Grimston trains

Grimston

Some pictures of the trains in the Grimston area

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	Grimston circa 1910 with an Up local entering the platform and thought to be an official MR photograph. Author's collection
	Royal Scot Class No: 46112 'Sherwood Forester' pictured to the north of the station working hard up the gradient with the 'Robin Hood' bound for Nottingham. The signal box is visible on the right at the rear of the train. T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stevenson
	The scene on Saturday June 23rd 1956, with a northbound freight passing through the station as the 12.25 (SO) Nottingham-Melton arrives. Note the Shocvan (with the white stripes) and the Conflats in the train. The signal box is just visible at the end of the local. John Oxley
	Looking south another local arrives and is about to pass over the road leading to Saxelby village. This bridge still has the original balustrades today. Note the Midland lower quadrant signal on the Up line. John Oxley
	Sometime in the early 1950's Stanier 'Black Five' No:44809 emerges from the north end of Saxelby Tunnel with St Pancras - Nottingham express Noel Ingram
	The Leyland railbus pictured on the straight between Grimston and the Covered Way - probably in the early 1980's Unknown
	In an almost identical position as the Royal Scot above, Iris 1, the former Test Unit is pictured during June 1997 whilst conducting tests on the line in association with third rail shoe gear clearance trials. Yes it's the same telegraph pole in the second picture! Author
	Unit 175002 pictured about a mile north of the former Grimston Station on its way to Plumtree in November 1999 Author

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