Louth railway station
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Louth railway station was a station in Louth
, Lincolnshire
. It served as a junction for several different now closed lines which converged on the town.
The station was damaged by bombing on 19 February 1941 killing a local man, George Bradley, who was the fireman of an engine shunting in the goods yard.
After closure of the station in 1980 the building was saved from demolition and converted into flats.
plans to eventually extend their services to Louth in the future, however the original station building can no longer be used as the terminus (as it had been renovated to flats over the years). A new station will be built approx. 3/4 mile to the north of the original station. Louth North signalbox is still standing in its original position by the level crossing. This has now been converted to a house.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) Report "Connecting Communities - Expanding Access to the Rail Network" considers the line worth considering for reopening.
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. It served as a junction for several different now closed lines which converged on the town.
History
The foundation stone of Louth railway station was formally laid on 8 July 1847 by Miss Charlotte Alington Pye, a popular ballad writer of the time (who used the pseudonym "Claribel" from a Tennyson poem).The station was damaged by bombing on 19 February 1941 killing a local man, George Bradley, who was the fireman of an engine shunting in the goods yard.
After closure of the station in 1980 the building was saved from demolition and converted into flats.
Preservation Future
The Lincolnshire Wolds RailwayLincolnshire Wolds Railway
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England and the only standard gauge steam railway in Lincolnshire open to the public. The line is part of the original Great Northern Railway , a rail system that opened in 1848 and once...
plans to eventually extend their services to Louth in the future, however the original station building can no longer be used as the terminus (as it had been renovated to flats over the years). A new station will be built approx. 3/4 mile to the north of the original station. Louth North signalbox is still standing in its original position by the level crossing. This has now been converted to a house.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) Report "Connecting Communities - Expanding Access to the Rail Network" considers the line worth considering for reopening.