Diesels at Grimsby Docks station in the 1980s.

(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
Class 40 No. 40106 passes under the Cleethorpe Road flyover and enters Grimsby Docks station in 1980s.


(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
Brush type 2 31406 also seen passing under the flyover and Grimsby Docks station footbridge in 1980s.


(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
40106 seen from Newmarket Street footbridge with Docks station in background.


(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
Unidentified class 31 at Newmarket Street with a Manchester to Cleethorpes service.


(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
A Cleethorpes excursion train passes through Docks station hauled by a class 37.

Signalling notes (courtesy of John Nicholson) After severe rationalisation in the area, a simple single lead junction, just to East Side, was retained and a much lesser signal provided as seen in the above photo by Peter Brackenbury.  A post with the Up Starter to Fish Dock Road and Fish Dock Road fixed distant beneath, and on a bracket a subsidiary type signal for moves to East Side.  With the level crossing replaced by the road flyover, and with little rail traffic to the docks in this period, there was little need to actually man the signalbox, so a "Block Switch"  was installed so the box could be opened only as necessary.  The Block Switch, when switched "Through" would pass block instrument communications straight between Pasture Street (By then the next box still in use towards Grimsby Town) and Fish Dock Road. The main line running signals would be left "Pulled Off" in both directions.

(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
A superb shot of class 40 No. 40029 passing through Grimsby Docks station with a morning service from
 Cleethorpes to Sheffield.


(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
Grimsby and Cleethorpes once had direct services to London (via Market Rasen & Lincoln after the closure of
the East Lincolnshire Line). Here is HST 43107 negotiating the tight curves from Fish Dock Road
and passing under the Cleethorpe Road flyover and into Grimsby Docks station.


(photo - Peter Brackenbury)
Soon after leaving Docks station this Cravens dmu is seen passing Fish Dock Road crossing en route to Cleethorpes.

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