An afternoon beside the Humber
Cleethorpes
© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2015
Geoff’s Rail Diaries
15 July 2015
This was a day out by rail, for a
wander along the south shore of the
Humber estuary at Cleethorpes - and
while we’re there, we’d better have a
look at the 15” gauge Cleethorpes Coast
Light Railway
We began our rail journey at Shrewsbury, on the 7.46am to Manchester.
We stopped short of the latter, catching the Cleethorpes train at
Stockport (Platform 0...). We had a very pleasant run through the Peak
District to Sheffield, then to Doncaster through an area which has seen
a great deal of change over the years. From Doncaster, our class 170
DMU never seems to hurry, but we’re on time at Cleethorpes.
We would have ridden the CCLR both ways, but
the first train was fully booked for a party of
small children, so we walked. After a longish
walk beyond, past the curiously-named
Humberston Fitties, and back, we joined the
train for a pleasant ride back to the sea front,
hauled by an American-style 2-6-2 no 24, built
25 years ago at Fairbourne.
Our run back to Stockport was in a class 185 - I don’t think I’ve
travelled in one of those before. From Stockport, it was the usual class
175, getting us back to Shrewbury on time, just after 10pm. A most
enjoyable day.
Link: Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
