Quiet February 2003 Sunday morning view of Lincoln Central station
from High St. level crossing.
It is this crossing which could be closed to road traffic for 45
mins every hour if ECML freight is
re-routed via Sleaford, Lincoln & Doncaster as has been suggested.
144014 passes East Holmes signal box as it heads towards Lincoln
Central. The new building behind the train is the University of Lincoln,
which now stands on land once occupied by East Holmes yard and Lincoln
motive power depot. Feb 2003.
A central trains service heads northwards out of Lincoln passing
East Holmes box. Feb 2003.
158758 approaching West Holmes Junction, north of the University
of Lincoln - 3rd March 2007.
156408 bound for Leicester approaches West Holmes Jn 16/11/07
66148 on the goods loop approaching Lincoln with an empty oil train
for Killingholme - 16/11/07
66219 on coal empties for Immingham passing through Lincoln Central
station - 16/11/07
A Newark to Cleethorpes service crossing the River Witham soon after
leaving Lincoln Central - 3rd March 2007.
(photo - Reginald McGregor)
GWR Hall class no. 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall" at Lincoln Central 17/11/07
after bringing steam special into city.
(photo Neil Halford)
"Rood Ashton Hall" seen on way to Lincoln at the Newark flat crossing
of ECML by ex MR line from Nottingham to Lincoln 17/11/07