New Holland Town railway station
Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England
53°42′16″N 0°21′49″W / 53.7045°N 0.3635°W / 53.7045; -0.3635
New Holland Town railway station is a former railway station in the village of New Holland in North Lincolnshire, England. It stood at the landward end of the pier,[2] whilst the purpose of Pier station, which juts 1,375 feet (419 m) northwards into the Humber estuary, was to enable railway passengers and goods to transfer to and from ferries plying between New Holland and Hull. New Holland Town station's purpose was for more conventional use by the local community.
New Holland was a "railway village" in the sense that Crewe was a railway town. Expanding the dock, building the pier, the engine shed and the railway to it were promoted and started by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, though by the time services began that railway had merged with others to form the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. For many years GCR laundry from restaurant cars and hotels was brought to New Holland for cleaning.[3]
History
The station opened on 1 March 1848 following a directors' tour of the ferry and route as far as Louth the day before.[4][5]
Services in the early days were a mix of local and long-distance.[6][7] The line was seen as the gateway to Hull, with the transshipment of people and goods being a mere inconvenience.[8] Before long lines reached Hull via Doncaster, so passengers and railways alike realised that longer could be quicker and more convenient. After this the pier and railway eventually settled down to providing local services across the Humber.[9]
These were:
Ferry from Hull to New Holland Pier then train via New Holland Town:
- to Barton-on-Humber
- to Cleethorpes via Grimsby,[10]
and, from 1911
The Immingham service ceased in 1963, but the other two survived until 1981.
The station had two platforms with either one or two[12] through lines between and, originally, an overall roof[13] which was later removed. However, no published photograph[14][15][16][17] or track diagram[18][19] shows more than one through line or space for more than one. The station buildings were made of masonry and were more substantial on the eastern side.[20]
Average daily traffic along the pier in its peak years was 30000 passengers, 250 vehicles, 1200 cattle and sheep and 300 tons of luggage.[21] This needs corroboration as it would imply 60 trains each carrying 500 passengers a day. Until the end of the Second World War publicity, tickets and timetables rarely differentiated between the Town and Pier stations, with the July 1922 Bradshaw, for example, giving a single entry for "New Holland."[22]
The station was closed and the ferry withdrawn on 24 June 1981 when the Humber Bridge opened.[23] New Holland pier was taken over by New Holland Bulk Services who started a grain and feed import and export business in 1984.[24]
When the station and its neighbour New Holland Pier were closed they were replaced by a wholly new New Holland station south of the former. This new station forms an integral part of the Barton Line.
New Holland Town station has been demolished.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Pier Line and station closed | Great Central Railway Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway | Goxhill Line closed, station open | ||
| Barrow Haven Line closed, station open |
References
- ^ King 2019, pp. 81–83.
- ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 22.
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, p. 10.
- ^ Dow 1985, p. 119.
- ^ Quayle 1981, p. 473.
- ^ Dow 1985, p. 126.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2017, Between Maps II and III.
- ^ Anderson 1992, p. 81.
- ^ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 35.
- ^ Goode 1985, p. 70.
- ^ Ludlam 1996, p. 46.
- ^ Ludlam 1996, p. 29.
- ^ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 37.
- ^ Lambert 1978, p. 107.
- ^ Ludlam 1996, pp. 30, 31 and 88.
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photos 9 & 70.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2017, Photo 48.
- ^ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 40.
- ^ Goode 1985, p. 94.
- ^ Ludlam 1996, pp. 30 & 31.
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, p. 8.
- ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 720.
- ^ "The Humber paddle steamers in 1970's". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ "New Holland (Old Ferry Terminal)". Retrieved 21 March 2009.
Sources
- Anderson, Paul (1992). Railways of Lincolnshire. Oldham: Irwell Press. ISBN 978-1-871608-30-4.
- Bates, Chris; Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways in North Lincolnshire. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 978-1-871944-30-3.
- Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
- Dow, George (1985) [1959]. Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-1468-8. OCLC 60021205.
- Goode, C. Tony (1985). Railways of North Lincolnshire. Anlaby: C.T.Goode. ISBN 978-0-9508239-7-3.
- King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
- King, Paul (2019). The Railways of North-east Lincolnshire, Part 2: Stations. Grimsby: Pyewipe Publications. ISBN 978-1-9164603-1-7.
- Lambert, Anthony J. (1978). East Midlands Branch Line Album. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0828-1.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-494-4. LP 198.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2017). Branch Lines North of Grimsby, including Immingham. Midhurst: Middleton Press (MD). ISBN 978-1-910356-09-8.
- Quayle, H.I. (October 1981). Slater, J.N (ed.). "Boat Train to the Humber". The Railway Magazine. 127 (966). London: Tothill Press Ltd. ISSN 0033-8923.
- Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6.
External links
- The station Disused Stations UK
- The station Daves Rail Pics
- Lincolnshire Poacher railtour 1976 YouTube
- Railtour details October 1965 sixbellsjunction
- Great Farewells Railtour 1980 David Wainwright
- The station and pier flickr
- The Barton Line Barton to Cleethorpes CRP
- Aerial view of pier and railway geograph
- The station on an 1886 OS map National Library of Scotland
- The station on a 1908 OS map overlay National Library of Scotland
- The station on a 1948 OS map npe maps
- The station and lines on many overlaid maps Rail Map Online
- The station and section of line railwaycodes
- New Holland from the air in 1935 Britain from Above
