Three of the four platforms at Cleethorpes are occupied. 185139 & 185129 wait to head to Liverpool. 170510 is on the shuttle to Barton-On-Humber. 150277 waiting to head to Sheffield via Brigg on the once daily return working from Sheffield. Give @iblrg.bsky.social a follow.

The morning at Brigg around 45 years ago would often be enlivened with the arrival of the pick up goods from Worksop. Here we see 20003/061 dropping off a 16T load of coal for Mr. Brocklesby, the local coal merchant. Hucknall or Mansfield were the usual origins of this flow. © Phillip Hewson.

Don't tell Greta 😂 A smokey Northern Railway 150268 this morning leaving the sidings at Sheffield Midland railway station, off to work the 1 round trip Monday to Friday, 0954 Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes via Brigg service. © Tom Dearlove

Calling all rail enthusiasts. Help boost footfall, by taking a trip on one of the UK's most unique passenger services provided by Northern Railway And tick off both Kirton in Lindsay and Brigg, using Hornsby Travel 94 bus service as a connection. ⏬

Activity at Kirton Lime Sidings in August 1989. 56067 proceeds towards the tunnel to pick up the empty cement tanks in order to return them to Hope. Whilst the works shunter picks off a couple of tanks to move them into the discharge terminal. © Alan Morgan

Pctures from today's Jolly Persons Outing to Cleethorpes for Fish Fry-Day in February, to boost passenger numbers on the Brigg Line out of season. 1 gentleman came from Southend-on-Sea this morning, and there was another gentleman came from just outside Birmingham.

Northorpe station and signal box on the 8th of August 1956. Situated between Gainsborough and Kirton in Lindsay, the station had close the previous year. The signal box still survives today along with the station building. © H.B Priestley.

MORE CUSTOMERS for the 1 round trip Monday to Friday service ✅ 150273 Northern Railway-2H01 -0954 -Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes, kindly filmed at Brigg this morning at 1104am by 🎥 Kev Genney. Tomorrow is Brigg Market Day tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

On this day. A class 25 on a CCE working. 25048 beats its little heart out as it pounds "up the bank" out of Brigg to position a load in the CCE sidings at Barnetby ready for weekend engineering work, pictured on the 18th February 1983. © Phillip Hewson.

Good to see more passengers using the 1 round trip Monday to Friday service out of season. 150211 -2H00 -1320 -Cleethorpes to Sheffield Midland, kindly filmed at Brigg this afternoon 🎥 by Kev Genney.

More customers ✅ 3 passengers on, 4 passengers off at Brigg, on the unique 1 round trip Monday to Friday service. 150277 Northern -2H00 - 0954 -Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes, kindly filmed at Brigg railway station this morning by 🎥 Kev Genney.

On this day Snowplough duty for 31214 and 31302 at Brigg on 16th February 1979. The greatest problem on this day wasn't the snow but the massive icicles inside the tunnel at Kirton in Lindsey. © Philip Hewson.

Taken from a DMU cab, shows the scene at Brigg Level Crossing in the summer of 1983. This was the last full year of life for the semaphore signals as they were replaced with colour lights as part of the major track rationalisation which took place in 1984. © Phillip Hewson

#ValentinesDay2026 Roses are red, violets are blue, the Brigg Line communities need a better rail service, over to Train Operators and the Government to deliver it too. tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

1 WEEK NOTICE Help us boost footfall out of season on the Brigg Line passenger service. Members of the IBLRG will be travelling on the unique 1 round trip Northern service on Friday 20th February, before having lunch in one of the many fish and chip restaurants in Cleethorpes that are open.

Market Day in Brigg. 2 passengers on, 5 passenger off, the "unacceptable" 1 round trip Monday to Friday service as locals call it. Sheffield Bound 150215 -2H00 -1320 Northern Railway-Cleethorpes to Sheffield Midland, kindly filmed at Brigg this afternoon by 🎥 Kev Genney.

Sammy the Swan has been rescued by the RSPCA tonight at the side of Brigg signal box and level crossing. Sadly Sammy cannot read a train timetable, and was far too early for the 1104 Northern Railway service to Cleethorpes tomorrow morning.

Passengers on a non market day 🙂 Northern Railway 150272 -2H01 -0954 -Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes, kindly at Brigg this morning by ⛴️ Kev Genney. Tomorrow is Brigg Market Day ⬇️ tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

The 31st May 1982 was a Whit Monday. A day when BR wants to maximise on takings with day trippers going to the seaside. Here we see the morning working from Sheffield Midland, a strengthened unit, pictured about to leave Brigg on its way to Cleethorpes. © Phillip Hewson

@davenextthesea.bsky.social you're highly subsidised ferry doesn't seem to be working today.

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ITS BACK 🎺 After a week of no services due to major engineering works in Sheffield. Here is Northern Railway 150269, on the unique 1 round trip - 2H00 -0954 - Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes, kindly filmed at at Brigg this morning by 🎥 Kev Genney tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

ITS BACK ✅ After a week of engineering works in Sheffield, Brigg line rail services return tomorrow. Help boost footfall, by taking a trip on one of the UK's most unique passenger services provided by Northern Railway and visit Brigg. tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

A reminder, the 72 mile long, 1 round trip Northern Monday to Friday Brigg Line service will be previewed on the Tim Iredale Politics North show this Sunday from 10am. Freeview: 1 (Yorks & Lincolnshire) Sky: 955  Freesat: 967. Virgin Media: 858. Freely: 756.

A reminder, the 72 mile long, 1 round trip Northern Monday to Friday Brigg Line service will be previewed on the Tim Iredale Politics North show this Sunday from 10am. Freeview: 1 (Yorks & Lincolnshire) Sky: 955  Freesat: 967. Virgin Media: 858. Freely: 756.

August Bank Holiday Excursion to Brigg, Grimsby Docks & Cleethorpes in 1934 with LNER.

Brigg station and coal drops 28th March 1976. The transfesa wagons on view in the distance had come all the way from Spain, loaded with oranges the raw material for the Springs jam factory based in Brigg. © Geof Simms

After working a service from Sheffield via the Brigg Line, a Class 110 is seen at Cleethorpes station in late 1987. In the bottom left of the picture, is a pair of wooden steps which were used at the station to access trains from the lower level platforms. © Murray Liston

NO BRIGG LINE SERVICES. Due to major engineering works in Sheffield, there will be no Brigg Line services, a replacement bus will be in operation. Train services return on Monday 9th February.

Biomass on the Brigg Line 4B48 -0631 -Drax Power Station to Immingham Biomass LP (DBC) kindly filmed passing through Brigg this morning by 🎥 Kev Genney.

LAST BRIGG LINE SERVICE UNTIL MONDAY 9th FEBRUARY. 150277 Northern Railway-2H00 -1320 -Cleethorpes to Sheffield Midland kindly pictured at a soggy Brigg this afternoon by Kev Genney 🎥 ☔ Due to major engineering works in the Sheffield area next week, it's a replacement bus service.

Filming at Brigg railway station this afternoon for the BBC. Tim Iredale,for a future Sunday Politics in the North show.

On this day. Kirton in Lindsey on the 29th January 1976, and an unidentified class 47 heads towards Gainsborough. Sadly due to the state of the track, large parts of the Brigg line, including here, were single in the early 1980s. © Phillip Hewson.

4 passengers on, 4 off at Brigg, on a non market day for a non peak season service. ✅ 150273 Northern Railway - 2H01 - 0954 - Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes, kindly filmed at Brigg this morning by Kev Genney. 🎥 Brigg Market Day tomorrow ⏬ tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

158869, 2H01, 0954 Northern Railway Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes via Brigg pictured at Igloo Cleethorpes this morning 🥶 📷 Brian Hopkinson. New passengers on the platform as the contactors at Brigg repair the 1978 waiting shelter ✅ 📷 Keiran Shaw

Excellent News. Over 20+ now confirming they would like to come on the Fish Fry-Day Outing to Cleethorpes, on the 20th of February, to boost out of season footfall numbers on the unique 1 round trip Monday to Friday Northern Railway service.

THe "Stourton Saloon" visits Brigg on 31st May 1984. This converted two car unit was used by railway management to tour lines under their durisdiction. On this visit to Brigg, the unit was moved into a siding to allow for the management to enjoy their lunch. © Phillip Hewson

The joined up railway ✅ LNER Eleanor at Retford, was wearing a Brigg Line hat, in support of new customers travelling on the unique Brigg Line passenger service, especially off peak season to boost footfall. tinyurl.com/briggtrainguide

Some say the Brigg Line service has gone to the dogs. 🐕 Well today this doggy and it's fare paying passenger went to Cleethorpes using the unique Brigg Line passenger service. All helps with off peak footfall. ✅

In the latest RAIL Magazine, which is available priced £5.25 Alex Hornby talks about Northern Railway bold plan to increase passenger journeys by 30 million by 2030. Included is a picture of 150201 leaving Brigg for Cleethorpes, on the unacceptable 1 round trip Monday to Friday service

1 MONTH NOTICE Help us boost footfall on the Brigg Line out of season. 🐟 Fish Fry-Day 20th February. Brigg Line Jolly Persons Outing on the unique Northern Railway passenger service. Advance fares available.

DONT PANIC ! The Independent Brigg Line Rail Group on tour. Integrated transport at Thetford with a Greater Anglia station and eastbound service and a westbound East Midlands Railway service

A busy scene at Brigg on the 6th July 2013. Most of the passengers would be intent on spending some pleasureable time in Cleethorpes. Well in excess of sadly what could be achieved under current circumstances. © Philip Hewson

Northern railbus 142067 approaches Barnetby station on the slow lines from Wrawby Junction on Saturday 19th September 2015. The train was working the 1203 Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes via Brigg (SO) service. © Richard Brothwell.

Makes for a good day out, and an opportunity to grab a coffee/beer or something to eat in Brigg. You support a limited rail service and the local economy at the same time!

Calling all rail enthusiasts. Help boost footfall, by taking a trip on one of the UK's most unique passenger services provided by Northern Railway And tick off both Kirton in Lindsay and Brigg, using Hornsby Travel 94 bus service as a connection. ⏬