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Category:Transportation
Subcategory:Railway
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Keywords:BR, BW, Britannia, North East, Steam
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Date modified11-May-13 20:18
70035 1962-04-05 Grimsby

70035 1962-04-05 Grimsby

These photos would have been taken from the long footbridge that ran to the west of Grimsby Docks station. At one time the bridge was publicised as the 'longest in the country' Nowadays it is much shorter, having been cut down as the sidings at Docks station were lifted and the railway land sold off. The loco is baking light engine towards Grimsby Dock station almost certainly to take a fish train over the Great Central main line. Thanks to Les Wells and Vic Smith for his help with this caption. Tony Saville adds The Immingham based Brits (70035-41) worked the Grimsby - Whitland (not London) Fish Train down the GC and then to Banbury were there was a loco change. I used to see the Fish Train pass through Mansfield on the erstwhile Mansfield Railway (Clipstone to Kirkby-in-Ashfield Sth Jct). They also worked Express passenger trains direct to London Kings Cross via Louth, Boston and Spalding down the now long closed East Lincs line. All the Brits were transferred away from Immingham in 1963, the final 6 leaving in December 1963