Английская Википедия:Grainsby Halt railway station
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Grainsby Halt was a railway halt on the East Lincolnshire RailwayШаблон:Sfn which served the hamlet of Grainsby in Lincolnshire between 1905 and 1952. The station, which opened as part of a new motor train service between Шаблон:Rws and Шаблон:Rws, was opened to serve a Victorian hall situated Шаблон:Convert to the west. The station, one of the smallest to be taken over by British Railways on nationalisation in 1947, never really justified its existence and closed in 1952 following a period of temporary closure during the Second World War. The line through Grainsby remained open for freight until December 1980.
History
The station was opened on 11 December 1905Шаблон:Sfn to coincide with the introduction of a motor train service by the Great Northern Railway.Шаблон:Sfn It consisted of two low facing halt platforms to the south of the level crossing over Grainsby Lane;[1] a small single-storey timber waiting shelter was provided on the up platform.Шаблон:Sfn[1] It was not provided with any lighting, which made it very difficult to find on a dark night.Шаблон:Sfn A crossing keeper's cottage lay to the north of the crossing. The cottage was similar in design to the cottage at Шаблон:Rws.Шаблон:Sfn The station was opened to serve Grainsby Hall, a Victorian country house situated Шаблон:Convert to the west.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The house was occupied by the Haigh family, Halifax wool merchants who had inherited the estate in 1829.[2] Once the home of George Henry Caton Haigh, the house stood empty for many years and was reputed to be haunted.Шаблон:Sfn It was demolished in 1972.Шаблон:Sfn
The station, at which trains only called upon request,Шаблон:Sfn closed as a temporary wartime measure in 1939.Шаблон:Sfn It still figured in timetables for October 1939, 1940 and 1941, but no trains were scheduled to call.[1] The halt reopened after the war on an unknown date,Шаблон:Sfn when it was one of the smallest stations to be inherited by British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948.Шаблон:Sfn Grainsby Halt never really justified its existenceШаблон:Sfn and was closed permanently on 10 March 1952.Шаблон:Sfn
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Present day
Although the halt remained in a good condition almost ten years after closure,Шаблон:Sfn it was subsequently demolished by British Rail before final closure of the line in December 1980.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Nothing remains of the halt, although the crossing keeper's cottage was still standing, in a derelict state, in 2006.[1]
On 28 September 1991, the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway obtained a Light Railway Order authorising the reinstatement of the East Lincolnshire Railway between Шаблон:Rws and the former Keddington Road level crossing near Louth, which would include the section of line through Utterby.[3]
On 26 August 2009, the first train between Шаблон:Rws - the first station to the south from Grainsby - and Шаблон:Rws ran for the first time in 47 years.[4][5] It is planned to reopen the line still further through Grainsby as far as Holton-Le-Clay.
Future
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway aims to eventually (when time and money permit) extend the line, northwards from North Thoresby, through to as far as Holton-le-Clay.
It is however very doubtful that Grainsby halt will ever be reinstated, as the LWR would concentrate on track extension to Holton-le-Clay, however, Grainsby would start off as the temporary limit of the line, before track extension would continue.
The adjacent Level crossing will almost certainly be an Automatic half barrier crossing instead of crossing gates that will be locally monitored by North Thoresby signal box.
The former crossing keeper's house that is standing in its original position to the north of the level crossing is in a dangerous condition and will almost certainly be demolished.
References
Sources
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