Lincoln to Cleethorpes - Hastings DEMU cab ride - 1 July 2017 - audio from back cab

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you to those who have been waiting quite a long while for this to be published - we hope your patience is duly rewarded!

[@robinmoss5470]

Yes indeed, and it's well worth waiting for. As usual your picture quality and captions put 99.9% of other rail videos on KZbin to shame. Please continue this series of rail videos.

[@geoffbarry9540]

Totally agree with Robin. What's next?

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you! Well, the way back is next. After that I've got plenty more 'in the can', including Hastings - Ashford - Dover - Canterbury - Faversham on 2016-12-31 which I'll probably do next after the way back.

[@leechambers1096]

I'm from Cleethorpes and never expected to see an old 'thumper' unit at this station....was a pleasant surprise and made my day thank you!:-)

[@StageParades]

Thank you, well worth the long wait !

[@lisabrewin6071]

Just watched this video and it brought back so many memories to me as i was a March fireman and i spent many days between 1955 and 1966 working this route on the many different types of steam engines that were common along it,happy days.

[@lisabrewin6071]

This should have read Peter Brewin,Lisa is my daughter.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

How come they closed all those stations between 1960--65?

[@ianthompson9201]

Magic! That's made my evening. Living in the hilly southern side of Reading you could hear the Thumpers echoing away on the Basingstoke line. Plain, simple-looking trains of real character. Thanks for posting.

[@bryaneast2513]

Brought back memories, I used to live very near to Cleethorpes and frequently visited Lincoln. Bryan

[@ghostontheline]

Great video thanks for posting. Pete

[@simonprice8737]

Thank you so much absolutely fantastic.....

[@robertcoleman4861]

A wonderful day out on a beautiful english summers day,Many thanks cheers bob.

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you Bob, glad you enjoyed it.

[@delta.australia]

I know this line very well! I just have to film Reepham and Langworth to have done them all now! Thank you so much for doing this line, I'm so pleased!

[@johnwhite5555]

Absolutely wonderful!! Brought back great memories of a stay in Grimsby with relatives and daily trips to the beach back in the 50s. Not too much the same as then of course but sufficient to tickle the memory banks. Thank you for your hard work :D

[@HenrysAdventures]

Brilliant video! Love the Grimsby Town to Cleethorpes section!

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Very nice pleasant ride along this remote-feeling track - great to be able to run back into Cleethorpes - let's hope the line will re-awaken commercial interest in this somewhat forgotten part of the UK.

[@grahamcoombe3979]

Great memories of riding the Steam trains just after the 2nd world war on the Grimsby to Louth and onwards to London via Peterborough line (now disused from Grimsby to Boston). I was sent from London to Grimsby to spend all my holidays with my Gran who lived opposite the Wellogate Crossing in Grimsby and Grimsby Town Station. I notice on entering Cleethropes Station on the left the old WONDERLAND FUNFARE facing the sea had been pulled down! This is what the dozens of day trip specials from the Mill Towns came for and filled the town and got horribly drunk before returning home late the same evening. What memories as well as the long line of back ups at each signal starting from 9.00am all the way back to Barnetby Junction. I still have my railrover LINCOLNSHIRE AREA weekly 5/- (five shilling) rail pass.

[@bobfromhull]

What a day that was. Flying Scotsman and the Dutchess at Colton Junction then a 90mph dash to see this at Barnetby. Brought home some excellent images

[@chriswalker8440]

I have watched this video numerous times along with all the Hastings DEMU excursions and I really do enjoy the info provided. But the best part about this particular gem is that it terminated right outside my local of the last fifty years! The No.2! Also known as Under the Clock. How wonderful!

[@philipalldred5038]

Worth every minuet of viewing this set of videos from the Hastings Diesels group with very informative information with a very clear view of the road ahead. As a retired P C V Driver of 35 years I am learning a lot of the rules of the railway and the signal system. Thank you hope to see more,

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Excellent informative trip - thank you!

[@mrbluesky2050]

great to see the final outward run, looking forward to the return trip, ( didn't know Cleethorpes had that many police, musta imported some from GRIMsby !)

[@stanmarsh14]

Think this video was shot about the same time I did a run there from Long Eaton, and the coppers was due to Leeds visiting..... was pretty rough around Cleethorpes that day.

[@richib2]

Thanks for the last segment of your railtour. Again, superb quality and full of railway operations and history well researched. Almost a shame that Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire do not have the scenic interest of so many other parts of the country.

[@hastingsdiesels]

+Richard Baker - Thank you. It's true there's less scenic interest but I rather wanted to show these segments because of and/or in spite of this. Also, definitely not the last segment, as I filmed the return (as far as Kensington (Olympia) too, quite a bit of it in glorious afternoon/evening sunshine. Cleethorpes to Lincoln coming to a computer near you soon...

[@calvingrondahl1011]

Beautiful and relaxing ride. Thank you for your effort. Love the Brits.

[@ZingsVideos]

Thanks for the ride!

[@christopherthompson2078]

I love cleethorpes. Have been many times on the train from Cheshire x via stocport x

[@hakunamatata3913]

Loving it from India. Trains are an everlasting fascination. Very informative. Thanks a ton.

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Happy memories, almost like those old Pleasure Seeker excursions or Brighton - Exeter. For me, it was more local to Hastings, here to Ashford, or later to Brighton with your train, always turned heads and got many compliments from both passengers and staff. I do wonder though, whether the driver on this video was a DEMU man, he's rather fond of going from Notch 7 straight to Off. We were always told to wind those old DEMUs up slowly, and likewise, run back to EO rather than shutting off all the way in one hit. Keep 'em rolling.

[@hastingsdiesels]

+River Huntingdon - thank you for this! When did you last drive the old girl? As to shutting off, I know what you mean. When we were first back on the main line and I rode up front (back when that was not quite so forbidden) with Tim he described how when shutting off one should "keep some Amps" for a few moments. It avoids the risk of an engine overspeed trip by not unloading it all at once, and also saves wear on the line-breaker tips, I suppose. The driver on this video doesn't usually go straight from 7 to Off (but he does at 37:51 approaching Brocklesbury Jn because he immediately starts braking too). As an example, listen carefully at 8:45 when he shuts off near Langworth, he's still pulling some Amps and the main generator is making that wonderful whistling noise until 8:54 when you hear the click as he goes to Off. The effect will be more obvious when I publish audio from the other end (as he drives it back from Cleethorpes) because the other end stays in "preheat" (even in summer!) to power the buffet car. It's also good when drivers hold it in notch 5 when winding up, letting the load regulator come in properly - some do, plenty don't.

[@delta.australia]

19:28 Walesby Gatehouse! That's my local one! Then there's Claxby and Usselby. I went there yesterday!

[@JR-SCOOT]

Fantastic cab ride. My old stomping ground I lived in Cleethorpes in a house by the side of the line just past Grimsby Town football ground as a boy. Lots of train spotting in thise days of Grimsby fish trains at New Clee and day trip trains to Cleethorpes. It would have been good to see an outsde shot of the train in Cleethorpes. But even so most enjoyable.

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thanks. There's a photo here: twitter.com/nomis1066/status/881194137738936320?s=20

[@JR-SCOOT]

@@hastingsdiesels Excellent thanks. Also l watched the return leg from Peterboro to Hitchin then down to Camden Town.

[@irelandbloke]

Great videos ! :)

[@oscarwylder]

Awesome cab ride - Thank you.

[@theneurochemist5267]

A work of art!

[@johnhealy8513]

This is a great video. It looks like the whole line could do with a makeover to include the redoubling of the last section of track into Cleethorpes Station which itself is in a bit of a sorry state and needing refurbishment.

[@philipmadhatter4006]

It’s a disgrace that station now

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

From 1:10.00 to end...."Crikey lads heads down, it's the Rozzers!!!"

[@micksharman9327]

Fantastic video :)

[@gordonshuffle9827]

Grimsby Town F C ground is actually in Cleethorpes it seems.

[@gileslawrence1168]

Indeed it is. Equal distance from BOTH New Clee & Cleethorpes Stations... :) Visited there with Northampton Town a few years back on a cold, dark evening in January/February and the game was abandoned due to sea fog.... :) Stewards waving flourescent lights guiding fans out of the stands.... :)

[@schwarzalben88]

Grimsby town FC are the only uk football club that never play at home. They are always away!

[@benbrist]

@@schwarzalben88 Nope, Cleethorpes Town FC play in Grimsby! 😁

[@delta.australia]

14:58 My favourite crossing, Lissingley! An its neighbour, Buslingthorpe at 15:09!

[@rumblebum3879]

It was all sidings when I was a kid , to park the tripper trains , good old days

[@marktrevett881]

Looks like this particular line had its guts ripped out of it in 1965 with all the stations being shut (thanks Dr Beeching!). As a consequence, how many trains were passed going the other way, just two wasn't it? (plus one stood at Grimsby station). Why doesn't this government understand, put the stations back, invest in the network again and the people will come. Simple economics but no one seems to want to make the commitment anymore. Sad.

[@mjspice100]

I travelled many times in the opposite direction to Newark then onto Kings Cross but never travelled in this direction…

[@delta.australia]

If you're filming Smithfield Road LC, you can actually see the wigwags flashing at North Kelsey LC! I should be uploading the Profile 100 video of it soon!

[@delta.australia]

New Barnetby LC is an on-call (MCB-OC) Crossing. Although it does have CCTV there.

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you -- but I can only really go by what the Network Rail Sectional Appendix says. It quoted it at the time as "New Barnetby LC (CCTV)", and I've just downloaded the current publicly available version which says the same thing. It's Network Rail who needs this correction, not me - and I've sent them a correction before & they've applied it (Ruckinge LC removal), so it may be worth your while to do this.

[@delta.australia]

You missed Cherry Willingham in the description 6:59 😂

[@christopherjameslee3341]

My home was just out of camera shot near the crossing at Holton le Moor.

[@DieselDudeRailway]

Excellent video.

[@delta.australia]

22:41 Holton-le-Moor isn't an AHB Crossing! The caption says AHBC-X and I know from looking and my own knowledge that Holton-le-Moor is an MCB crossing!

[@hastingsdiesels]

Yes, you're right. But it's a pity you hadn't read the information I wrote below the video which includes this in the ERRATA section: I had already been advised of this slip-up.

[@delta.australia]

Oh, I've seen now 😂😂

[@Powerdrummer1972]

Very interesting, I live locally but never seen the route from this viewpoint obviously. Only a minor point but you misspelled 'Ulceby' three times, it's not 'Ucleby'! Thanks for sharing.

[@hastingsdiesels]

Hi Mark, thanks for this. Yes, already noted in the information below the video as an Erratum - but without re-uploading the entire video I can't do much about it, except double-check such things in future!

[@Powerdrummer1972]

@@hastingsdiesels sorry, I didn't read the write up until afterwards!

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Is it the intention to double-track the line from Grimsby to Cleethorpes when the line gets busier? Very nice journey throughout!

[@TheBarnem13]

Great video but some of us aren't speed readers please leave the captions for a while longer Yes I know I can pause the video but that gets a little old after a while

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thanks for this. Good feedback. I will bear it in mind when producing the captions on future videos.

[@Sam-bz1hr]

Pause?

[@richardhancock2297]

All the old single boxes is there any history about them and as it been written about. I am trying Tobe come a writer but nothing happening for me as yet. So thinking of writing about a station or something about railways..

[@delta.australia]

This is a nice line: I hope it inspires you.

[@russouk]

60118 can sure motor...looks as impressive as an HST 125...sounds like one at 16:20 ish... nearly lol looked up 60118 nice pic f it in shutterstock nice green

[@Islanderview]

36.00 Did everything turn white from that factory on the left?

[@hastingsdiesels]

Yes, I think so.

[@schwarzalben88]

It’s a cement works ( rail connected at one time)

[@davidbarrett1006]

@@schwarzalben88 Limestone rather than cement; much of the works' output goes to Scunthorpe for use as a flux in the ironmaking process.

[@annescholey6546]

Anyone watched the incredibly powerful Garching to Tittmoning ride in a violent storm from 2012? Lightning strikes at Wiesmuhl station!

[@annescholey6546]

I meant August 14. Sorree

[@timshotton7142]

Great quality video, but what happened to the trains whistle, never heard it once!?

[@hastingsdiesels]

This is a FAQ. Please read the Video Information (or even just its title). Thanks.

[@torspedia]

There were an awful lot of abandoned stations, on that route!

[@leey7h]

That was good---enjoyed that. didnt know the station is right next to the sea. could see the pier. Looks like there were 7 platforms! Have to hand it to the drivers these days...staying awake! Apologies for ignorance, but why not record at front? Too noisy?

[@hastingsdiesels]

The drivers' conversations are not intended for broadcast.

[@Vortigan07]

The pier was a nightclub back in the latter 80's. I went once, once was enough!

[@MrGrumpygit488]

Is there a better sounding 4 cylinder diesel engine than an EE

[@hastingsdiesels]

No.

[@oldder1]

Fantastic video. Just a quick question the train went past signs with the W on which I assume means sound the horn which wasn't blown. Is there a reason why it wasn't. Again great video

[@hastingsdiesels]

Thank you. The horn was blown at the Whistle boards, but you cannot hear it on this video because (as given in the title and in the description) the audio was recorded in the back cab of the train. Hope this helps.

[@oldder1]

Hastings Diesels Ltd ahhh thank you. Great video keep up the fantastic work

[@davidrevis4458]

I just wonder why there were all those police officers waiting at Cleethorpes station. Were they expecting the train to be full of football hooligans?

[@russouk]

sign on left at 15:10 who the hell going see that lol ? is max speed at points out in country drivers discretion unless signals say otherwise ?...dont see many speed signs. also whats top speed on that line ?many thanks for nice clear day out nice weather and area apart from our citys and towns...litter is shameful. no pride any more popular fishing spot the estuary near end...sorry for long posts lol

[@davidbarrett1006]

Excepting a couple of more severe restrictions eg. 15 through Wrawby Junction off the Lincoln Branch, 75 Lincoln-Wrawby Junction, 60 thence to Cleethorpes.

[@IanBlack66]

Brilliant

[@telemachus53]

I hope you don't mind but I changed the speed to "2" sometimes as the Lincolnshire countryside can get a bit monotonous. It felt like I was riding the Eurostar. The trouble was your wonderful notes zoomed past too and I didn't want to miss any so I stopped the vid every time I saw a note.. It must've caused havoc with the passengers.

[@petersampson4635]

Recording in back because of talking? Seriously......thank you! It's what I hate the most, Yap Yap Yap Yap!!!👍👍👍👍👍🙆🙋

[@EricH_1983]

Saddest thing you'll see on a railway are old unused signal boxes! I bet old steam railways were great, now it is controlled by people miles away :(..

[@SuperVinceybaby]

Sounds like a washing machine

[@Vortigan07]

Ahh Cleethorpes, the only place I ever witnessed a woman publicly urinating! You have to live in a particularly depressing place to make going to Cleethorpes seem like a good idea!

[@mickeybubblecar3493]

Looks as though they were anticipating some unruly behaviour from the tourists as well.

[@Han-wh5ie]

In Holland we call it ; een zeikwijf.

[@corpsevoice]

nice railway video but a very dull landscape

[@williamcarrington3474]

Looks really good to me , watching this from Bangkok after midnight and 37 C !

[@funkymonkeypimps]

56:30, Blundell Park floodlights on the right. Home to Lincolnshire’s most successful football team, GTFC.