2. An hour or so on a delightful Bank Holiday morning-05.05.14

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The day dawned a beautiful spring day so whilst my wife was taking her usual hour or so to get ready I nipped off from the Travelodge in the car back to the nearby Frinkley Lane.

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82216, GR 05.48 Edinburgh Waverley-London King's Cross (1E02), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
Last autumn Sky broadcast a new series entitled 'All Aboard East Coast Trains' and to mark its launch InterCity 225 set BN25 was selected and painted in the satellite broadcaster's colours and adorned with its logos. It also featured vinyl images of the characters involved in the programme. Having seen the set for the first time yesterday afternoon here it is again returning south at Frinkley Lane crossing with 82216 leading the 05.48 Edinburgh to King's Cross service.
Keywords: 82216 05.48 Edinburgh Waverley-London King's Cross 1E02 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 Sky1 HD East Coast

91109, GR 08.30 London King's Cross-Edinburgh Waverley (1F08), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
91109 'Sir Bobby Robson' leads the 1F08 08.30 King's Cross to Edinburgh past Frinkley Lane crossing between Grantham and Newark. This Class 91 was named in a ceremony at Newcastle station on 29.03.11 to commemorate the Newcastle lad and English footballer/manager's by his widow Elsie and Alan Shearer, patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The naming of the loco. marked the resumption of a naming policy by the East Coast.
Keywords: 91109 08.30 London King's Cross-Edinburgh Waverley 1F08 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 East Coast Sir Bobby Robson

91104, GR 08.35 London King's Cross-Leeds (1D06), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
Frinkley Lane was utterly quiet and peaceful on this early on this spring morning that made waiting for trains to pass a very pleasurable experience, especially when compared to other occasions when we pursue our hobby in very different conditions! I whiled away the time between trains watching a blue tit that had chosen a nesting spot down inside the pole of a lineside warning sign frenetically feeding its brood. 91014 does its best to destroy this bucolic atmosphere as it passes leading the 08.35 King's Cross to Leeds service.
Keywords: 91104 08.35 London King's Cross-Leeds 1D06 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 East Coast

180109, HT 08.25 Hull-London King's Cross (1A92), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
Hull Trains' 180109 roars south working the 08.25 Hull to King's Cross service. The Cummins QSK19 engines (one per coach) use Voith Hydraulic transmission to provide power to the wheels in the best traditions of British Railways Western Region's early forrays into dieselisation; something as a West Country lad that I fully appreciate!
Keywords: 180109 08.25 Hull-London King's Cross 1A92 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 Hull Trains

180114, GC 07.52 Bradford Interchange-London King's Cross (1A70), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
Just five minutes after 180109 sped south past Frinkley Lane in its Hull Trains livery 180114, wearing a very different look, does the same working the 07.52 Bradford Interchange to King's Cross 1A70 service.
Keywords: 180114 07.52 Bradford Interchange-London King's Cross 1A70 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 Grand Central Aldante

91118, GR 09.00 London King's Cross-Edinburgh Waverley (1S09), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
I saw and photographed the (last?) remaining GNER liveried Class 91 in the form of 91118 at the same location yesterday afternoon but from the other side of the line at Frinkley lane, see........ https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30012187005/x91118-17-21-peterborough-leeds-1d22 On this morning it is leading the 1S09 09.00 King's Cross to Edinburgh.
Keywords: 91118 09.00 London King's Cross-Edinburgh Waverley 1S09 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 East Coast GNER

82200, GR 09.15 Leeds-King's Cross (1A19), Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436
With West Hill Farm in the background, East Coast DVT 82200 leads the 09.15 Leeds to King's Cross service past Frinkley lane crossing between Grantham and Newark. This particular DVT gained notoriety being the one at the rear of the 12.10 King's Cross to Leeds express that was derailed at Hatfield on 17.10.00 with the tragic death of four passengers. The DVT was derailed but remained upright and was largely undamaged.
Keywords: 82200 09.15 Leeds-King's Cross 1A19 Frinkley Lane crossing SK906436 East Coast DVT

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