During the early part of 2013 it became apparent that some sort of celebration was being organised to mark the 75th anniversary of the world speed record for steam locomotives being set on Stoke Bank just south of our town. Steve Philpott has provided us with his own personal view of events leading up to that memorable weekend of the 7th & 8th September 2013. You can read the full article here
Author: TracksthroughGrantham2
A recent Station Survey carried out in 2014 – 2015
Following on from our B&W Station Survey carried out during the late 1970s, we decided to undertake a similar project in 2014 & 2015 to see how things have changed. A new photographic section covering our survey has now been added to the website. You can view the new pages here This link will take you to the header page of the new section.
Stranded at Grantham in 2013
In February 2013 D.B.S Class 60 No 60039 found itself stranded at Grantham for a couple of weeks following an incident further along the line. Steve Philpott was on hand to record the events that followed. You can read what happened here
All Change on platforms 2, 3 & 4 in the mid 1980s
The mid 1980s saw major demolition and refurbishment work take place at Grantham Station. John Wright was there to record some of the changes taking place. This new section on the website includes a selection of photographs taken during that time and they can be found here
Rob Taylor’s cine film of Grantham
We have just added another section about Rob Taylor's many visits to Grantham. This time it's a lovely record in the form of cine film taken at Grantham during one of his trips there. So dim the lights, get your note book ready and enjoy a brief trip back in time to those memorable days. Here is the link to the new page. Use 'full screen' (near bottom right on each clip) for the best effect.
PS - we sent this message earlier before it was ready; apologies for the confusion!
New Grantham Gallery
Like many other railway enthusiasts Rob Taylor was attracted by the sight and sound of mainline expresses thundering through Grantham station. This new gallery is very much a 'spotter's collection' composed of images taken by him on different occasions but will hopefully provide you the reader with a flavour of a typical day trip to Grantham.
You can view this new gallery here
Happy Christmas to all of our Friends.
Grantham Railway Timeline
We have just added a "Grantham Railway Timeline" to record interesting and notable events in and around the area. This covers the period from 1850 to the present day. We still have lots of gaps to fill in so if you have anything "interesting and notable" that we could perhaps include within this section and want to share it, then just let us know - use the 'Comment' box below. Here's a link to the page.