OVER THE TRENT

 We're still in Althorpe village. This is an old photo of Dolphin Street.

Althorpe's War Memorial.

To the north is Keadby Canal Junction, where the Keadby branch of the Great Central split off from the main line. In LNER days, it's right to Cleethorpes, left to Keadby Goods. 

Keadby Canal Junction signal box is still in use today. Its main function is to operate the moveable bridge over the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.

Northern's 144010 passes by.

There's a narrowboat approaching. The power station behind is now gas fired.

The bridge starts to move - sideways!

Canal traffic can now pass through.

Next to the canal, at the end of the branch, was a loco facility, later replaced by the LNER one at Frodingham. The buildings were rather primitive.

Keadby was the terminus of the former South Yorkshire Railway. Here are the original station buildings.

Coal could be tranferred from rail to water at Keadby.

Trentside at Keadby village.

Chapel Lane, Keadby, with the local bus.

The Auld South Yorkshire pub has since closed.

Beside Keadby Lock was the Friendship Inn, later renamed the Barge Inn, but now shut.

Here's a 21st Century view of Keadby Lock, controlling access to the Trent from the canal.

A narrowboat is about to leave the lock and head west.

Looking along the canal, towards Stainforth.

A restored Humber keel moored at Keadby. More info here.

Here's the old GCR station, named Keadby & Althorpe.

Its replacement was on a different alignment.

It was later renamed "Althorpe", though the actual village is a mile away. Beyond the station is the bridge over the Trent.

A DMU calls, eastbound, in 1986.

Here's the original GCR Keadby bridge, in the open position.

The new one is now under construction.

The new bridge, opened in 1916, carried road and rail traffic and was a Scherzer rolling design.

It it now fixed in the lowered position.

Seagoing traffic serves the wharves on the east bank of the Trent, just downstream of Keadby Bridge.

These wharves, in the village of Gunness, were once rail served.

There's a decent pub here, but now has no cask beer.

Not far away was Dark Tribe Brewery, in the owner's garage. Seen here during a Crookham Travel visit, it has since moved to nearby East Butterwick.

Our last pint of this post was going to be at the Jolly Sailor, but I've now found out that it's closed.

Ah well, another dry day. I'm sure we'll do better in the next post, when we'll be touring the Scunthorpe area.