58039 at Skegness in 1986
58039 became the first member of its class to visit Skegness on 20th September 1986. It was hauling the "Lincolnshire Coast Pullman", more information about which can be found here.
Bardney
Bardney, on the Great Northern Railway Boston to Lincoln line was also a junction for Louth, until that line closed to passengers on 5th November 1951, and to goods, when the branch was truncated to end at Wraby, on 1st December 1960. Bardney lost its remaining passenger service on 5th October 1970. By this time the line, after Boston services ceased from 17th June 1963, was effectively worked as an extension of the former "New Line" with services between Lincoln and Skegness/Firsby/Tumby Woodside. The following photos were taken in autumn 1980, when the line was still open for freight bringing coal to the nearby British Sugar Corporation factory. This traffic ceased the following year. The once extensive sidings at the neighbouring British Sugar factory. I pre-arranged a visit to the BSC factory to photograph their own diesel shunter hard at work. Ruston & Hornsby 32794 was built in 1954 ...
