RAILWAY ARCHAEOLOGY

CHESTERFIELD

Part of the viaduct which once carried the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway's Chesterfield Market Place to Lincoln route.

GRANTHAM

The old tank house which stood at the front of the GNR station.

GRANTHAM

A northbound HST enters Peascliffe Tunnel.

GRIMSBY TOWN

Old LNER sign.

LINCOLN

The footbridge in High Street, removed in 1990.

LITTLE STEEPING

The station (which closed to passengers on November 11th, 1961) can be seen in the distance. This section of the East Lincolnshire Main Line was once the second longest "straight" in the country. This part of the line is still open as part of the branch line to Skegness but the signal box (just visible in the right distance) was demolished several years ago when the crossing was automated.

NEWARK

The Flat Crossing at Newark as viewed from a Lincoln bound dmu, the East Coast Main Line running left to right.

NEWARK

The former Great Northern line to Bottesford diverges from the East Coast Main Line. It was closed to passengers on September 11th, 1939 and to goods on April 16th, 1987. The track has since been lifted.

SKEGNESS

The refreshment room at Skegness station, closed in 1993, and now derelict.

THORNTON ABBEY

Original station sign.

TORKSEY

The viaduct which once carried the direct route from Lincoln to Retford.

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