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This was the railway map of NE Lincolnshire in the late 1800`s. Still to be completed in 1885 was the Mablethorpe loop line through Sutton-on-Sea which rejoined the East Lincolnshire line at Willoughby, just south of Alford.
Todays map is much simpler. The branch line westwards from Louth to Bardney closed in the early 1950`s, the Mablethorpe loop was closed in two stages, the section from Louth first in the 1960`s. Then on October 5th 1970 the East Lincolnshire line south from Louth to Peterborough was closed. The Grimsby to Louth section was singled and used for freight traffic to the Associated British Maltsters premises at Louth until the early 1980`s.
The rest of the network survives, with much freight traffic from Immingham Docks (near Grimsby) and the associated petrochemical industries, though the line from Barnetby junction to Retford, through Brigg was effectively "mothballed" seeing a Saturdays only 3 train passenger service. However increased bulk traffic via Immingham has required this route to be fully re-opened in 2008.
 
 

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The East Lincolnshire Line
Louth Station
Pictures of Louth station in 1950`s to 1980`s
Louth area - mid 1960`s
" Box Brownie" photos by a 60`s spotter.
 Louth to Bardney branch line
Some sepia pictures of the branch over the Wolds to Bardney.
Alford Town
Scenes from the 60`s and a scene from 2003 at Alford Town
 Firsby - junction for Skegness and Spilsby
Pictures of train movements around Firsby
 East Lincolnshire Railway - Final week of Operation - 1970
Superb shots of Willoughby, Burgh-le-Marsh, North Thoresby and Grimsby.
Final trains : Louth - Grimsby 1980
post closure DMU specials
 Grimsby to Louth freight in 1979
Photos from a journey to Louth on the three times weekly Louth freight
Track lifting on the East Lincolnshire line
Track lifting scenes at Louth & Holton le Clay mid `80`s

Lincolnshire Railway Workers
 Lincolnshire Railway Workers
Archive photographs of Lincolnshire people at work on the countys railways
The Sutton-on-Sea Stationmaster c1910
3 superb photographs of the Sutton Stationmaster at work.
 Willoughby Station & Track Staff
A series of photos of station staff and track gang in Willoughby area
 Ludborough station Pay Lists from 1848/9
Three paylists from the Ludborough track gang in mid 1840`s
 Elsham station - Staff and gardens.
Stationmaster, staff and award winning gardens

 
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The Humber Ferries & Their Rail Link
Plus the Barton on Humber Branchline
New Holland Pier station & the Humber Ferry
Pictures in the final years of operation, + the ferries as they are today.
The Great Farewells Railtour at New Holland Pier - 1980
David Wainwrights pictures of a diesel hauled farewell railtour
 Barton & New Holland branchline in 1970`s & 1980`s
Derby heavyweight dmu`s on the Barton branch before station demolition.
 Freight on the Barton branch in 1982
Chris Bates` pictures of trainload freight at Barton
 Freight to New Holland in mid 1990s
Pics of class 56 at New Holland Bulk Services Ltd terminal
 Barrow Haven - a real branchline station building
Pictorial study of the old wooden station buildings at this windswept station.
Barton on Humber branchline today.
Series of photos at locations along the branch taken 2000-2001

 


John Willerton`s Railway Photo Archives
Freight in Grimsby area in 1960s
I am greatly indebted to John Willerton for permission to use a selection of his superb local railway photos.
 Excursion trains to Cleethorpes in 1960`s
Superb shots of B1s, D11s, and a crab to and from Cleethorpes.

 

Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
(Ludborough)

 Millom visits LWR from Buckinghamshire Rlwy Ctre
0-4-0 Millom on passenger trains + Moorbarrow steams again + North Thoresby platform shots.
 Foxfield Railway loan a loco to Lincolnshire Wolds Railway.
0-4-0 saddle tank on loan from Foxfield hauls passenger trains 30th Dec 2007.
 Freight Photo Charter with Peckett No. 2000 - 20th Sept 2007
A day on the lineside photographing freight on the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
  An operating day in 1999
A pictorial record of the operating day on 22nd May 1999
   LWR - towards North Thoresby!
Pictures of "Lion" on the line t - 7th June 2002.
 Ex LNER Y7 visits LWR from GCR(N) Ruddington
LWR has a visiting LNER loco for summer 2003
  Wooden Bodied Grain Wagons - Rescued!
Three wooden bodied grain wagons undergo restoration
 Heavy snowfall at LWR - Easter 2008
Snow scenes at LWR courtesy James Tyers

 

Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
(Humberston 1960-1985)
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
The now closed 2ft gauge railway at Humberston Fitties near Cleethorpes,
including the "Golden Age" of the LCLR in last 5 years before closure.
 Rare Early Photos of the LCLR
Superb photos of the pioneering days of this East Lincolnshire line.
 BBC Radio Humberside broadcasts from LCLR
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the LCLR`s opening BBC Radio Humberside did 
an outside broadcast from the footplate!
  The LCLR moves from Humberston to storage at Burgh.
The LCLR closed at Humberston in 1985 - photos of a railway on the move.
  Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway tickets
Images of the varied ticketing used on this small narrow gauge railway
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
(Skegness 1995 onwards)
 The LCLR is reborn near Skegness
Original members of the LCLR have been quietly relaying the railway on a greenfield
site at Winthorpe near Skegness, for a reopening in the not too distant future
 The LCLR reopens in Skegness - 3rd May 2009
Pictures of the official reopening of the LCLR by the mayor of Skegness assisted by the Jolly Fisherman and Billy the Bear from Butlins 3/5/09
 First LCLR open day for 20 years - Sept 2005
The new LCLR`s first public open day for 20 years at Skegness Water Leisure Park
 Past President of LCLR HVR presented with loco nameplate
Major Robins, a key figure in the survival of historic WW1 narrow gauge rolling stock in Lincolnshire, is presented with loco nameplate - Jan 2006.

 

Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway (CCLR)
The 15 inch gauge steam railway at Cleethorpes - this link opens up a seperate gallery menu 
CCLR £0.3m extension pictures 2000
Pictures showing the building of the concrete viaduct over the lake in 2000
and the "deviation route" to new northern terminus.
 CCLR southern extension 2006/7
Pictures of the building of the new 2006/7 extension southwards to Buck Beck and North Sea Lane station.

 

Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society
 Winter Brake Van Tour - March 2006
Pictures of an excellent 4 hour brake van tour around the rail network at 
Scunthorpe`s Corus steelworks.

 

Kirby Green Light Railway
 Open day Monday 25th May 2009
A private 10.25 inch gauge railway in South Lincolnshire with several public open days every summer

 

Grimsby & Cleethorpes Model Engineering Society
 Open Weekend at Waltham Windmill 27th August 2007
Pictures of the open weekends activities on the clubs track at Waltham.

North Lincolnshire Railways
 Deltics at Grimsby and Cleethorpes
A series of pictures of this famous class at Grimsby & Cleethorpes
Grimsby Area Railways
Pics at Grimsby Town and Grimsby Docks stations. 
 Track Recorder at Grimsby Town 6/9/08
A class 31 hauled track recorder train at Grimsby
 1990`S Freight around Grimsby including the Tioxide workings
pictures of remaining freight workings around Grimsby.
Freight Diversions over Grimsby-Immingham Light Railway
pictures of freight at Great Coates sidings, Pyewipe Road & Woad Lane during a diversion over Light Railway - Feb 2008
 Brocklesby Station
Pictures of this delightful listed building prior to closure
 1990`s Brocklesby Miscellany
Pics of trains in the 90`s around Brocklesby
 Brocklesby and New Barnetby
Pics taken from vantage points east of Barnetby
 Stallingborough station
Vintage pictures of this Nth. Lincolnshire village station
 Barnetby , Keadby, Althorpe & Crowle
Pics at busy locations taken summer 2000 & 2003
 Another hour (or two) at Barnetby.
Another visit to this semaphore signalled heaven - but how much longer can they survive?
 GBRf bring 66726 to Cleethorpes station
GBRf held a recruitment day at Cleethorpes station on 22/11/07 and brought one of their big toys with them.
 Barnetby - Humber Bridge Railtour - 1981
A 1981 Class 40 hauled railtour from Lancashire to view the Humber Bridge .
  Retford - Gainsborough - Wrawby Junction line
The Saturdays only line looks about to reopen - freight diversions from the Scunthorpe line.
 Scunthorpe Station 22-1-02
A series of pictures showing activity at Scunthorpe in low winter sunshine
 Immingham Freight
Freight train to and from this busy Lincolnshire port.
Immingham Motive Power Depot
Scenes from Immingham loco in October 1991 and 2007
 Immingham Museum
Immingham museum has a large display of local GCR, LNER & BR memorabilia
 Humber International Terminal - Immingham
Pics of the first train to load imported coal at HIT Immingham 2002 plus construction pics

 
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Lincolnshire Railtours
 "The Great Northern" - 28th February 2009
Cleethorpes to Kings Cross by 70013 Oliver Cromwell
"The Lincolnshire Poacher" railtour 25th Oct 2003
Hauled by Thompson B1 61264. Pictures at Gainsborough, Brigg, Barnetby & Immingham
"The Londoner" railtour 27th March 2004
Hauled by B1 from Cleethorpes to Kings Cross. Pictures at Cleethorpes and Grimsby.
 "The Lincolnshire Coast Express" - Sat 10th July 2004
Hauled by 34067 "Tangmere" from Kings Cross to Skegness & return
 "The Lincolnshire Poacher" - 1st April 2006
B1 61264 P`boro to Cleethorpes and New Holland branch.
 "The Great Central" railtour - 3rd March 2007
V2 4771 "Green Arrow" on Kings X to Lincoln railtour - seen at Lincoln, Mkt Rasen, Stallingborough, Gt. Coates & Brigg.
" The Hadrian" railtour - 19th May 2007
A4 60009 "Union of South Africa" on a Cleethorpes to Durham & Newcastle special train.
 "The Humber Steamer" - 7th July 2007
Stanier 8f 48151 seen at Barnetby on a Hull to Cleethorpes railtour.
 The Cheshireman 17th November 2007
A4 "Union of South Africa" on Cleethorpes to Chester "Railway Touring Company" special.
 Deltic to Lincoln Xmas Market..and Barnetby - 7th December 2007
55022 "Royal Scots Grey" takes a Lincoln Xmas Market ECS train to Barnetby for stabling.


Grimsby & Immingham Electric
Railway
 Grimsby to Immingham trams
Images of the Grimsby to Immingham Dock Tramway

 
 

Mid & South Lincolnshire Railways
 Grantham in 1961
A series of B&W photographs of steam at Grantham in 1961
Heckington Station Railway Museum
A beautifully restored station building housing an interesting collection of Railwayana.
 Last train to Horncastle
Superb photographs (shown by kind permission of the Boston Standard) 
of the final steam excursion into Horncastle  in 1964
 Boston around 1960 
1960`s photos of steam & early diesels in the Boston area
 4472 at Boston in 1968
A sequence of 7 photos of "Scotsman" on a Skegness excursion with double tender.
 Diesels at Boston
70`s & 80`s pics of diesels in the Boston area
 Boston Docks Branch
Pictures of stone traffic being handled by dock shunter locos plus Y7 on steam freight charter
 Steam in the Spalding area in 1960`s
Steam era photos from Spalding and district
 The Mablethorpe Branch
Pictures from the Mablethorpe branch closed with the ELR in 1970.
 The Skegness line in 2002
Pictures of the branch line from Grantham to the seaside resort of Skegness
 Steam at Skegness
pictures of Skegness area steam workings.
 The Last Jolly Fisherman
Class 20 hauled excursion to Skegness 1992 - last Jolly Fisherman?
 Jolly Fisherman recreated at KWVR in 2008
The KWVR re enacted the Jolly Fisherman train with the kind assistance of Skegness Town Council and Jolly himself!
 Moortown (for Caistor) Station 1987 & 1994
Pictures of rail traffic around the closed station at Moortown.
 Market Rasen Station
Pictures of Market Rasen station in 2001
 Lincoln Railway Scene 2001 & 2007
short series of pictures showing current scene at Lincoln
 Vintage Images of Vintage Rolling Stock
Archive pics of M&GN rolling stock

 

North Ings Farm Museum Railway
 North Ings Farm Museum Railway 
An interesting museum in South Lincolnshire complete with 2ft gauge railway!

 
 

Images of Lincolnshire Railways 

Sleaford station in the 1970`s
Sleaford showing little change from today
 Images of Willoughby - junction for Sutton on Sea & Mablethorpe
pictures of Willoughby station and the junction for the Mablethorpe branchline
 Images of Algakirk
Scenes from this long closed station south of Boston.
 Vintage photographs of Lincolnshire Stations
Selection of early 1900s Lincs station photographs
 Historic Photos of Lincolnshire Railway Signalling Saved.
Sample photos from the private collection of Major J.A.Robins to be preserved 
by Signalling Record Society.

 

Lincolnshire Railway Tickets
A selection of rare and exotic tickets (kindly loaned for website display by Chris Bates) from the golden ages of railway travel in the county. Many places represented have neither station nor railway these days!

1. First Singles
 2. Second singles
 3. Third Singles
 4. Cheap Day Returns
 5.Lincolnshires most obscure railway ticket?
 6. Platform Tickets

 
Timetables/Maps etc..
1964 Lincolnshire railway map.
A BR map of the Lincolnshire rail network in 1964
 East Lincolnshire Line Timetable 1963/4
Table 45 BR Eastern Region Timetable showing ELR trains

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 WANTED!

Have you any similar railway pictures, (or comments)?

Have you any old holiday snaps taken at Lincolnshire railway stations, such as Skegness, Mablethorpe, or Cleethorpes ?

If so - please e-mail me.

I am particularly interested in railway scenes around the East Lincolnshire area.