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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.
At Grantham, the line meets the East Coast Main Line and also the Grantham–Skegness line. Not all Skegness-bound trains stop at Grantham, and the express service (limited stop) has its first stop at Sleaford, splitting from the Grantham line near Allington onto the Grantham Avoiding Line at Allington junction. [1] The journey on this route to ...
The Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway had constructed a line from Nottingham to Grantham and the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway had built a line east from Grantham. There was a significant mineral flow from Nottingham to the Lincolnshire towns, as well as a developing holiday and excursion traffic.
It is 105 miles 38 chains (169.7 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated on the main line between Peterborough to the south and Newark North Gate to the north. Two secondary lines diverge from the main line north of Grantham: the "Poacher Line" to Skegness and a branch line to Nottingham. Its three-letter station code is GRA.
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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]
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.
Ancaster railway station serves the village of Ancaster in Lincolnshire, England.The station is 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Grantham on the Nottingham to Skegness Line.. The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide all rail services.