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Video above is of  the new build LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado on The Cathedrals Express from Kings Cross to Durham, on Saturday the 30th of June in 2012, at Lolham level crossing north of Peterborough on the down trip.

On the return trip I went to Abbots Ripton were the train was one hour late and the light had nearly gone.The sun was out a the time it was booked here.

Loham level crossing is just to the north of Helpston there was a signal box here. The signal box was removed when the signals were upgraded ready for the overhead wires. CTV from Helpston signal box  now helps control the barriers at this level crossing and the crossing on the Maxey Road at Heplston.

Helpston is a village on the The East Coast Main Line main line just to the north of Peterborough. The ECML runs from London to Edinburgh. The G.N.R and then the L.N.E.R used to run this line be for BR. This line has now been electrified, and is one of the top railways in the U.K.

Also at Helpston the Peterborough to Leicester line which has run along side the ECML since Peterborough station heads westwards towards Stamford and away from ECML at the north of the village. This line runs to the rear of the GNR signal box.

The ECML down slow has used the Leicester line down line from Peterborough to Helpston be for then rejoining the ECML in front of the signal box. There are over head wires on the Leicester line down line only up to Helpston.

There was a Helpston station only on the Midland railway Leicester line here which is now closed.