North Thoresby railway station
North Thoresby | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | North Thoresby, East Lindsey England |
Coordinates | 53°28′05″N 0°02′28″W / 53.4681°N 0.0410°W |
Grid reference | TF301986 |
Operated by | Lincolnshire Wolds Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
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 |
30 December 1963 | Goods facilities withdrawn |
5 October 1970 | Closed to passengers |
December 1980 | Closure of line |
26 August 2009 | Reopened by LWR |
North Thoresby is a
History
The station was opened on 1 March 1848
The station was provided with staggered platforms either side of a level crossing; the up platform to the south of the crossing and the down to the north.[6] The stationmaster's house, similar to that at Ludborough,[7] was adjacent to the down platform and comprised the booking office and passenger waiting room.[6]
A
Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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Holton-le-Clay | Lincolnshire Wolds Railway | Ludborough | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Grainsby Halt Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway East Lincolnshire Line |
Ludborough Line and station open |
Preservation and reopening
On 28 September 1991, a
Tracklaying by the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway reached North Thoresby in 2008 and the first train for 47 years between the two stations ran on 26 August 2009.[15][16] The south (up) platform has been restored and a waiting shelter erected.[8] The level crossing to the north has been tarmaced over, but the north crossing gate has survived.[8] The stationmaster's house remains in private occupation.[8]
The LWR plans to extend the line northwards beyond North Thoresby to as far as Holton-Le-Clay, which will involve reinstating the adjacent level crossing at the station.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 22, section F2.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 174.
- ^ 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 Ludlam 1991, p. 88.
- ^ a b Ludlam 1991, p. 93.
- ^ a b c d "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 89.
- ^ Clinker 1978, p. 102.
- ^ a b King & Hewins 1998, fig. 37.
- ^ King & Hewins 1998, fig. 176.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 150.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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.