Littleworth railway station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters". Littleworth railway station is a former railway station in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, on the Peterborough to Lincoln Line. It opened in 1848 and was closed for passengers in 1961.[1]
Some of the station buildings and goods shed are still standing and are used as commercial premises.
The line is still open and is used by passenger services between Peterborough, Spalding and Lincoln.
History
The line was built in 1848. The station was closed in 1961 but the line through the station remained open for passenger trains until 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971 for Peterborough-Spalding services. The intermediate stations, including Littleworth, were not re-opened.
Much of the goods traffic was agricultural produce, including potatoes, From the Dennis family farms. A Narrow gauge railway was used to bring potatoes in from the fields to a depot across the road from the goods shed. The Narrow gauge line crossed the road at Littleworth, and portions could still be seen in the 1960s.[2] The same family owned the Nocton potato railway, much of whose equipment was re-used for the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway.[3] The line at Littleworth was the same gauge. A film from the 1930s in the Huntley Film Archive[4] shows an internal combustion locomotive at work.
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The future
Some residents of Deeping St Nicholas are keen to see the station re-open to serve the village with a commuter service to Peterborough.[5][6]
References
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External links
- Detailed account on Disused Stations web site
- Spalding and Peterborough transport forum Littleworth campaign pages
- Littleworth station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Huntley Film Archive
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