Rail Freight Focus Peterborough, the East Coast Mainline, the Oakham Line and the Joint Line
Here 66066 is seen just south of Peterborough where the East Coast Mainline crosses over the river Nene on a listed cast iron lattice bridge.
Trains from the March line past underneath the East Coast Mainline at this point before crossing the Nene.
The Werrington dive-under was constructed to enable trains to access the Great Northern/Great Eastern Joint line which heads north towards Spalding and Lincoln without the need to cross over the East Coast Mainline at Werrington Junction.
Completed and opened in December 2021 most freight that used to work over the East Coast Mainline north of Peterborough now use the joint line via Spalding instead.
Here 66717 heads north from Peterborough with an intermodal working and disappears into dive-under.
Trains heading onto the Joint line emerge from the dive under at Glinton Junction.
Trains bound for the Oakham line divert away from the dive under at Marholm Junction and head north towards Helpston Junction.
We now move to Uffington a few miles north of Peterborough on the Oakham line.
Next we look at traffic on the Great Northern/Great Eastern Joint line towards Sleaford and Lincoln.
The only regular freight that works over the line that heads east towards Boston at Sleaford is the Boston steel, seen here at Swineshead with 66030 in charge.
66066 4E25 Bow - Heck at Peterborough East Junction 19/5/2025
66564+66594 4E56 Felixstowe - Leeds at Peterborough East Junction 13/5/2025
66717 4E21 Felixstowe - Tinsley Yard at Marholm Junction 12/5/2025
66563 4E24 London Gateway - Leeds at Glinton Junction 13/5/2025
66776 4L08 Doncaster Iport - London Gateway at Glinton Junction 13/5/2025
66176 4E25 Bow - Heck at Glinton Junction 13/5/2025
66614 6E68 March Down Yard - Tunstead at Marholm Junction 19/5/2025
66755 4M29 Felixstowe - Birch Coppice at Marholm 12/5/2025
66745 4L13 Hams Hall - Felixstowe at Marholm 12/5/2025
66192 6L42 Mountsorrel - Barham at Uffington 24/3/2025
66310 6M60 Whitemoor Yard - Mountsorrel at Uffington 24/3/2025
66730+66723 4L13 Hams Hall - Felixstowe at Uffington 25/2/2025
66594+66544 4L87 Tees Dock - Felixstowe at Metheringham 30/12/2024
66501 4E07 London Gateway - Doncaster at Maxey Cut/Peakirk 10/4/2025
66507+66551 4L87 Tees Dock - Felixstowe at Donington 7/1/2025
66311 4L08 Doncaster Iport - London Gateway at Northorpe 1/4/2025
66505 4E52 Willesden Euroterminal - Hartlepool at Donington 5/10/2024
66030 6E01 Wolverhampton Steel Terminal - Boston Docks at Swineshead 1/4/2025
This video explores freight operations in and around Peterborough, focusing on the East Coast Mainline, Oakham Line, and Great Northern/Great Eastern Joint Line. It highlights key infrastructure such as the cast iron lattice bridge over the River Nene and the Werrington dive-under, which allows trains to access the joint line without crossing the mainline. Several freight locomotives, including 66066 and 66717, are featured, along with movements through locations like March Down Yard, Whitemoor Yard, and Glinton Junction. The content also touches on changes in freight routing following the completion of the joint line in late 2021.
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