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Article: Steam trains running on line Step back in time by making a visit to a railway which operates locomotives which ran more than half-a-century ago.
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- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph
- Article date:
- June 16, 2007
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Step back in time by making a visit to a railway which operates
locomotives which ran more than half-a-century ago.
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, based at Ludborough, south of
Grimsby, is the only standard gauge steam railway in Lincolnshire
open to the public, and will be open again tomorrow for a special day
with the Lincs-Louth Motor Club.
The East Lincolnshire Railway ran between Boston and Grimsby, via
Firsby, Willoughby and Louth, opening in 1848.
Sadly, the Louth to Grimsby section of the line sadly closed in
1980.
But enthusiasts are returning part of the line to its former
glory.
"We have now continued our restoration efforts, rebuilt the ...