The land that time forgot - Goxhill Route Learner 1
Viewed from the overbridge North West of the station and looking back towards Ulceby here we see 66512 passing through Goxhill station and heading towards Oxmarsh Crossing and Barton with 0D67 the 12.10 Grimsby Town to Grimsby Town.
What is most extraordinary is that, with the Barton to Cleethorpes service coming the other way, the pegs are off in both directions !!
When this might have last happened is anybody's guess ?
Goxhill box is of Great Central origin and controls a fine set of mechanical gates operated by a gate wheel.
The line from Ulceby to Barton upon Humber is a real throw back, predominantly wooden sleepers, 60' bull head rail, mechanical signalling and a two hourly service for the bulk of the day.
It is normally the exclusive preserve of a Northern 153 unit ambling backwards and forwards, all stations, from Cleethorpes to Barton upon Humber.
An extra unit does pop up in the morning to provide one extra shuttle for the masses of commuters to Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
It was with some excitement then that I learnt of a Freightliner route learner scheduled to run Monday to Friday this week. Could there be a return for freight from New Holland, something not seen for many years ? No, no such luck. It transpires that the drivers are familiarising themselves with the line in readiness for future engineering works.
Even so, the sight of anything other than a 153 or the very occasional enthusiasts special on this line is of interest so when I saw the light engine from Leeds, Midland Road amble past me during a morning shift at Elsham I decided to spend the afternoon chasing it around the land that time forgot, these are the results.
66512
Goxhill Station
0D67 12.10 Grimsby Town - Grimsby Town.
The second of four shuttles from Grimsby to Barton and return.
14.40 Hrs Wednesday 22nd April 2015
The land that time forgot - Goxhill Route Learner 1
Viewed from the overbridge North West of the station and looking back towards Ulceby here we see 66512 passing through Goxhill station and heading towards Oxmarsh Crossing and Barton with 0D67 the 12.10 Grimsby Town to Grimsby Town.
What is most extraordinary is that, with the Barton to Cleethorpes service coming the other way, the pegs are off in both directions !!
When this might have last happened is anybody's guess ?
Goxhill box is of Great Central origin and controls a fine set of mechanical gates operated by a gate wheel.
The line from Ulceby to Barton upon Humber is a real throw back, predominantly wooden sleepers, 60' bull head rail, mechanical signalling and a two hourly service for the bulk of the day.
It is normally the exclusive preserve of a Northern 153 unit ambling backwards and forwards, all stations, from Cleethorpes to Barton upon Humber.
An extra unit does pop up in the morning to provide one extra shuttle for the masses of commuters to Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
It was with some excitement then that I learnt of a Freightliner route learner scheduled to run Monday to Friday this week. Could there be a return for freight from New Holland, something not seen for many years ? No, no such luck. It transpires that the drivers are familiarising themselves with the line in readiness for future engineering works.
Even so, the sight of anything other than a 153 or the very occasional enthusiasts special on this line is of interest so when I saw the light engine from Leeds, Midland Road amble past me during a morning shift at Elsham I decided to spend the afternoon chasing it around the land that time forgot, these are the results.
66512
Goxhill Station
0D67 12.10 Grimsby Town - Grimsby Town.
The second of four shuttles from Grimsby to Barton and return.
14.40 Hrs Wednesday 22nd April 2015