Bygone Railways of East Lincolnshire

David N Robinson's article, first published in the June 1971 issue of Lincolnshire Life, laments the closing of railways in East Lincolnshire a few months earlier. Please click on any image for a larger version.

A look at the Crossing Keepers houses along the section of the East Lincolnshire Line between Firsby and Alford (Photos: Google Street View). Mill Lane, Bratoft North Road, Bratoft Gunby Road, Orby Welton-le-Marsh Hanby Lane, Willoughby Dawber Lane, Willoughby B1196 Mawthorpe Well High Lane Nice to see a railway artefact a Well High Lane Another view of Well High Lane. The trackbed of the East Lincolnshire Line can be clearly seen on the right. Leaving the East Lincolnshire Line, this fine example on the Willoughby - Mablethorpe line at Farlesthorpe.