Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway

Infobox rail
railroad_name=Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
gauge=RailGauge|24
start_year=1960
end_year=1985
length=
hq_city=Humberstone
locale=England
successor=Abandoned

The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was a narrow gauge heritage railway built in 1958 using equipment from the Nocton Potato Estate railway.

The railway was built by a group of railway enthusiasts who wished to preserve the stock and atmosphere of the Lincolnshire area potato railways. The land for the railway was leased from Grimsby Rural District Council and opened in 1960 using a Motor Rail "Simplex" locomotive and a single open bogie carriage. In 1961 a second Motor Rail locomotive was added and the railway's first steam locomotive, "Jurassic" arrived. By 1964 the line was carrying 60,000 passengers a year.

In 1966 the railway was rebuilt on a new alignment. The line saw considerable success in the late 1960s and another steam locomotive, "Elin", arrived, although it was too heavy for the lightly laid track.

In the early 1980s the railway continued to draw passengers but other issues arose. The council insisted on the installation of six foot high fences on both sides of the railway. In 1985, faced with a series of obstacles the railway closed and the track was lifted shortly afterwards.

Much of the stock of the railway stayed together and was put into storage at the Skegness Water Leisure Park. A revived Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway is planned for the site.

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ee also

* British narrow gauge railways