Tuesday, August 16, 2016

TRYING TO TRACK DOWN BRIGG TRAIN PICTURES OF THE PAST

Have any more senior Brigg Blog followers any pictures of an enthusiasts' train called The  Lincolnshire Poacher in Brigg station, where it was earmarked to pick up passengers on Sunday, June 16, 1963?
The train left Alford and called at Louth, North Thoresby, Grimsby, Stallingborough,  Brigg, Scawby & Hibaldstow, Gainsborough, Retford and Sheffield.
Brigg station was suggested as the joining place for enthusiasts from Scunthorpe as the train did not visit the steel town!
Instead, it went to Wales via Sheffield and Crewe so the Lincs train fans could ride the Welshpool & Llanfair and Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge railways.
Someone recently posted a lovely picture of Brigg station during 1961, either on Twitter or Facebook, and it was seeing that image which reminded us about the Lincolnshire Poacher special train. The roof over both platforms was still evident at our station in the picture. 
We'd also value any pictures taken at Scawby & Hibaldstow. The station - midway between the two villages  - closed not that many months after the Lincolnshire Poacher stopped there.
Please email scoopfisher@aol.com if you can help with our research.


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