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Willoughby Station signalbox on the East Lincolnshire line. The branchline to Sutton on Sea and Mablethorpe left the mainline here.
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A view to the north showing the Mablethorpe branch diverging to the east here.
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The branch was normally served by the bay platform on the east side of Willoughby station. Willoughby Junction box was only opened as required.
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Looking back to bay platform - main up & down lines to right of box.
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Mumby Road station was in a very isolated place but remained open until closure.
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It had a passing loop used on peak summer Saturdays.
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Sutton on Sea was originally the extent of the line from Willoughby. It was later extended to Mablethorpe
and made a loop with the line from Louth to Mablethorpe.
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Looking towards Willoughby from the up platform at Sutton on Sea.
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Long platforms give an impression of the hoped for traffic - note the extent of the white lines on platform edges.
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Looking towards Mablethorpe showing a very tidy station complete with signalbox on the platform.
It was rumoured that the signalman used the bicycle to reach the manually operated crossing gates.
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Sutton on Sea signalbox.
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Sutton on Sea signalbox again.
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Down platform waiting room.
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Passengers await the arrival of a Willoughby bound train.
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A compact station building with full facilities.
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A large car park on what was the goods yard.
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The up platform.
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The Mablethorpe end of the up platform.
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Beyond the crossing the line reverts to a single line.
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GNR somersault signals protect the crossing and single line.
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Fine British Railways sign. I recall seeing a similar sign from the branch dumped in a chicken coop in Louth - what a waste!
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Looking towards Mablethorpe. The next crossing is very close and was the point at which the Alford & Sutton Tramway (closed soon
after the railway opened) crossed the railway on a flat crossing.
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The crossing box named after the Tramway Crossing.
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