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LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY STATIONS

All pictures of Lincolnshire railway stations and their various associated accoutrements are shown here, whether ancient or modern, excepting those shown elsewhere (Midland & Great Northern Railway, Edenham & Little Bytham Railway). Lincolnshire is the second largest county in Britain by area but has a population of only just over a million. The largest town is Lincoln at just over 100,000. Therefore, the county, which had quite a dense railway network in times past, boasted many stations but very few of them were very large or very grand, especially as many previously belonged to the Great Northern Railway, which famously spared every expense when it came to building stations.
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RIPPINGALE - 1961 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a length of track through the platform and behind into the goods yard and a steam loco on the track. What looks like an Iavtt Class 4MT 2-6-0 is shunting in the goods yard in this February 1961 view looking north.
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RIPPINGALE - 1961 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a length of track through the platform and behind into the goods yard and a steam loco on the track. What looks like an Iavtt Class 4MT 2-6-0 is shunting in the goods yard in this February 1961 view looking north.

  • QUADRING FEN - 1980's - Where? You may well ask! The railway line is the Spalding - Sleaford line and Quadring Fen lies just south of Donington, about 7 miles northwest of Spalding. In 2011, the parish had a population of 256.
  • RAUCEBY - 1950's - situated between the villages of South and North Rauceby, the station was built to serve the now closed Rauceby Mental Hospital by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway in 1857. It has a daily service of three trains each way and handles about 3000 passengers per year. It's main to claim to fame is that Nick Clegg of the Liberal Party proposed to his wife on the station - very romantic! Seen here looking west.
  • RAUCEBY - 1957 - situated between the villages of South and North Rauceby, the station was built to serve the now closed Rauceby Mental Hospital by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway in 1857. It has a daily service of three trains each way and handles about 3000 passengers per year. It's main to claim to fame is that Nick Clegg of the Liberal Party proposed to his wife on the station - very romantic! Seen here looking east as a Boston - Grantham Class 108 awaits departure in July 1957. Note wrong destination board!
  • RAUCEBY - 2015 - situated between the villages of South and North Rauceby, the station was built to serve the now closed Rauceby Mental Hospital by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway in 1857. It has a daily service of three trains each way and handles about 3000 passengers per year. It's main to claim to fame is that Nick Clegg of the Liberal Party proposed to his wife on the station - very romantic! Seen here on 22/07/15.
  • REEDNESS JUNCTION - 1956 - On the Axholme Joint Railway in North Lincolnshire. The line branched off the Goole - Doncaster line at Marshland Junction, crossing a piece of country with little population and even less promise for freight. Not surprisingly, the line, opened in 1902, closed to passengers in 1933 and most of it to freight in 1965. The line was only RA3 and so worked by LMS 2MT 2-6-0's in latter years. This is the view along the branch to Fockerby on the River Trent in 1956.
  • REEPHAM, Lincolnshire - 1961 - The station was opened in 1848 by the Manchetser, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, later the GCR, on the line from Lincoln to Grimsby and Immingham. The station had a service of 5 trains each way in summer of 1956. It had staggered platforms with a level crossing between them, the other concealed behind the Class WD 8F 2-8-0 pass the station. The station closed in 1965 and the buildings survive as a private residence.
  • REEPHAM, Lincolnshire - 1961 - The station was opened in 1848 by the Manchetser, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, later the GCR, on the line from Lincoln to Grimsby and Immingham. The station had a service of 5 trains each way in summer of 1956. It had staggered platforms with a level crossing between them. The station closed in 1965 and the buildings survive as a private residence.
  • RIPPINGALE - 1961 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a length of track through the platform and behind into the goods yard and a steam loco on the track. What looks like an Iavtt Class 4MT 2-6-0 is shunting in the goods yard in this February 1961 view looking north.
  • RIPPINGALE STATION - 2017 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a length of track through the platform and behind into the goods yard and a steam loco on the track. The gateposts look as though they be original too. Seen here 05/07/17.
  • RIPPINGALE STATION - 2017 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a short length of track through the platform and a steam loco on it, Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST ELIZABETH. Seen here 05/07/17.
  • RIPPINGALE STATION - 2017 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a short length of track through the platform and a steam loco on it. Just visible beyond the station building is the restored goods shed. Seen here 05/07/17.
  • RIPPINGALE STATION - 2017 - Opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Bourne-Sleaford line in 1872, Rippingale was the third stop from Sleaford. The line lost its passenger services in 1930 and closed to goods in 1964. The site is now a private residence, with one platform intact, a short length of track through the platform and a steam loco on it. Just visible beyond the station building is the restored goods shed. Seen here 05/07/17.
  • RUSKINGTON - 1950's - Opened in 1882, Ruskington is the first station north of Sleaford on the GN/GE Joint Line. The station closed in 1961 and stood derelict for some years but reopened in 1975 due to a large population increase in the area. The new station occupies same site but is completely new and offers nothing much in the way of facilities but nevertheless sees about 80000 passengers per year. The old station seen here looking south in the 1950's.
  • RUSKINGTON - 1974 - Opened in 1882, Ruskington is the first station north of Sleaford on the GN/GE Joint Line. The station closed in 1961 and stood derelict for some years but reopened in 1975 due to a large population increase in the area. The new station occupies same site but is completely new and offers nothing much in the way of facilities but nevertheless sees about 80000 passengers per year. The old station seen here in June 1974 looking rather woebegone.
  • RUSKINGTON - 2021 - On the old GN/GE Joint Line, opened in 1882 and closed in 1961, was demolished and then re-opened in 1975 on the same site, but much diminished in size and facilities. Seen here looking south with 156 406 on a Peterborough train in the very short platform 2 in August 2021. The original station building was on the right, the site now occupied by platform 1.
  • RUSKINGTON - 2021 - Until the recent upgrade of the Loop Line, there was a board crossing at the northern end of the station. This has been removed and replaced by this massive ramp, there being no road access to plarform 2. Seen here in August 2021.
  • SALTFLEETBY - 1950's - Second station from Louth on the Mablethorpe Loop, looking east in about 1960. Opened in 1877, it closed completely in 1960 with the rest of the Mablethorpe Loop. Services were always sparse, about 4 trains each way per day.
  • SALTFLEETBY - 1960 - Second station from Louth on the Mablethorpe Loop, looking east in about 1960. Opened in 1877, it closed completely in 1960 with the rest of the Mablethorpe Loop. Services were always sparse, about 4 trains each way per day. Seen here in November 1960.
  • SAXILBY - 1953 - Opened in April 1849, Saxilby lies 6 miles west of Lincoln on the GNR line to Sheffield. Although much diminished, the station remains open with an hourly Northern service to Lincoln and Leeds and 5 trains per day between Doncaster and Peterborough. In 2021/22, it handled about 70000 passengers. The rather ornate station building survives as a private residence, Seen here looking north in July 1953.
  • SCAWBY & HIBALDSTOW - 1950's - Scawby & Hibaldstow lay between Brigg and Kirton Lindsey stations on the Great Central line from Gainsborough Central to Barnetby. It opened in April 1849 and closed in February 1968. It lay roughly midway between the two villages and could never have seen a lot of traffic although there was small goods yard opposite the signalbox. The station building survives as a residence. Seen here looking west.
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