Cock Lane Footbridge
Freightliner class 66562 on down Stamford line on the 25th of March 2019
Cross Country class 170 107 on the Stamford line on the 25th of March 2019
Cross Country class 170 109 on the Stamford line heading for Peterborough on the 25th of March 2019
The trees and bushs have been removed to left.
Direct Rail Services (DRS) class 66434 on up Slow/down on the ECML the 25th of March 2019 Between the station and Werrington Junction this line is signalled both ways for two way running.
Freightliner class 66589 on the Stamford line heading for Peterborough on the 25th of March 2019.
Taking down the trees gave a far better view of this part of the line.
Work at the start of January 2019 on the new dive under at Werrington Junction was already under way with tree removing and site clearance and was about to get started again in 2019 with this footbridge being removed and a new footbridge built to replace it, a river had to be moved over and the Stamford line moved over at the Christmas break in 2019. New over head wires and posts for the Stamford down line (This line is also the ECML down slow to Helpston) and New signals for this part of the Stamford line.
Work was ongoing in February 2019 on the dive under putting the pipes in for the water in dyke while a new dyke is dug out.
This part of The East Coast Main Line at Werrington is just to the north of Peterborough The line to Stamford runs a long side the East Coast Main Line (ECML) here.
This down line to Stamford is wired from Peterborough to Helpston crossing, and is also acts as the ECML down slow befor re-joining the ECML at Helpston.Werrington Junction
At Werrington Junction the Line to Spalding and Sleaford leaves the ECML.
In June 2014 Network Rail announced that they were considering whether to build a flyover or a under pass, under the East Coast Main Line at Werrington Junction.
Network Rail has said in 2018 that was to build a dive under called 'The Werrington Grade Separation' from the Stamford line under the ECML to the Spalding line(GNR loop).
The Great Northern Loop line to Spalding and to Lincoln and Doncaster is now used by freight after being done up with all the signal boxes replaced by a signal center at Lincoln.
