Little Steeping railway station
Little Steeping | |
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General information | |
Location | Little Steeping, East Lindsey England |
Coordinates | 53°07′41″N 0°08′44″E / 53.12804°N 0.14557°E |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | East Lincolnshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
2 October 1848 | Opened |
1 June 1913 | Becomes junction station |
11 September 1961 | Closed to passenger traffic |
15 June 1964 | Closed to goods traffic |
5 October 1970 | Closure of the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Line |
Little Steeping was a
History
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The station was opened on 2 October 1848
The
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Firsby Line partly open, station closed |
Great Northern Railway East Lincolnshire Line |
East Ville Line open, station closed | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Midville Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway |
Terminus |
Present day
The station building still remains as a house while the line through the station continues to be used by services on the Poacher Line between Grantham and Skegness.
References
- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 17, section B3.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 144.
- ^ a b Ludlam 1991, p. 14.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b Ludlam 1991, p. 49.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 95.
- ^ a b Ludlam 1997, p. 39.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, pp. 111–112.
- ^ Ludlam 1997, p. 67.
- ^ Clinker 1978, p. 76.
- ^ Ludlam 1997, p. 131.
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1997). Railways to Skegness including Kirkstead to Little Steeping (Locomotive Papers No. 205). Usk, Mon.: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-518-7.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1991). The East Lincolnshire Railway (Locomotive Papers No. 82). Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-416-4.
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.