The Anonymous Widower

Connecting East Lincolnshire

The title of this post, is the same as that of this study by Greengauge 21.

The study goes through all the transport options in East Lincolnshire, comes to some interesting general conclusions, in addition to those specific to East Lincolnshire and then makes this recommendation.

We recommend putting in hand the studies to compare and select the best of the two ways identified here to use electrified net zero carbon public transport to meet East Lincolnshire’s future connectivity needs.

The two ways are.

Reopening the East Lincolnshire Railway

Reopening the East Lincolnshire Railway between Louth and Firsby and running these services.

• Skegness–Wainfleet–Boston–Sleaford–Grantham–Nottingham
• Louth–Wlloughby–Alford–Firsby–Boston–Donington–Spalding–Peterborough (and
  thence potentially, London KX).

Note.

1. There would be a mini-hub at Boston.
2. There would be good connections to Lincolnshire’s InterConnect bus links.

I wrote about reinstating the East Lincolnshire Railway inBeeching Reversal – Firsby And Louth.

An Express Interurban Bus Alternative

The study describes this option like this.

A Louth–Boston–Spalding express bus, interchanging with the east west Nottingham–Skegness trains with timed
connections at a multi-modal hub at Boston and an improved hourly interval rail service onwards
from Spalding southwards.

One of their suggestions is to extend Thameslink to Spalding.

September 8, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Boston Station, Buses, Connecting East Lincolnshire, East Lincolnshire Railway, Greengauge 21, Lincolnshire, Peterborough Station, Skegness Station, Spalding Station, Trains