Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway

Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
Locale	England
Dates of operation	1960 – 1985
Track gauge	2 ft (610 mm)
Headquarters	Humberstone

The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was a narrow gauge heritage railway built in 1958 using equipment from the Nocton Potato Estate railway.

The railway was built by a group of railway enthusiasts who wished to preserve the stock and atmosphere of the Lincolnshire area potato railways. The land for the railway was leased from Grimsby Rural District Council and opened in 1960 using a Motor Rail "Simplex" locomotive and a single open bogie carriage. In 1961 a second Motor Rail locomotive was added and the railway's first steam locomotive, Jurassic arrived. By 1964 the line was carrying 60,000 passengers a year.

In 1966 the railway was rebuilt on a new alignment. The line saw considerable success in the late 1960s and another steam locomotive arrived: Elin, although it too heavy for the lightly laid track.

In the early 1980s the railway continued to draw passengers but other issues arose. The council insisted on the installation of six foot high fences on both sides of the railway. In 1985, faced with a series of obstacles the railway closed and the track was lifted shortly afterwards.

Much of the stock of the railway stayed together and was put into storage at the Skegness Water Leisure Park. A revived Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway is planned for the site.

Locomotives

Name	Builder	Type	Date	Works number	Notes
Jurassic	Peckett and Sons	0-6-0ST	1903	1008	ex-Southam Limeworks railway
Elin	Hunslet	0-4-0ST	1899	705	ex-Penrhyn Quarry, now at the Yaxham Light Railway
	Ruston and Hornsby	4wDM			Scrapped in 1968
Paul	Motor Rail	4wDM	1926	3995	ex-Nocton Potato Estate railway
Wilton	Motor Rail	4wDM	1940	7481	ex-Humberston Brickworks
Nocton	Motor Rail	4wDM	1920	1935	ex-Nocton Potato Estate railway
Major	Motor Rail	4wDM	1944	8622
	Motor Rail	4wDM	1944	8874

References

• Thomas, Cliff (2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland. Atlantic Publishers. ISBN 1-902827-05-8. 

See also

• British narrow gauge railways