Holton Village Halt was a railway halt on the East Lincolnshire Railway[1] which served the village of Holton-le-Clay in Lincolnshire between 1905 and 1961. The station, which opened as part of a new motor train service between Grimsby and Louth, was the second station to serve the village after Holton-le-Clay and Tetney situated further to the south. The line through Holton-le-Clay remained open for freight until December 1980.
Holton Village Halt | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Holton-le-Clay, East Lindsey England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 11 December 1905 | Opened |
| 11 September 1961 | Closed |
| December 1980 | Closure of line |
History edit
The station was opened on 11 December 1905[2] to coincide with the introduction of a motor train service by the Great Northern Railway.[3] It was the second station opened on the East Lincolnshire Line to serve the village of Holton-le-Clay in Lincolnshire. Holton-le-Clay and Tetney had opened in 1848[2] but was over a mile to the south of the village and more convenient for Tetney to the east,[4] whilst Holton Village Halt was in the village itself.[3] The station had two low parallel railmotor platforms to the south of a level crossing over Tetney Lane, with a timber waiting shelter and lamp on each platform.[5] A stationhouse was situated on the north side of the crossing.[6] It was of more substantial construction than the other halts on the line,[7] such as Grainsby Halt which was unlit and had only one passenger shelter.[8]
Although the July 1922 timetable shows that passenger services only called at the station upon request, [9] by August 1961 a total of seven trains from Grimsby called on weekdays, with an extra train running on Fridays.[7] The station closed to passengers on 11 September 1961;[10] it outlasted the earlier Holton-le-Clay station to the south by six years.[10]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway East Lincolnshire Line |
Holton-le-Clay Line and station closed |
Present day edit
The halt was demolished by British Rail long before final closure of the line in December 1980 and little remains of it today.[11][12] The level crossing gates to the south have survived and the stationhouse is in private occupation.[6] The village of Holton-le-Clay has expanded over the fields which bordered the line, which has led one author to speculate that the East Lincolnshire Railway, if it had remained open, would have become a vital link between the village and Grimsby.[7]
On 28 September 1991, a Light Railway Order authorised the reinstatement of the East Lincolnshire Railway between Waltham and the former Keddington Road level crossing near Louth, which would include the line up to Holton-le-Clay station.[13]
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway plans to extend the line up to Holton-Le-Clay station. The former village halt has now been built over with a housing development and the track bed to the south re-developed.
References edit
- ^ Conolly 2004, p. 22, section F2.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 122.
- ^ a b Ludlam 1991, p. 93.
- ^ Goode 1985, p. 53.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 89.
- ^ a b "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ a b c King & Hewins 1998, fig. 36.
- ^ King & Hewins 1998, fig. 175.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, pp. 111–112.
- ^ a b Clinker 1978, p. 64.
- ^ Stennett 2007, p. 41.
- ^ Ludlam 1991, p. 150.
- ^ "The Grimsby and Louth Light Railway Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 2210)". Office of Public Sector Information. 28 September 1991. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
Sources edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.
- Goode, C.T. (1985). The Railways of North Lincolnshire. Anlaby, Hull: C.T. Goode. ISBN 978-0-9508239-7-3.
- King, P.K.; Hewins, D.R. (1998) [1989]. The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham & North-East Lincolnshire. Romiley, Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1991). The East Lincolnshire Railway (OL82). Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-416-4.
- Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost Railways of Lincolnshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-040-4.