Lincolnshire Railway odds and ends

(various contributors)

From: Michael Borrill
The first railway into Lincoln was the Midland Line from Nottingham to
Lincoln and began services on August 4th 1846. The building commenced in
1845.

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From: Martin J. Morley
The Great Northern Railway was operating in Lincolnshire - "The first 
section of the line to be opened was leased: Louth to Grimsby (1848)" 
I found a diagrammatic map on the following web page:
http://www.railscot.co.uk/Great_Northern_Railway/frame.htm 
which shows some of the routes. For more general history of the railway try:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pstoog/trains/company/g/company_gnr.htm

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From: A. Hedgecoy
Lincolnshire had railways criss-crossing the county in every direction! 
Louth in 1871 had a population of about 10,000 inhabitants, and was served 
by the East Lincolnshire Railway Company.

The port of Grimsby was connected by railway to Louth and Sheffield in
1848. Grimsby at this time was very small, much smaller than Hull, but
prospered and expanded as a result of the railway connection. The Grimsby
Dock Company was taken over by the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Railway (MSLR). Further links were created with the Great Northern Railway
and the Midland Railway. The MSLR became the principal part of the Great
Central Railway at the end of the 19th century. In 1923, most of the
British railway companies merged to form four groups.

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From: Steve Parrott
Lincolnshire has been connected to Yorkshire for over a hundred years or
so. The line that ends in Cleethorpes goes through Grimsby, Barnetby, 
Scunthorpe, and eventually on to Doncaster (in South Yorkshire). 
Doncaster in Yorkshire is on a main east coast line, and so the line goes 
in many directions from here. (To find which railway served a village), 
look up that village in some of the late 19th century directories. The 
Whites & Kellys always list the details surrounding the local station.

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Last updated 7-May-2002 by Lou Mills