October 1st will see the 23rd anniversary since the withdrawal of Monday to Friday trains along the Brigg line.
This reduced our station to Saturdays only status - the most infrequent service in the country.
Brigg rail line campaigner Paul Johnson kindly rang Brigg Blog about the anniversary and also posted a message on Twitter.
It would be good to think this will be the last year of one day a week trains.
The campaign continues for others to be added during the week, but there are no signs of success so far.
A generation has grown up without knowing a meaningful train service from Brigg station.
During the 1960s and 1970s (see picture above) you could still get to London and back in a day via Retford.
If that service still existed, Monday to Friday, it would be possible for the well-to-do to live in the Brigg area and commute daily to jobs in the city.
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