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A couple of express Skegness-Sleaford-Nottingham trains run avoiding Grantham; these also call at Wainfleet, Boston, Heckington and Bingham. The last evening train at 9pm from Skegness is an express to Nottingham avoiding Grantham. Grantham to Skegness takes about 1 hour 30 minutes on the Poacher Line. [6]
Skegness was dubbed "the Blackpool of the East Coast" or "Nottingham by the Sea". It has a mascot, the Jolly Fisherman , designed by John Hassall in 1908 for the Great Northern Railway ; its slogan, "Skegness is so bracing", is a reference to the chilly prevailing north-easterly winds that can and frequently do blow off the North Sea . [ 3 ]
In May 2021, Realtime Trains stated that 45% of the distance travelled by trains on the British railway network was covered by Know Your Train. [ 6 ] Another service called Track Your Train was added in September 2020, offering advanced notice of platform alterations and potential delays to a service.
Skegness was rising in importance, and stopping short at Wainfleet was hardly logical, so the Wainfleet and Firsby Railway Company obtained an Act on 18 July 1872 [3] to extend its line to Skegness. The extension was constituted as a separate entity for shareholding purposes; £27,000 in new share capital was authorised by the Act.
[3] [4] The line also closed for some six weeks in the summer of 2013, as part of a large-scale improvement to Nottinghamshire's rail network. [5] Skegness councillors were critical of the decision to close the line during the height of the tourist season, but Network Rail, the rail infrastructure company, stated that the summer was the ...
The Wainfleet and Firsby Railway was authorised in 1869 to build from Firsby on the East Lincolnshire Line to Wainfleet, which was a semi-defunct port halfway to Skegness. It opened in 1871, and road transport completed the journey to Skegness. This wasn't satisfactory either, and in 1873 a line from Wainfleet to Skegness completed the branch line.
The passenger service was extended from Wainfleet to Skegness on 28 July 1873. [1] On 23 June 1881, there was an accident on a service from Skegness to Nottingham. [2] A carriage left the rails at Wainfleet, which derailed the carriages behind it, resulting in injuries to several passengers including one with a broken leg.
Motor Rail: 4w DM: 1940 7481 ex-Humberston Brickworks 7 Nocton [11] [12] Motor Rail: 4w DM: 1920 1935 ex-Nocton Estate Light Railway: 5 Major [13] Motor Rail: 4w DM: 1944 8622 6 Major J.A. Robins R.E. [14] Motor Rail: 4w DM: 1944 8874 8 [15] Motor Rail: 4w DM: 1947 9264 Ex-Skegness brickworks. Nicknamed Fred [16] 9 Sark [17] Motor Rail: 4w DM ...