Lincoln Central station, Lincolnshire.
Saturday 21st September 2013.
About 6 1/2 hours on a late Summer afternoon spent at Lincoln Central Station for the East Coast Main Line diversions. Trains were diverted between Doncaster & Peterborough via Gainsborough, Lincoln, Sleaford & Spalding (known as the GN&GE Joint Line) due to engineering work at Helpston Junction. Seen in order are (times in brackets are the times the trains passed):
43310 & 43319 on 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen to London Kings Cross (14:13).
66075 on 6E54 10:40 Kingsbury to Humber Oil Refinery (14:17).
66030 on 6E82 12:00 Rectory Junction to Lindsey Oil Refinery (14:29).
43317 & 43300 on 1S17 12:30 London Kings Cross to Aberdeen (14:34 to 14:37).
67024 & 91104 on 1A31 12:45 Leeds to London Kings Cross (14:47).
180109 on 1A94 13:03 Hull to London Kings Cross (14:55 to 14:56).
67021 & 91113 on 1D15 12:35 London Kings Cross to Leeds (14:59).
180114 on 1A65 12:18 Sunderland to London Kings Cross (15:05 to 15:09).
43320 & 43295 on 1E13 07:55 Inverness to London Kings Cross (15:23).
180101 on 1N93 13:20 London Kings Cross to Sunderland (15:25).
66560 on 6R14 13:54 Immingham HIT to Ratcliffe Power Station (15:34).
43238 & 43313 on 1S19 13:30 London Kings Cross to Newcastle (15:46).
180110 on 1H05 14:00 London Kings Cross to Hull (16:00).
43316 & 43314 on 1E15 09:52 Aberdeen to London Kings Cross (16:09 to 16:11).
180113 on 1A95 14:52 Hull to London Kings Cross (16:32).
180107 on 1A67 14:24 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross (16:48).
43309 & 43257 on 1S21 14:30 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh (16:57).
43274 & 43318 on 1S23 15:30 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh (17:34).
67021 & 91121 on 1A40 16:05 Leeds to London Kings Cross (17:43).
180112 on 1D93 15:48 London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange (18:05).
43467 & 43484 on 1A68 15:29 Sunderland to London Kings Cross (18:15).
43367 & 43305 on 1E19 14:30 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross (18:27).
43299 & 43290 on 1S25 16:30 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh (18:36).
43206 & 43315 on 1E21 15:30 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross (19:09).
67024 & 91132 on 1D23 16:50 London Kings Cross to Leeds (19:12).
60063 on 6E59 15:41 Kingsbury to Lindsey Oil Refinery (19:30).
158864, 156410 & 153311 on 2L78 19:35 Lincoln Central to Nottingham (19:35).
66019/66176 on 6G11 18:40 Doncaster Up Decoy to Helpson Junction (19:39).
180109 on 1H06 17:36 London Kings Cross to Hull (19:42).
66034 on 6H86 18:12 Heck to Peterborough (19:48).
180114 on 1N96 17:50 London Kings Cross to Sunderland (19:52).
43319 & 43310 on 1S28 18:00 London Kings Cross to Newcastle (20:08).
180110 on 1A96 18:30 Hull to London Kings Cross (20:12).
66714 on 4D79 Peterborough Maintenance Shed GBRf to Doncaster RMT (20:22).
43257 & 43309 on 1G52 18:15 Newcastle to London Kings Cross (20:29).