Ludborough railway station
Ludborough | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Ludborough, East Lindsey England |
Coordinates | 53°26′41″N 0°01′52″W / 53.4447°N 0.0311°W |
Grid reference | TF308960 |
Operated by | Great Northern & East Lincolnshire Railway plc Lincolnshire Wolds Railway |
Platforms | 3 |
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 | |
1 March 1848 | Opened |
11 September 1961 | Closed to passengers |
25 May 1964[1] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
December 1980 | Closure of line |
1984 | Preservation society take over site |
1998 | First trains run |
26 August 2009 | Opening to North Thoresby |
Ludborough is a
History
The station was opened on 28 March 1848 and was originally named Ludborough for Fulstow although the for Fulstow was later dropped.[3] Although its name is taken from the Lincolnshire village of Ludborough, the station is in fact situated halfway between that village and Fulstow.[4] It was constructed by contractor John Waring and Sons of Rotherham who, in December 1846, had agreed to construct the line between Grimsby Town and Louth for the sum of £46,102 (equivalent to £5,640,000 in 2023[5]).[6] The architects of the station buildings were John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield of Sheffield.[7]
Ludborough, some 5 miles (8 km) from
A
Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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North Thoresby | Lincolnshire Wolds Railway | Fotherby Halt | ||
Historical railways | ||||
North Thoresby Line and station open |
Great Northern Railway East Lincolnshire Line |
Utterby Halt Line and station closed |
Preservation and reopening
In 1978, the Grimsby-Louth Rail Group was formed with the aim of reintroducing a service between Grimsby and Louth. They were unsuccessful in saving the line intact. After BR ripped up the track and destroyed all the buildings the group decided to rename themselves the Grimsby-Louth Railway preservation society. The society focussed their efforts into restoring the two sole remaining signalboxes on the line: Hainton street in Grimsby and Louth North. Both these boxes were left behind by BR as they had gate wheels in them which made it easier to operate the crossing gates for the last few years. Both the boxes suffered severe vandalism. In 1984, the Society took a lease from
With the order in place, this allowed the company to acquire track, locos and rolling stock with the society supporting the company as much as it can. The company (now trading as the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway) have had to rebuild all of the station's facilities, including a replica
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway plans to extend the line in both directions to Louth via Utterby and Fotherby and via Grainsby to the former Holton-le-Clay station, recreating 8 miles between Holton Le Clay and Louth. The trackbed through to Waltham has been built over at Waltham and Holton Village halt and thus making it impossible to rebuild the railway to Waltham. The stationmaster's house has survived and is available as a holiday let.[21] The goods shed also remains, but is in private ownership.[11]
References
- ^ "Disused Stations: Ludborough Station".
- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 22, section G2.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 150.
- ^ King & Hewins 1998, fig. 177.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 14.
- ^ "General Remarks". Hull Packet. England. 3 March 1848. Retrieved 3 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d Ludlam 1991, p. 93.
- ^ a b Ludlam 1991, p. 86.
- ^ King & Hewins 1998, fig. 13.
- ^ a b c "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ a b Clinker 1978, p. 90.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 99.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 238.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 150.
- ^ a b c "History of the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway". Lincolnshire Wolds Railway. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ "The Grimsby and Louth Light Railway Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 2210)". Office of Public Sector Information. 28 September 1991. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Stennett 2007, p. 40.
- ^ "All Aboard the Steam Train". BBC News. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Lincolnshire Wolds Railway". Ludborough Parish Council. 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ Stennett 2007, p. 39.
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.
- King, P.K.; Hewins, D.R. (1998) [1989]. The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham & North-East Lincolnshire. Romiley, Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1991). The East Lincolnshire Railway (OL82). 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.
- Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost Railways of Lincolnshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-040-4.