FOOTBALL FANS TAKE A LIKING TO THE BRIGG RAILWAY LINE

The Saturdays-only passenger train service through Brigg received a welcome boost last weekend when about 40 football fans from Mansfield used it to travel via Worksop to watch their team in action at Grimsby Town.
Paul Johnson reports on his informative Brigg Line Blog that Saturday, February 18 proved "an excellent day passenger-wise on the Brigg line."
Paul also makes reference to new LED lights having been installed at Barnetby station, using much less power than the conventional type.
We had cause to visit this village station on Wednesday and observed these lights.
Good to see the investment. However, the lights were still fully illuminated mid-morning on a sunny day with blue sky overhead!
Here's a picture to prove our point. Knowing that Paul has all the relevent railway company contacts, we are sure he'll point this out to the management.
Follow this link to read Paul's latest Blog report about our line...
Brigg Blog hopes the passenger service today (Saturday, February 25) is well patronised.
Paul tells us that a number of shoppers living outside the Brigg area like to use it to visit the monthly farmers' market in Brigg town centre.
February's, of course, is taking place today, from 9am.
On Saturday, Brigg station offers three trains to Sheffield via Gainsborough and Retford, and three to Cleethorpes and Grimsby via Barnetby.
At the latter you can change trains for Scunthorpe and Lincoln.