Tumby Woodside railway station explained

Tumby Woodside
Status:Disused
Borough:Tumby Woodside, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:GNR
Postgroup:LNER
Eastern Region of British Railways
Years:1 July 1913
Events:Opened
Years1:1915
Events1:Closed
Years2:1923
Events2:Opened
Years3:5 October 1970
Events3:Closed [1]

Tumby Woodside railway station was a station in Tumby Woodside, Lincolnshire, England on the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway which ran between Lincoln and Firsby. The site is now left in an overgrown and unkempt state. The station masters house survives as a private residence. It served the village until closure in 1970 and was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. [2] [3]

References

53.1027°N -0.1022°W

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Web site: Disused Stations: Tumby Woodside Station . www.disused-stations.org.uk . 5 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Tumby Woodside Station, Tumby (BF017215) Archive Volume - Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive Collection Historic England . historicengland.org.uk . 5 September 2021 . en.