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. ------ 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 ------ 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. ------ 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. ------ Last updated 7-May-2002 by Lou Mills