Grimsby & Cleethorpes Area Railways

 B & W photo miscellany - 1950s

(Photo - John McCulloch)
A Cleethorpes bound 5 car dmu heading past Grimsbys fish docks in 1950`s.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
The crew of J94 No 68028 pose for the camera on
Grimsbys` Union Dock in 50`s.

(Photo - John McCulloch)
B1 61142 rounds the sharp curve at Grimsbys Goods Junction and heads towards Welholme Road crossing and Hainton Street
 signalbox with a Peterborough train. Note the fish vans attached to rear of train - a common sight even into the dmu era.

 

(Photo - John McCulloch)
04 No 63744 with a freight approaching "Peakes Tunnel", a farm overbridge south of Grimsby on the ELR.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
WD 2-8-0 90085 passing through "Peakes Tunnel" in the snow of 1955.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
C12 No 67379 on a Grimsby to Louth local passenger train approaching "Peakes Tunnel".


(Photo - John McCulloch)
An unidentified K3 heads towards Peakes Tunnel on the ELR.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
WD 2-8-0 No 90294 with a mixed freight seen near Peakes Tunnel.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
Another mixed freight in same area - this time hauled by B1 61205.

 
(Photo - John McCulloch)
B1 61082 leaving Grimsby with a Peterborough train, seen near Peakes Tunnel.


(Photo - John McCulloch)

A favourite loco class  of mine was the K3, seen here approaching Waltham with a fitted fish train.
They ran at passenger train speeds and were non-stop through ELR stations on way to Kings Cross. 9/07/55 


(Photo - John McCulloch)
A cold frosty morning as B1 61142 leaves Grimsby with a Kings Cross express.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
An unidentified B1 brings a Kings Cross train through typical ELR surroundings on outskirts of Grimsby.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
B1 61047 with an afternoon Peterbrough train, formed of some interesting coaching stock!


(Photo - John McCulloch)
A WD "clanks" under Peakes Tunnel as it heads down the ELR.


(Photo - John McCulloch)
A 3 car, cats` whiskered, dmu heads towards Louth.

(Photo - John McCulloch)
Unidentified B1 approaches Grimsby from the south on a wintry day.

 
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