Pathfinder Tours "The Trent Almighty" 5
1Z78 13.53 Cleethorpes - Crewe "The Trent Almighty" railtour seen passing Great Cotes No. 1 box on the "light railway". Signaller Bradley observes closely.
The bridge over the railway is now closed to vehicles (though still used by pedestrians and a great number of cyclists) but prior to the construction of the A180 it would have been the main route west out of Grimsby and I believe it also used to carry a tram built by the Great Central to convey workers from Grimsby to it's then NEW port it had constructed at Immingham. The Grimsby and Immingham tramway opened in 1912 and closed in July 1961.
20309 & 20312 leading with 20308 bringing up the rear.
15.33, Saturday 6th September 2014.
Pathfinder Tours ran an excursion to Sunny Cleethorpes via a very circuitous route from Crewe. As I had no other commitments other than more work on the new house I decided chasing it (even in full dull) had some appeal in comparison to the alternative.
Arriving in North East Lincs via the line from Gainsborough and Brigg I first happened across the train between Wrawby and Barnetby. Given it stood for some 25 minutes it was an easy task to get ahead of it and await it's passing at Roxton as it continued onto Cleethorpes. After a brief sit at the seaside resort the train then lead by the previously trailing solo 20 headed back to Habrough Junction where it exited stage right to Ulceby and up the Barton on Humber branch where I next encountered the ensemble at Barrow Road Crossing in New Holland.
After that it was back to Grimsby to observe it passing Great Cotes No. 1 and Pyewipe Road, both on the light railway, before leaving it to it's own devices.
Pathfinder Tours "The Trent Almighty" 5
1Z78 13.53 Cleethorpes - Crewe "The Trent Almighty" railtour seen passing Great Cotes No. 1 box on the "light railway". Signaller Bradley observes closely.
The bridge over the railway is now closed to vehicles (though still used by pedestrians and a great number of cyclists) but prior to the construction of the A180 it would have been the main route west out of Grimsby and I believe it also used to carry a tram built by the Great Central to convey workers from Grimsby to it's then NEW port it had constructed at Immingham. The Grimsby and Immingham tramway opened in 1912 and closed in July 1961.
20309 & 20312 leading with 20308 bringing up the rear.
15.33, Saturday 6th September 2014.
Pathfinder Tours ran an excursion to Sunny Cleethorpes via a very circuitous route from Crewe. As I had no other commitments other than more work on the new house I decided chasing it (even in full dull) had some appeal in comparison to the alternative.
Arriving in North East Lincs via the line from Gainsborough and Brigg I first happened across the train between Wrawby and Barnetby. Given it stood for some 25 minutes it was an easy task to get ahead of it and await it's passing at Roxton as it continued onto Cleethorpes. After a brief sit at the seaside resort the train then lead by the previously trailing solo 20 headed back to Habrough Junction where it exited stage right to Ulceby and up the Barton on Humber branch where I next encountered the ensemble at Barrow Road Crossing in New Holland.
After that it was back to Grimsby to observe it passing Great Cotes No. 1 and Pyewipe Road, both on the light railway, before leaving it to it's own devices.