Freight Trains at Louth 1955/6 and 1966/7

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Scheduled Weekday Freight Departures at Louth (as per 19th September 1955 - 10th June 1956 Working Timetable):

0022 Colwick - Immingham
0042 Empties, Whitemoor - Frodingham (SO)
0135 Highdyke - Frodingham
0157 Empties, Frodingham - Highdyke (MX)
0321 Colwick - Immingham (MX)
0326 Immingham - Whitemoor (MX)
0351 Whitemoor - Frodingham (MX)
0411 Highdyke - Frodingham (MX)
0446 Empties, Frodingham - High Dyke (MO)
0503 Highdyke - Frodingham (MX)
0526 Barnetby - Colwick
0602 King's Cross - New Clee
0635 Grimsby BP Siding - Boston Goods
0640 Boston Goods - Grimsby West Marsh
0725 Immingham - Whitemoor (MO)
0730 Colwick - Immingham (MX)
0805 Bardney
0818 Colwick - Immingham (MX)
0824 Colwick - Immingham (MO)
0848 Grimsby GN Yard - Boston Goods
0833 Empties, Frodingham - Highdyke
0858 Whitemoor - New Clee
1010 Willoughby (via Mablethorpe)
1029 Light Engine, Grimsby Loco - Boston Loco (MX) 
1029 Whitemoor - Frodingham
1118 Highdyke - Frodingham
1145 Boston Goods - Grimsby West Marsh
1230 Pick Up Goods to Grimsby GN Yard
1250 Whitemoor - Immingham (SX)
1417 Empties Frodingham - Belvoir (MWFX)
1417 Light Engine, to Grantham Loco (FO)
1420 Pick Up Goods to Grimsby GN Yard
1458 Belvoir -; Frodingham
1516 Froddingham -: Whitemoor
1547 Grimsby GN Yard - Boston Goods
1624 New England - New Clee
1801 Fish, New Clee - East Goods
1830 Fish, New Clee - East Goods
1846 Fish, New Clee - East Goods
1932 Fish, Grimsby Docks - King's Cross
2053 Barnetby - Colwick
2059 Empties, Whitemoor - Frodingham
2120 Grimsby GN Yard - New England
2205 Santon - Whitemoor
2211 Light Engine, Boston Goods - Immingham Loco
2237 Empties, Frodingham - Highdyke
2312 Empties, Grimsby West Marsh - Colwick

And moving forward to the 3rd October 1966 - 5th March 1967 timetable:

0920 Whitemoor - Scunthorpe New Yard (MSX)
1058 Whitemoor - Scunthorpe New Yard (MO)
1111 Whitemoor - Scunthorpe New Yard (MX)
1111 Whitemoor - Santon (MO)
1258 Belvoir - Scunthorpe No.1 Yard
1332 Santon - Whitemoor
1355 Immingham Fison's Sidings - Whitemoor (TWTHO)
1620 Grimsby East Marsh
1643 Santon - Whitemoor
1840 Light Engine, Whitemoor - Immingham Loco (TWTHO)
1850 Scunthorpe - Whitemoor (SO)
2007 Grimsby East Marsh - King's Cross (SX)

Louth Goods Shed on the left in the early 1950's (Dave's Railpics)

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