(photo Bill Gladwell)
"Flying Scotsman" seen leaving Grimsby Town approaching Deansgate
Bridge in Feb 1969.
(authors collection)
WD 2-8-0 90425 entering Grimsby Town station over Wellowgate crossing
in 1960`s with a train of ballast.
(authors collection)
B1 61190 ready to depart platform 2 at Grimsby Town on a wet day
in late 1950s/early 1960s.
(photo John Willerton)
A fine shot of "Flying Scotsman" with double tender leaving Grimsby
at Hainton Street with local
newspaper sponsored special train for London. In left backgound
are long demolished cooling towers of Moss Rd power station.
(photo courtesy of Nigel Kaminski)
A picture of Brick Pit Sidings, close to Alexandra Dock, on Grimsby
Docks. The signal box closed c.1967.
About one mile from Grimsby is Great Coates station, seen here in
1980s just before the crossing gates were replaced
with automatic half barriers and the signalbox demolished.
(authors collection)
A Doncaster to Cleethorpes train calls at Habrough station on 10th
September 1966.
(photo John Willerton)
BR std pacific 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" pictured in mid 1960`s
near Marsh Junction
coming into Grimsby from Immingham shed with two other locos - a
common practice.
(photo - Graham Newell)
Britannia pacifics were regular visitors to Grimsby in the mid 1960`s
with a number being shedded at 40B Immingham,
(photo - Graham Newell)
the first picture shows 70035 "Rudyard Kipling" reversing across
Pasture Street level crossing on it`s way to Grimsby Docks
to pick up a fish train. The second picture is of same loco hauling
its express fish train away from the Docks.
(photo - courtesy of Graham Newell)
An English Electric type 3 passing through Central Market in Grimsby
- late 1960`s.
(photo - Dave Bell)
BR Britannia Class pacific 70040 "Clive of India" seen arriving
in platform 2 at Grimsby Town station in early 1960s,
with the Cleethorpes express from Kings Cross via the East Lincolnshire
Railway.
(photo - Dave Bell)
The train, now requiring a reversal, would then have another loco
coupled on the rear end, and continue its journey to Cleethorpes.
70040 is seen here about to run light engine to Immingham shed.
The guard already has the red rear light on the Cleethorpes train.
(photo - Dave Bell)
Newly built D8054 arrives at Cleethorpes on a test train from Doncaster
around 1960.
(authors collection)
An old picture of what looks like a GNR Atlantic taking a southbound
train over Winteringham Road
subway in Grimsby. The roadway is well and truly flooded - the dogs
appear to enjoy their swim!
(authors collection)
A fine shot of B1 61264 at Cleethorpes terminus about to depart
on a stopping passenger train in 1950`s.