Rail Replacement 3

Today, the missing one of the batch of 9 Megabuses allocated was noted at Skegness whilst working the 1444hs service to Boston, namely 52619 (S459 BCE):

Parked in the compound were (left to right) 52643, 52621 and 52618

The complete list of Megabus vehicle allocated to Skegness is as follows:

52617 (S457 BCE)
52618 (S458 BCE)
52619 (S459 BCE)
52621 (S901 CCD)
52622 (S902 CCD)
52623 (S903 CCD)
52641 (T661 OBD)
52642 (T662 OBD)
52643 (T663 OBD)

Then & Now 1: The Station Chef (part 2)

Thanks to Michael Berry who kindly supplied me with these rare photos of the Station Chef interior and exterior when it was open in 1993, the very year it sadly closed its doors for good.

And for a comparison shot, the adjoining Tea and Beer Garden as it was....

And as it looks today...

MCN

This weekend Butlins hosted the second MCN (Motorcycle News) event this year (we featured the first in April please click here). As with the April event, there was much to be seen and also some stunt riding, interestingly using four wheels as well as two! Some photos from the last show this afternoon can be seen below:

Longstaff's

An unusual visitor at Skegness coach park today was Longstaff (of Morpeth) Neoplan Starliner YR02 UMS on a day trip from Grimsby where the tourists are based at the St James Hotel

Rail Replacement (2)

Adding to the list of Megabus vehicles published in this blog yesterday is 52643 (T663 OBD), leaving just one vehicle still to be identified.

Around 150 people turned up for the first scheduled rail replacement service from Skegness today at 1342 necessitating the use of three vehicles, 52623, 52618 and 52643

New Sunday Service

From 1st November a Sunday service will be introduced on the Interconnect 5 route between Spalding, Boston and Lincoln.

The service will be operated by Brylaine travel and will initially operate on a three month trial basis.

Blog Updates

Due to work commitments, there have been a few delays to uploading material this month. The following new entries / updates have now been added retrospectively:

1A Final Day - New Item

A new depot opens - New item

As One Depot Closes.... - New Item

BR Van : New item

Class 67 : Additional text and image added

Early Queue : New item

Funny Old World : New item

Lawtons : New item

MCW's 2 : New item

Old Depot : Text amended

National Express at Butlins 14/09/09 : New item

National Express at Butlins 18/09/09 : New item

National Express at Butlins 25/09/09 : New item

New look for Railway Station : Another photo added

Skegness Air Taxis - Another photo added

Winter Service - New item

Rail Replacement

Today was the first day of the month long engineering work along the Boston to Skegness line which sees train services between the locations suspended until 2nd November.

The replacement buses depart from Stand 5 of the Skegness bus station at the following times:

Mondays to Fridays
0645, 0744, 0839, 0949, 1049, 1149, 1249, 1349, 1443, 1546, 1704, 1748, 1848, 2034

Saturdays
0644, 0749, 0849, 0949, 1049, 1149, 1249, 1349, 1444, 1547, 1704, 1748, 1853, 1949, 2043

Sundays
1342, 1551, 1741, 1859

A PDF of the full revised timetable can be seen by clicking here

The train services are replaced by road transport, and 9 Megabus Coaches (all with legal lettering for Lincolnshire Road Car) are now allocated to Skegness depot to cover this. We don't have the full list yet, but the following were sighted today:

52617 (S457 BCE)
52618 (S458 BCE)














52621 (S901 CCD)
52622 (S902 CCD)














52623 (S903 CCD)














52641 (T661 OBD)














52642 (T662 OBD)