Malcom thankyou, I travelled often to/from Grimsby through Lincoln on this route in the early 80's, and seeing this takes me back, the smell of the railway is something so evocative, I can still smell it now. Beeching devastated Lincolnshire, the destruction of the East Lincs Line from Grimsby down to Boston/Spalding to Peterborough was a criminal act, and condemned the eastern part of the county to poverty in many respects compared to the other parts of the county. I travelled on one of the last trains from Mablethorpe, changing at Firsby for the London service from Grimsby as a child before the line was closed, such a bad decision to close the line.
As a freight guard in the 1960s, I worked on the GN line between Grimsby and Peterborough, even between Spalding and March, it was very busy. Beeching, was a finance man, the Government was to blame. No future vision. thanks for the comment.
@@MalcolmHayles I think the only part of the original line is the small single line section between Boston and Firsby where it curves off to Skegness now, and possibly from Spalding to Peterbro'. The trackbed from Firsby to Louth is still pretty much intact and would not take a huge amount of money to reinstate as a single line with passing loops, but the political will is just not there.
Hi Josh, At this time I am out of Book 1, but I can put you on the list when I get a reprint. I have copies of book two. If you send me your e/mail address, I can give you details. Cheers Malcolm
North Lincolnshire was dominated by the Great Central Railway and it's General Manager, Sam Fay was knighted by the King on the opening of Immingham Dock
On behalf of us all associated with The Independent Brigg Line Rail Group, thank you so much for uploading this video it's absolutely brilliant.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, just like all your other ones. A real trip down memory lane. Thanks again for your hard work producing this
My pleasure!
Malcom thankyou, I travelled often to/from Grimsby through Lincoln on this route in the early 80's, and seeing this takes me back, the smell of the railway is something so evocative, I can still smell it now. Beeching devastated Lincolnshire, the destruction of the East Lincs Line from Grimsby down to Boston/Spalding to Peterborough was a criminal act, and condemned the eastern part of the county to poverty in many respects compared to the other parts of the county.
I travelled on one of the last trains from Mablethorpe, changing at Firsby for the London service from Grimsby as a child before the line was closed, such a bad decision to close the line.
As a freight guard in the 1960s, I worked on the GN line between Grimsby and Peterborough, even between Spalding and March, it was very busy. Beeching, was a finance man, the Government was to blame. No future vision. thanks for the comment.
@@MalcolmHayles I think the only part of the original line is the small single line section between Boston and Firsby where it curves off to Skegness now, and possibly from Spalding to Peterbro'. The trackbed from Firsby to Louth is still pretty much intact and would not take a huge amount of money to reinstate as a single line with passing loops, but the political will is just not there.
What a fantastic video and thanks for sharing 👍🏻 It’s all changed now tho 😢
Glad you enjoyed it
Great to see some history of this area Malcolm. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Splendid stuff sir!
Thank you kindly!
Thanks for uploading this Malcolm. Half way through and enjoying it. Cheers.
Enjoy!
thnaks Malcolm. had used to use the line from worksop in the 1970,s. caroline.
Hi Caroline, the Brigg line was extremely busy in those days
Great video, thanks. A few familar faces on there.
Hi Chris, there are still a few of us around
I can’t wait to watch this, your videos are so well produced. Could you let me know the best way to order your books? Thanks, Josh.
Hi Josh,
At this time I am out of Book 1, but I can put you on the list when I get a reprint.
I have copies of book two.
If you send me your e/mail address, I can give you details.
Cheers
Malcolm
North Lincolnshire was dominated by the Great Central Railway and it's General Manager, Sam Fay was knighted by the King on the opening of Immingham Dock
That's got to be 20064 in the yard at 45:04, possibly laying over during the 1987 tour.
It was filmed during 1989