A4 no.60019 Bittern on The Talisman on Saturday the 1st March in 2008, at Lolham level crossing north of Peterborough. Bittern was working hard on the down fast.

Loham level crossing ECML

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  also the crossing on the Maxey Road at Helpston.

Hull Trains class 222 on a up train at Lolham north of Helpston in 2008

 An East Midland Trains class 158 still in Central Trains green but with no logos in 2008.

This train is more than likely to be a Liverpool Norwich train but has Ely on its destination board. These 158s often have to use the slow line along the ECML between Grantham and Peterborough. 

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