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The Woodhall Spa Community Website Home Page
Links to pages outlining Woodhall Spa Business and Services
Links to pages outlining Woodhall Spa Clubs and Societies
Link to the Woodhall Spa Events Diary
Link to  pages with photographs of Woodhall Spa  places, people and events
Link to page with information on how to travel to and from Woodhall Spa Travel Information by road, rail, river and air
Link to pages describing Woodhall Spa's Twin Village (Roeze Sur Sarthe, France),  the  Twinning Association  and twinning events
Woodhall Spa village heritage
Link to a selection of pages describing  Woodhall Spa Tourist Attractions and activities
A series of pages providing information on Woodhall Spa Parish Council and it' s business
Summary of websites linked to the Woodhall Spa Community Website
Link to the Jubilee Park page
Link to Local Media and News page

 

Railway Heritage
 

Woodhall Junction sign

Link to section covering Great Northern Loop Great Northern 'Loop' Line

Link to section covering Horncastle and Woodhall Junction Railway The Horncastle & Woodhall Junction Railway

Link to section covering The New Line The New Line - Kirkstead to Little Steeping

 

Great Northern 'Loop' line
 
Woodhall JunctionIn 1846 the Great Northern purchased the Witham Navigation and construction of a 58 mile Lincolnshire 'loop' line from Peterborough to Lincoln via Spalding and Boston commenced early in 1847. Kirkstead, later renamed Woodhall Junction was one of seven stations constructed on the section between Boston and Lincoln. The line opened in 1848 and for a brief period was the main route to the north and Scotland until the main line from Peterborough to Doncaster via Grantham and Newark opened.

Stixwould sign

Travelling north from Woodhall Junction to Lincoln there were three stations, sited at Stixwould, Southrey and Bardney. Travelling south the stations were at Tattershall, Dogdyke and Langrick

 

The disused track bed is being used to create a new off-road route along the River Witham from Kirkstead Bridge near Woodhall Spa to Lincoln via Bardney (The Bardney to Lincoln section has already been completed). The route is called the 'Water Rail Way'.


The Horncastle & Woodhall Junction Railway
 
Woodhall Spa Station looking east towards HorncastleThe branch line from Woodhall Junction to Horncastle opened for traffic on the 11th of August 1855 and finally closed in April 1971. Woodhall Spa station was demolished during the 70s, however, the Woodhall Junction Station buildings remain standing in private ownership.
 

Woodhall Spa Station - 1940. Looking west towards Woodhall Junction

The track bed beyond Woodhall Spa golf course to Horncastle now forms part of the Viking Way and Spa Trail footpaths.

 
Woodhall Spa Railway Station site todayThe site of Woodhall Spa railway station is now used as a car park. This view is looking west and the back of the shops on 'The Broadway' are to the left.
 

Rail Ticket

 

Woodhall Junction to Woodhall Spa rail ticket

 

 

 

The New Line
 

The line between Kirkstead and Little Steeping opened to goods traffic on Sunday the 1st of June 1913. The route providing a more direct and faster link between Lincoln and Skegness than previously offered by the Lincoln-Boston, Lincoln-Louth routes. There were five stations along the route, at Coningsby, Tumby Woodsde, New Bolingbroke, Stickney and Midville, before joining the East Lincolnshire line near Firsby.

 

Further Reading
 
Title Author Publisher Year
       
The Lincolnshire Loop Line (GNR) and the River Witham A.J. Ludlam The Oakwood Press 1995
       
The Horncastle & Woodhall Junction Railway  A.J.Ludlam

The Oakwood Press
ISBN 0 85361 326 5

1986
       
The New Line, Kirkstead-Little Steeping including Lincoln to Skegness    Stephen Walker

KMS Books, Boston, Lincs
ISBN 0948017 02 3

1985
       
 

 
1920's London & North Eastern Railway poster depicting the Spa Bath pump rooms at Woodhall Spa. Image courtesy of the Science Museum
Railway poster
Why not make Woodhall Spa your base while you visit and learn more about the railway heritage sites of Lincolnshire? The village has a fine selection of hotels, guest houses and camping/caravanning sites. Select the accommodation page for more information.   There are plenty of places to eat out. Select the Wining and Dining page for more information
 
 

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