Lincoln & Metheringham stations, Lincolnshire.
Saturday 12th November 2011.
Loco's & DMU's featured: 66033, 66044, 66086, 66123, 66701, 66702, 66704, 66705, 66737, 67001, 67020, 67021 & various Class 43 HST Power Cars, Class 91's being dragged, Class 153's & Class 180's.
An afternoon spent at Lincoln & Metheringham for the East Coast Main Line diversions. First though, at Lincoln, a couple of RHTT's pass through, first with 66044 & 66086 on 3J42 from Doncaster to Peterborough, and the second with 66033 & 66123 on 3J88 from Toton, heading for Holton-le-Moor.
Next location is Metheringham for the East Coast Main Line diversions to start. To start with, a couple of East Coast HST's pass in both directions. Next is a couple of electric drags with Class 67's, first with 67021 heading south, and shortly afterwards with 67001 heading north. Next is a southbound East Coast HST, shortly afterwards with a northbound East Coast HST. Next is the first Grand Central diversion, a southbound HST. Next, the first Hull Trains diversion, with a Class 180, setting off northbound after stopping briefly at a signal. Next is a northbound drag with 67020, which gets briefly blocked by an arriving pair of Class 153's! A quick turn of the camcorder soon gets this capture! Lastly at Metheringham, a southbound East Coast HST passes through.
Back at Lincoln for another couple of hours of diversions, an East Coast HST passes northbound, followed shortly afterwards by a northbound Grand Central Class 180. Next is the GBRf loco convoy from Peterborough to Doncaster, consisting of 66737, 66701, 66704, 66705 & 66702, arriving and stopping for a few minutes. Next is a southbound drag with 67001, passing the GBRf loco convoy on the centre roads. Once the Mk4 set is clear, we see the convoy setting off for Doncaster. Next is a northbound Hull Trains Class 180 empty stock move, followed shortly afterwards by another northbound East Coast HST, and then a southbound East Coast HST. Next is a northbound Grand Central Class 180 (still in debranded First Great Western livery, and lastly, 67020 passes with a southbound drag.