There's already a follow up to Brigg Blog's recent post about a small party from Bolton in Lancashire coming to our town as weekend tourists earlier this month.
On Saturday (January 25) a man from Warrington in Cheshire used the Saturdays-only passenger train service to ride the iconic Brigg line and pay us a visit.
He had his tea at Wetherspoon's White Horse pub and restaurant and took various pictures, including some showing improvements to the lighting in the station area on land owned by North Lincolnshire Council.
The final Northern company Cleethorpes-Sheffield train is timed to leave Brigg at 7.48pm. But it only ran last Saturday because of some quick thinking by a long-serving railway employee, it has been suggested to Brigg Blog.
With the scheduled 144 Class 'railbus' unit unavailable because of signalling problems, a suggestion to substitute a 158 unit that was parked up in the sidings at Sheffield Midland was put forward and approved, we've been informed.
The 158 unit, No 158792, then ran through Brigg to the east coast resort and completed the return journey via Barnetby.
Well over 100 miles separate Warrington and Brigg so we hope our visitor, called Jamie, enjoyed his lengthy trip. The montage above features the 158 unit, photographed by him. And he also took the station images below.
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| Brigg's answer to Blackpool illuminations? It's good to have the station approach so well lit if you are a train passenger or meeting someone who is getting off Saturday's final train. |
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| Brigg railway station bathed in light on Saturday evening. |
And finally... evidence that Nottingham football fans have paid Brigg a visit comes from this sign that's fixed to a Bigby Street lamp standard. We photographed the notice at the weekend but the sign may well have been there for weeks or months. 'Forest On Tour' has included the British Rail logo, so did a group arrive by train, exit onto Station Road and then walk down Bigby Street? Perhaps they spotted the Dying Gladiator pub in the distance and popped in for a pint.
