Flying Fox 34F Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The new connection for Lincoln went in around 1966. This allowed the closure of the direct Grantham to Lincoln via Barkston and Honington to close. The current arrangement of lines north of Newark Northgate date from the mid 70’s. You are quite correct, there are more services to Lincoln than there ever was over the Joint line. Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Claypole cos it reminds me of Timothy Claypole the jester in Rentaghost 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted September 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 23, 2020 Ranskill. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Little Bytham, never been there but I believe someone on here has quite nice model of it in his shed!!!!! Hat........ .........coat.......................gone! (Martyn) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted September 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2020 Another shiny KX A4 tonight, Lord Faringdon brings in the 2.00pm Newcastle. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 G'Day Folks I'm also going for Little Bytham, it's the families hometown, going back to pre 1790's, many an ancestor is buried in the area. manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted September 24, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 Early this morning, as golf beckons. So too does heavy rain for an hour or two. The 2.00pm is what 60002 was waiting for, and it it has now backed on. 62529 is also starting on the one mile journey to east. 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted September 24, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 Newark 8 Bytham 5 in the poll, with mentions for 4 other long gone stations. Today, we'll try the lines from Peterborough to Rugby and Northampton, and throw in the line to Leicester for good measure. Wayside stations again please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 Lamport this time. Many years ago I rode on a freight train from Northampton to Market Harborough and the signal box at Lamport sticks in my mind for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Fox 34F Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Oundle, please. Combination of the level crossing, river bridge and staggered platforms. Station building still intact, though the yard is now a housing estate. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I will go with Ringstead & Addington. What a great name! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Ketton and Collyweston. I always liked the sound of it when the train stopped there. Lloyd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 I'll say Wellingborough London Road, as we lived in Wellingborough when I was very young and I vaguely remember seeing a train at the level crossing there! Would make a nice model with elegant buildings, even crossing, connection to the Midland main line, and sidings for ironstone quarries and the mill. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 Market Harborough. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Ketton and Collyweston as I often go there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2020 Oakham? How many of us had an Airfix kit based on something from there? 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 My vote goes to "Oundle", the remaining buildings are interesting. The other tempting ones would be "Wansford" or "Castle Ashby and Earls Barton" - but then there is "Seaton Junction" for Uppingham. Trouble with a lot of those stations is they were quite a step from the places they purported to serve. Regards Chris H 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said: Trouble with a lot of those stations is they were quite a step from the places they purported to serve. A good clue is when the station has two different places named in its name. That usually means it's miles from either of 'em. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, St Enodoc said: A good clue is when the station has two different places named in its name. That usually means it's miles from either of 'em. The suffix 'Road' can also be a clue. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: The suffix 'Road' can also be a clue. Not to mention Parkway (I told you not to mention Parkway...). 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Wansford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 As Oldudders had said, remembering all those Airfix kits that kept us going, I'll go for Oakham as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Originating from Artleknock (Anglo-Saxon name for Irthlingborough) it has to be Irthlingborough Station on the Northampton to Peterborough Line. Like other stations on the line it was originally known as Irthlingborough & Higham Ferrers owing to the central position in the Nene Valley before Higham Ferrers had its own station on the Wellingborough to Rushden/Higham Ferrers Line. Also agree with 31A about Wellingborough London Road as a source of modelling inspiration with the Whitworths Flour Mill and the Irchester ironstone traffic. Plenty of industrial action finishing with one of Oxfordshire Ironstone Company's Sentinel in the style of Hornby`s outside cranked version. Someone mentioned Castle Ashby/Earls Barton as well. The goods shed survived as a restaurant called Dunkley's including an old LMS carriage. Sadly now gone I believe. Ditchford Station on the Northampton-Peterborough Line and the legend of the Treacle Mines also springs to mind. A far flung relative was supposed to be Station Master there. Ditchford in later years was very aromomatic with Chettles not far away.. Cheers, Mark Edited September 24, 2020 by 46444 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 G'Day Folks Oundle......................sounds Idyllic. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted September 24, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 Tonight, Deltic rumbles into view, on its usual afternoon working. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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