In April 1979 Malcolm Roughley obtained permission from B.R. to travel
from Grimsby to Louth on the three times a week freight train which served
the Associated British Maltsters malt kiln at Louth, by a now singled 14
mile long branch, following the closure of the East Lincolnshire
Railway in 1970.
This freight service ceased in 1980.
I thank Mr Roughley for his permission to reproduce his photographs
here.
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
31113 stands at rear of platform 3 at Grimsby Town station ready
to travel westwards
to West Marsh sidings to collect its train.
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
08076 stands in platform 3 at Grimsby Town station.
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
31113 stands in West Marsh sidings in Grimsby awaiting its train.
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
31113 with its train of a single van of fibreglass for Louth seen
at Waltham station.
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
Crew members return to train after having operated the gates at
Station Road New Waltham.
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
The train at Grainsby Lane about to restart after traversing the
level crossing. There were 8
such level crossings on the 14 mile long single line, the train
would stop at each one, crew
members would open gates, the train would cross and stop again to
await the crew to rejoin.
The 14 mile journey would take about 90 minutes!
(photo - Malcolm Roughley)
The crossing at Ludborough showing the staggered platforms. This
is now the site of the
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway and has been totally re-equipped with
station buildings and signalbox.