Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog: REPAIRS MADE NEAR BRIGG RAILWAY STATION

Monday, January 25, 2016

REPAIRS MADE NEAR BRIGG RAILWAY STATION

FRIENDS OF THE BRIGG LINE (FoBLL) REPORT FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

BY PAUL JOHNSON

Following a request from FoBLL last week, it was nice to see North Lincolnshire Council repairing Station Road and filling in some of the craters on the station approach.

It's the little things like this that matter, and with hopefully a future meeting with the three local Brigg councillors we will hopefully see some improvements with a footpath avoiding the mudbath station front.
We still await North Lincolnshire Council's green light to put up a Northern Rail posterboard near the Cary Lane bus stops.
On Saturday 23rd January The Branch Line Society ran a railtour from Carnforth to Cleethorpes via the Brigg Line. Sadly this train could not stop at Gainsborough Central due to the platform been shortened by a fence. However, over 40 people waited on the platform to see it pass.
A video of the railtour is in the link below, it has to be noted that the camera is on the platform edge but the official film operator was 15 feet away for safety reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dkBpPngpXw
After the quiet period in the New Year, Saturday was encouragingly busy for the Brigg Line, with our old friend the 0803 Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes service very busy between Worksop and Retford Low Level. Around 20 people alighted the train to catch the 0852 service from Retford High Level to London King's Cross.

Gainsborough Central, Kirton In Lindsey and Brigg all saw customers using, or discovering, their local trains stations/service.
Some pictures from Saturday ....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/123909447@N05/
You are cordially invited to the next meeting of the Brigg Line Action Plan,to be held at Trinity Arts, Trinity Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2AL, commencing at 14.00 on Wednesday 27 January. There is a free car at the back in Sandsfield Lane

Friends Of The Brigg & Lincoln Lines