 0-10-0 Decapod;
Which built some of the slowest and quirkiest locos, the Trams, limited by law to 8mph.

but of the choices offered - the LNER

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:19 pm

thenudehamster wrote:Which ran the most intensive steam hauled service in the world from Liverpool Street;
Which hauled more passengers from Liverpool Street than any other railway;

Surely these are not fair points as only the GER ran from there. Surely the GNR ran the most intensive steam hauled service and hauled more passengers out of Kings Cross then any other railway, likewise for the GWR from Paddington