These venerable trains served the north of England from 1985 to 2020.

156413 calls at Skegness with a service bound for Skegness. The crossing gates here are manually operated by the signaller.

A charter train 'The Jolly Fisherman' from London to Skegness hired by GBRF railfreight for their guests to have a nice sunny day by the sea.

158862 calls at Heckington with a Skegness bound service. The crossing gates are still opened and closed by the signaller here.

Following my previous post showing a railway shunting horse beside a main line train here is another at Grantham having, appropriately, just shunted a horse box. He does not look too happy! Photo ... (more)

66547 takes a coal train towards Immingham Docks.

66713 passes the limeworks at Melton Ross with a coal train.

66713 hauls a rake of Fastline bogie coal wagons towards Immingham Docks.

66162 passes Melton Ross with one of the regular bulk ore trains taking iron ore from Immingham to the steelworks at Scunthorpe.

66162 passes the limeworks at Melton Ross with a train of HTA bogie coal wagons originating at Immingham.

66061 struggles upgrade from Barnetby towards Immingham, with a short train of bogie tanks.

D3871 shunts short portions of the Washwood Heath - Boston Docks steel train from the transfer sidings over the swing bridge into the docks complex.

47767 'Rebecca' powers through Sleaford with the early morning 6Z56 Washwood Heath - Boston Docks steel train.

158810 arrives into Boston station.

A pairing of East Midlands Trains Class 153 units seen against a backdrop of autumn colour near Barnetby-le-Wold.