Trivia: Post-1965 Services to and from Lincolnshire Stations That No longer exist

[Jorge Da Silva]

These are for services to/from Lincolnshire stations that no longer exist this includes services to any station in Lincolnshire which is CURRENTLY open (so no former stations) that used to exist from 1965 until the present day.

 

[Clarence Yard]

The easiest two are the Kings Cross to Grimsby/Cleethorpes services that used to (up to 1970 when the East Lincs Line closed) call at Spalding and Boston. I used to travel on them fairly regularly between KX and Boston.

 

[30907]

Plus March-Spalding. Which back then carried through services such as the North Country Continental to Sheffield V and Manchester and possibly still a York-Colchester.
And New Holland Pier plus paddle steamers to Hull.
At various stages there were permutations of Cleethorpes/Lincoln-Derby/Crewe/Birmingham (Lincoln St Marks of course!).
Cleethorpes also had rather more trains via Retford, including IIRC the papers ex Manchester.
Holiday trains to Skegness from London and the North as well as the Midlands.

 

[Iskra]

Cleethorpes used to have direct services to Leeds.

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Cleethorpes used to have direct services to Leeds.

do you know when these stopped?

 

[Iskra]

do you know when these stopped?

There was a summer only service still going in 1978, so I would guess not too long before then.

Also;

Historically, what services used to run to Cleethorpes?

Cleethorpes, is my hometown and my birthplace, and as I am only 17 I cannot remember any other services existing. I know London services used to run here until 1992 (twice a day and previously 4 times a day). Any other services and if so when did they go.

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