RMweb Premium great northern Posted July 21 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21 6 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: Being a resident of a village on the Lincolnshire coast I would like to defend Skeggy. Gilbert, when you had a day job how hard was it to defend the undefendable? Very hard. That's why I switched to prosecuting. 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted July 21 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, mullie said: Or they could plan to get a train across the M&GN to Great Yarmouth next year not realising it will be shut and the train will have to take a very different route. Martyn London to Yarmouth via the M&GN? You would spend half your week's holiday getting there, and the other half getting back. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted July 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21 I have friends who live on the Lincolnshire coast. I believe Skegness is the only place they never visit. David 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) On 22/07/2024 at 06:33, DaveF said: I have friends who live on the Lincolnshire coast. I believe Skegness is the only place they never visit. David I visited Skegness on my recent UK trip but only briefly - to see a Jolly Fisherman and photograph the remaining semaphores and GN signal box. Even then the station at Wainfleet was probably more interesting. Edited July 23 by Woodcock29 Correct somersaults to semaphores which is what I meant to write! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 10 hours ago, DaveF said: I have friends who live on the Lincolnshire coast. I believe Skegness is the only place they never visit. David Don't tell me they've been to Cleethorpes? Roja 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 22 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 22 This morning we have a photo taken by a 12 year old with his Box Brownie. Then something slightly better. Must get on, as I have a visitor who will hope to see some trains running. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22 35 minutes ago, 37Oban said: Don't tell me they've been to Cleethorpes? Roja I went once. 5 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted July 22 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22 And no-one has mentioned Mablethorpe yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 22 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 22 High level views from the Spital Bridge area, as Duke of Rothesay goes on its way. 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22 1 hour ago, great northern said: And no-one has mentioned Mablethorpe yet. Please Sir! I will! Ancient Trains Illustrated mags had pics of Summer Saturday specials Leicester to Mablethorpe, a place I had never heard of at 13. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted July 22 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22 5 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: Please Sir! I will! Ancient Trains Illustrated mags had pics of Summer Saturday specials Leicester to Mablethorpe, a place I had never heard of at 13. But those of us who have been there know it is best not to even think about it, let alone mention it. 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 So basically what you're all saying is don't go to the Lincolnshire coast? As I live Darn Sarf that is easily done! Still, I come from the county with Clacton in it. The chance to ride a 309 unit to the coast was worth the day out, sadly no longer possible. Martyn 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22 At the risk of prolonging the Lincolnshire agony for those who know it well, I have to make a mitigation in favour of Cleethorpes. In 1949 it was the birthplace of one of my few musical heroes. The composer and engine behind the group Heatwave (think Boogie Nights) Rod Temperton went on to even greater things, composing three tracks on the best-selling pop album of all time - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. Here endeth the boring lesson. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22 4 hours ago, great northern said: And no-one has mentioned Mablethorpe yet. I went there on Saturday. Lots of families wandering around looking totally lost. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 12 hours ago, Oldddudders said: At the risk of prolonging the Lincolnshire agony for those who know it well, I have to make a mitigation in favour of Cleethorpes. In 1949 it was the birthplace of one of my few musical heroes. The composer and engine behind the group Heatwave (think Boogie Nights) Rod Temperton went on to even greater things, composing three tracks on the best-selling pop album of all time - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. Here endeth the boring lesson. Cleethorpe's only redeeming feature! Roja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 23 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 23 It is time for another V2, and a very clean one too. One can feel the rays of joy spreading across the nation, or selected pockets of it, anyway. Top Shed's 60983 with its regular Up Scarborough Flyer duty, and seen from on high, probably the Spital Bridge colaer. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23 12 minutes ago, 37Oban said: Cleethorpe's only redeeming feature! Roja What about this? https://www.cclr.co.uk/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atherton Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I just have to say that I visited Skegness last year on a visit to the UK - we have lived in New Zealand for over 30 years - and found the locals to be absolutely fabulous. Travelling by train from there to various locations in Nottinghamshire and over to Merseyside we found the services amazing, admittedly comparing it to our NZ third world service, but have many happy memories of the East coast and Lincolnshire. Find it hard to hear such negativity from the locals when we see such a great place. Just our view. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: What about this? https://www.cclr.co.uk/ Oops, I'd forgotten about that! Slapped wrist! Roja 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 2 hours ago, 37Oban said: Cleethorpe's only redeeming feature! Roja Cleethorpes Miniature Railway? edit to aff - you beat me to it! Edited July 23 by stewartingram 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway! Roja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 23 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 23 Still with the Flyer, as the V2 passes North box. and glimpsed through the arch. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 24 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 24 While 60983 has a few moments in the shade...... Grantham A3 Isinglass comes through with the 1240pm KX-Leeds. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 24 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 24 A couple more efforts at something a bit different this evening, featuring Isinglass as it comes under the bridge. The water column doesn't help here, nor do the small shafts of light which managed to sneak through the blinds. This one maybe not too bad? 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted July 25 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 25 Isinglass now passes a K2, which has brought the stock for the 2.12pm to Cleethorpes into the bay. and another view of the same engines, a bit further on, and from the west side. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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