Cleethorpes. Nostalgic visit.

41.0 Miles. Now at Nursery Bungalow CL at Burgh Le Marsh near Skegness.

Rather than mess around with having to change buses to get to Cleethorpes we had found that there was ample parking in the area so we drove there first thing this morning. Our destination was the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway. It was here in the late 1940’s early 50’s that my father worked driving the miniature steam loco’s after being de-mobbed from the RAF.

Bassett Lowke class 10 #11 from the Sutton Collection. It carried the names Mighty Atom and Prince of Wales

"Sutton Flyer". Another Sutton collection loco built 1950.

Cleethorpes miniature railway break down crane.

Cleethorpes miniature railway. Different style passenger rolling stock.

The railway has changed over the years with more track and one station being relocated. Ownership has also changed a few times. The original Loco’s have all gone although one has been found and is being restored to return to the tracks later this year. Some of the rolling stock is original although much has been bought in from other railways that have gone out of existence. A recent addition to the railway is the Griffin Hall Museum which was built to house the Sutton Collection of miniature railways from where todays loco came from.

Cleethorpes miniature railway. Sutton Belle built 1933 rebuilt 1953.

Full steam ahead for the return journey.

This 0n9 model combines "N" gauge track and chassis's with "0" gauge size bodies and figures.

A total of 4148 miles, since 5 March 2011