Firsby South Jct. - Garden St. Jct. [Grimsby]; Firsby Jct. - Firsby East Jct.; Willoughby Jct. - Mablethorpe
Date Closed to Passenger Services
5 Oct 1970
Mileage Closed
42m 74c*
Stations Closed
Firsby South Jct. - Garden St. Jct. :-
Firsby; Willoughby (1st) (04/10/1886); Willoughby (2nd); Alford Town; Aby for Claythorpe (11/09/1961); Authorpe (11/09/1961); Legbourne Road (07/12/1953); Louth; Fotherby Halt (11/09/1961); Utterby Halt (11/09/1961); Ludborough (11/09/1961); North Thoresby; Grainsby Halt (1939/40); Holton-le-Clay (04/07/1955); Holton Village Halt (11/09/1961); Waltham (11/09/1961); Weelsby Road Halt (01/01/1940); Hainton Street Halt (11/09/1961)
Willoughby Jct. - Mablethorpe:-
Services Operated
London King's Cross/Peterborough North - Louth/Grimsby Town/Cleethorpes
Sheffield Midland/Grantham/Firsby - Mablethorpe
Bradford Exchange/Leeds City - Skegness via Grimsby and Firsby Jct. - Firsby East Jct.
Timetable Reference
BR (ER) 6 May 68 - 4 May 69 Table 12 & 13
Cobb Atlas Reference
346 45 63 - 378 26 09; 346 45 63; 366 46 72 - 50 85
Present Status
Preserved - Ludborough - North Thoresby (see Notes below). Dismantled - remainder.
Map
RCH Yorkshire District 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 05/10/1970 - PNM 1980 p48. LTR - Sat 03/10/1970 - BLN 164 p135-6.
*Firsby South Jct. - Garden St. Jct. - 32m 69c; Firsby Jct. - Firsby East Jct. - 0m 26c; Willoughby Jct. - Mablethorpe - 9m 59c.
Ludborough - North Thoresby RO by the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway as a preserved tourist line.
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