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The most sensible route around Grantham is to follow the A1 from Barrowby and take the A607 exit into Grantham, although there is a low bridge (13') on Springfield Road (another part of the A607), which was the UK's most-hit bridge in 2006. [11] There have been plans for an A52 bypass south of Grantham, which have many cycle-riding objectors.
The Grantham–Skegness line, promoted originally as the Poacher Line, runs for 55 miles (89 km) between Grantham and Skegness in Lincolnshire, England. Trains on this route generally operate hourly from Nottingham to Skegness via the Nottingham to Grantham Line , with additional slower stopping services at peak times.
The branch to Cotgrave Colliery left the Grantham line at the east end of the viaduct over the River Trent and headed south for about 2 miles (3.2 km). It was built in 1960. It was built in 1960. The major engineering work was the 360 yards (330 m) long, 30 feet (9.1 m) high, concrete viaduct, [ 7 ] formed of 37 spans of about 30 feet (9.1 m ...
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Mablethorpe and Sutton declined as resorts. In 1970 a widespread closure of the former GNR lines in Lincolnshire took place. Skegness continued to be served via Grantham, Sleaford and Boston, but the rest of the East Lincolnshire Line closed. By this time most of the rural branch lines had already closed.
Wainfleet railway station serves the town of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire, England.It is a stop on the Poacher Line between Skegness and Grantham; it is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Skegness.
Skegness (/ ˌ s k ɛ ɡ ˈ n ɛ s / skeg-NESS) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is 43 miles (69 km) east of Lincoln and 22 miles (35 km) north-east of Boston. With a population of 21,128 as of 2021, it is the largest settlement in East ...
Horncastle–Skegness [note 5] — Stagecoach in Lincolnshire: February 1999: Yes, 6 times each way for the InterConnect 56. InterConnect 57/B7: Hot Pink: Skegness–Boston: X57 [note 9] Stagecoach in Lincolnshire / Brylaine Travel: March 2005: No InterConnect 59 [note 10] Purple: Skegness–Mablethorpe / Mablethorpe–Louth [note 5 ...