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The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire.
The railway operates on the trackbed of the former East Lincolnshire Railway, which opened from Grimsby to Boston via Louth in 1847. The railway was absorbed by the Great Northern Railway (GNR), which later became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. The railway remained open upon nationalisation of British Railways in 1948, the line's passenger services being operated by railmotors. These were later replaced by diesel multiple units. The line was gradually downgraded, with passenger services ending in 1970, whilst freight services ended in 1980.
The Grimsby-Louth Group was set up in 1978 to fight the closure of the line. When the end became inevitable, the group was renamed the Grimsby-Louth Railway Preservation Society, with the aim of preserving the line for continued use. Unfortunately, British Rail removed the track, and demolished all buildings, thus making their task harder. The society rehabilitated Ludborough station in 1984, and started operating trains in 1991. The initial aim of reopening the line from Louth to Grimsby is no longer possible, due to the opening of a bypass on the track formation near Grimsby. However, it is hoped eventually to reconstruct the 10 miles of track between Louth and Waltham.
Ludborough station has been restored to a working museum, complete with operational signal boxes. A 900 yard running line operates northwards towards North Thoresby. Trains are operated by both steam and diesel locomotives. Two of the line's diesel locomotives, nos. D3102 and 97650 have strong local connections. The former was the resident shunter at Lincoln Central for many years, whilst the latter was built by Ruston and Hornsby at their Lincoln works.
| British Heritage and Private Railways |
| England |
| Appleby Frodingham Railway - Avon Valley Railway - Barrow Hill Engine Shed - Battlefield Line - Birmingham Railway Museum - Bluebell Railway - Bodmin & Wenford Railway - Bowes Railway - Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - Buckinghamshire Railway Centre - Bure Valley Railway - Chasewater Railway - Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway - Cholsey & Wallingford Railway - Churnet Valley Railway - Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway - Colne Valley Railway - Coventry Railway Centre - Dartmoor Railway - Dean Forest Railway - Derwent Valley Light Railway - Didcot Railway Centre - East Anglian Railway Museum - East Kent Railway - East Lancashire Railway - East Somerset Railway - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - Eden Valley Railway - Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - Foxfield Light Railway - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Great Central Steam Railway - Isle of Wight Steam Railway - Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - Kent & East Sussex Railway - Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - Lappa Valley Steam Railway - Launceston Steam Railway - Lavender Line - Leighton Buzzard Railway - Lincolnshire Wolds Railway - London Post Office Railway - Lynton & Barnstaple Railway - Mid Hants Watercress Railway - Mid Norfolk Railway - Mid Suffolk Light Railway - Middleton Railway - Mangapps Farm Railway Museum - Midland Railway Centre - National Railway Museum - Nene Valley Railway - North Norfolk Railway - North Tyneside Steam Railway - North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Northampton & Lamport Railway - Northampton Ironstone Railway Trust - Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway - Peak Rail -Plym Valley Railway - Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway - Ribble Steam Railway - Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - Rutland Railway Museum - Seaton Tramway - Severn Valley Railway - Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway - Somerset & Dorset Railway- South Devon Railway - South Tynedale Railway - Spa Valley Railway - Swanage Railway - Swindon and Cricklade Railway - Weardale Railway - Wensleydale Railway - West Somerset Railway |
| Scotland |
| Alford Valley Railway - Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Caledonian Railway (Brechin) - Keith and Dufftown Railway - Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway - Mull Rail - Royal Deeside Railway - Scottish Industrial Railway Centre - Strathspey Steam Railway |
| Wales |
| Bala Lake Railway - Brecon Mountain Railway - Cambrian Railway Society - Corris Railway - Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Railway - Ffestiniog Railway - Gwili Railway - Llanberis Lake Railway - Llangollen Railway - Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway - Rhyl Miniature Railway - Snowdon Mountain Railway - Talyllyn Railway - Vale of Rheidol Railway - Welsh Highland Railway - Welshpool & Llanfair Railway |
| Northern Ireland |
| Donegal Railway Centre - Downpatrick Railway Museum - Giant's Causeway Tramway |
| Isle of Man |
| Douglas Horse Tram - Groudle Glen Railway - Isle of Man Steam Railway - Manx Electric Railway - Snaefell Mountain Railway |
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