ECML Closed, Gainsborough is busy. 4K

Sunday 18th October 2026 and the East Coast Main Line between Doncaster and Peterborough is shut. Some trains were replaced by buses, but quite a few ran via the Lincoln and Spalding loop bringing rare views of express trains along the line. Due to the long signalling sections, some of the trains were held at red signals just to the South of Gainsborough Lea Road waiting for the next section to clear. 00:00 Northern class 150 150006 forma the 2P18 Huddersfield to Lincoln. 00:37 150123 on the 2P23 Lincoln to Huddersfield passes the 2P18. 01:24 LNER Azumas 800206 + 801105, 1D17 Kings Cross to Leeds. 03:28 Grand Central Voyager 221143, 1D93 Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange. 04:37 800204 + 801103, 1E13 Edinburgh to Kings Cross. 05:37 800108, 1S19 Kings Cross to Edinburgh. 07:58 Grand Central 180106, 1A65 Sunderland to Kings Cross. 08:59 Hull Trains 802301 + 802302, 1H04 Kings Cross to Hull.