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    Grimsby Town Platform one

    Grimsby Town Platform 1 back in use today, so looks like the points have been either repaired or replaced. Overnight possession did overrun slightly, causing a few cancellations, but back to normal now by the looks of things.
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    Lines where semaphore signals are still used

    To update this, Goxhill lost it's semaphore signals within the past couple of years. Unusually, though, it still retains crossing gates. Oxmarsh crossing & Barrow Road retain their semaphores, but Barrow Road now has barriers rather than gates.
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    Brigg Line quick questions

    There are no regular daily booked freights on the Brigg line at all, yet alone oil. The only regular oil trains in the area are via Lincoln or Scunthorpe. Brigg only sees regular freight diversions, usually every 6 weeks on weekday nights, the previously mentioned 4-weekly PLPR test train, & the...
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    Where to see Class 20s at preserved railways?

    Nope. DRS currently don't use theirs, all stored until Autumn (RHTT's).
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    Westerleigh-Lindsey oil trains

    The train technically still runs, it just runs from Robeston rather than Lindsey Oil Refinery now.
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    The 'last' to do something on the railway

    With Wrawby Junction closing, the line down to Holton-le-Moor has to be resignalled, as York ROC won't be able to see tail lights at Wrawby Junction to give "Train Out of Section" to Holton-le-Moor after clearing the Absolute Block section!
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    The 'last' to do something on the railway

    On duty tonight at Holton-le-Moor Signal Box, I have had the honour of receiving the last 7-5-5 "Closing Signal Box" bell code from Wrawby Junction. Absolute Block controls & the Block Bells are now decomissioned, and some of Holton-le-Moor's signals have been signed out of use, ready for...
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    £100million investment of South Humberside mainline.

    I believe something along the lines of "Box decomissioned at xxxx hours", and presumably the 7-5-5 "Closing Signal Box" bell code is sent to the adjacent boxes at a similar time. Pasture Street SB currently controls the line between Littlefield Lane LC (between Marsh Junction SB & Grimsby...
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    £100million investment of South Humberside mainline.

    In the affected area, the boxes remaining open will be: Immingham Reception Sidings SB, Immingham West SB, Goxhill SB, Oxmarsh SB, Holton-le-Moor SB, Wickenby SB, Langworth SB, Lincoln SCC, Brigg SB, Kirton Lime Sidings SB, Northorpe SB, Gainsborough Central SB, Gainsborough Trent Junction SB...
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    £100million investment of South Humberside mainline.

    Swinderby is between Lincoln & Newark. Nothing to do with the North Lincolnshire resignalling! Scunthorpe PSB is remaining open after the resignalling this Christmas. Signal boxes east of Scunthorpe PSB, Brigg SB & Holton-le-Moor SB throughout to Cleethorpes are closing. This includes Appleby...
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    Immingham Signal Boxes

    Two of the three Immingham Signal Boxes (West & Reception Sidings) are remaining as they currently are after this Christmas/New Year North Lincolnshire resignalling (ABP own these rather than Network Rail, so are unaffected apart from some slight alterations). East will close as a Signal Box...
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    D-SLR Camera recommendations

    I recently upgraded from a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 compact camera to a Nikon D3300 DSLR camera. After 3 months or so of getting used to it, I can thoroughly recommend it if you're just getting into DSLR photography. As it's an entry level DSLR, it's functions are easy to pick up, & there's a...
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    Freight off the road Langworth Lincs

    The tank trains, when diverted, tend to run via Scunthorpe & Chesterfield rather than Brigg. Avoids running through a congested Sheffield & I believe there are weight restrictions on the line via Mansfield.
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    Freight off the road Langworth Lincs

    It's buses or nothing! Both lines are blocked, so there's not a lot of choice in the matter.
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    Gated Level Crossings on UK mainlines - any left?

    Lincolnshire still has several gated crossings. As well as the ones previously mentioned, there's Pyewipe Road in Grimsby (on the Light Railway to Immingham), Roxton Sidings (between Barnetby & Grimsby Town), Bystaple Lane (between Ulceby & Thornton Abbey), Barton Lane (Thornton Abbey), Goxhill...
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    Skegness Station

    Last time I visited Skegness station, there was a sleeper chained over the track on the Platform 7 line near the Signal Box, so that platform cannot be used! I've only ever seen On Track Machines in Platform 2, and an Officer's Special (Class 37 & "Caroline") in Platform 5. With the level of...
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    Where are large areas of jointed track (formerly: Bolted Track)?

    On the subjest of the Ormskirk branch line, a lot of it is still jointed. When I travelled along it a couple of weeks ago on the Pathfinder tour, it made for a pleasant trip. The Barton-on-Humber branch line has quite a lot still between Ulceby & Barton (although some was replaced about a...
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    Worst route(s) in UK for anti-social behaviour

    The 18:07 Newark North Gate to Grimsby Town on Saturdays is now a dry train (at least between Lincoln Central & Grimsby Town), so this one has certainly had issues in the past. Last through train to Grimsby from Newark & Lincoln, so you usually get the drunks heading home.
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    The State Of Rail Travel In Lincolnshire

    Indeed, and it'd be pointless doing so, as it follows the 07:26 Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport TPE service! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Monday to Friday it is. On Saturdays, a fresh unit off Doncaster is brought in (in the same path as the 05:29 Doncaster - Cleethorpes &...

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