Sibsey railway station
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Sibsey was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway
which served the village of Sibsey
in Lincolnshire
between 1848 and 1964. Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities in 1964. The line through the station remains in use as the Poacher Line.
and Betts
civil engineer
ing contractors
who, in January 1848, had taken over the contract to construct the section of the East Lincolnshire Railway
between and from John Waring and Sons. This section was the last to be completed in September 1848 at an agreed cost of £123,000 (£ as of ). The village of Sibsey
lay to the north-west of the line; at the time, it was a small settlement on the Horncastle Road. A four-road goods yard facing Boston was provided and this was extended by the mid-1920s to seven roads, later eight. The Great Northern Railway
acquired extra land around the station to facilitate the expansion, which was necessary to cope with the increasing potato
and sugar beet
traffic.
During the interwar period
, Sibsey dealt with up to 80 wagons of potatoes or beet a day. A goods service drawn by a Class K2
or J6
departed at 3.30pm and collected potato and beet wagons from , and . They were brought to Sibsey to be marshalled with existing wagons before being despatched to Boston at 4.45pm. During the 1920s, two potato trains ran at night from Sibsey: one to Bradford and the other to . At the time, five up and down passenger services, and one Sunday service each way, called at Sibsey. The station was closed to passengers on 11 September 1961 and to goods traffic on 15 June 1964.
East Lincolnshire Railway
The East Lincolnshire Railway was a main line railway linking the towns of Boston, Louth and Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1848 and was closed to passengers in 1970.-History:...
which served the village of Sibsey
Sibsey
Sibsey is a civil parish and village on the A16 road and B1184 in the English county of Lincolnshire, north of Boston in the district of East Lindsey. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,996. Sibsey Northlands is to the north of the village...
in 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...
between 1848 and 1964. Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities in 1964. The line through the station remains in use as the Poacher Line.
History
The station was opened on 2 October 1848. It was constructed by PetoSamuel Morton Peto
Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet was an English entrepreneur and civil engineer in the 19th century. A partner in Grissell and Peto, he managed construction firms that built many major buildings and monuments in London...
and Betts
Edward Betts
Edward Ladd Betts was an English civil engineering contractor who was mainly involved in the building of railways.-Early life:...
civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
ing contractors
General contractor
A general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...
who, in January 1848, had taken over the contract to construct the section of the East Lincolnshire Railway
East Lincolnshire Railway
The East Lincolnshire Railway was a main line railway linking the towns of Boston, Louth and Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1848 and was closed to passengers in 1970.-History:...
between and from John Waring and Sons. This section was the last to be completed in September 1848 at an agreed cost of £123,000 (£ as of ). The village of Sibsey
Sibsey
Sibsey is a civil parish and village on the A16 road and B1184 in the English county of Lincolnshire, north of Boston in the district of East Lindsey. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,996. Sibsey Northlands is to the north of the village...
lay to the north-west of the line; at the time, it was a small settlement on the Horncastle Road. A four-road goods yard facing Boston was provided and this was extended by the mid-1920s to seven roads, later eight. The Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
acquired extra land around the station to facilitate the expansion, which was necessary to cope with the increasing potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
and sugar beet
Sugar beet
Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...
traffic.
During the interwar period
Interwar period
Interwar period can refer to any period between two wars. The Interbellum is understood to be the period between the end of the Great War or First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe....
, Sibsey dealt with up to 80 wagons of potatoes or beet a day. A goods service drawn by a Class K2
GNR Class H3
The Great Northern Railway Class H4 was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work.The type was a more powerful development of the earlier H3 class and was notable at the time, as the boilers were the largest fitted to any British locomotive to that date...
or J6
GNR 521 Class
The Great Northern Railway 521 Class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives, introduced in 1911. They were designed by Henry Ivatt for goods traffic. From 1912 to 1922 further examples, slightly modified by Nigel Gresley, were built and designated 536 Class. The most obvious difference was in...
departed at 3.30pm and collected potato and beet wagons from , and . They were brought to Sibsey to be marshalled with existing wagons before being despatched to Boston at 4.45pm. During the 1920s, two potato trains ran at night from Sibsey: one to Bradford and the other to . At the time, five up and down passenger services, and one Sunday service each way, called at Sibsey. The station was closed to passengers on 11 September 1961 and to goods traffic on 15 June 1964.