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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] As well as providing the only rail service for Boston and Skegness, the line also provides the most frequent and reliable service from Sleaford to reach London.
There is an hourly service in each direction between Liverpool Lime Street and Norwich, generally calling only at Nottingham and Grantham, and an hourly service in each direction between Nottingham and Skegness, via Grantham, calling at most stations along the route. Very few trains serve Netherfield, Radcliffe or Elton and Orston.
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 the late 2010 snow, 156413 speeds through the station with a non-stop service. As of December 2010 there are five trains each day to Nottingham and four to Skegness, with a single late evening service terminating at Boston. [7] All services are provided by East Midlands Railway, usually using Class 158 or Class170 units.
Skegness had proved an extremely popular seaside resort, particularly with excursionists. All excursion trains had to reverse at Firsby, and a south curve there was considered essential. The Board of Trade sanctioned it for passenger traffic on 24 May 1881. Barkstone (later spelt Barkston) North curve was opened on 29 March 1882, enabling ...
Three of those trains operate towards Nottingham (with one early service extended to Liverpool), and the remainder operate to Skegness. All trains are operated by East Midlands Railway. The station used to have a PlusBus scheme where combined train and bus tickets could be bought at a reduced price, however it was withdrawn due to low usage ...
InterCity 125 trains (HSTs) 43: Loco: 125 201 30 6 or 8 Inter-City Midland Main Line; Nottingham – Skegness (Summer Saturdays only) 1975–1982 Mark 3: Coach: 136 1975–1988 Multiple units: 153 Super Sprinter: DMU: 75 120 21 1 Regional routes 1987–1988 156 Super Sprinter: 15 2 1987–1989 158/0 Express Sprinter: 90 145 26 1989–1992 222 ...
Bottesford railway station serves the village of Bottesford in Leicestershire, England. The station is 15 miles (24 km) east of Nottingham, on the lines to Grantham and Skegness. It is the least used station in Leicestershire.