HULL TO WITHERNSEA
The Hull to Holderness (Withernsea) Railway was promoted by Anthony Bannister and opened in 1854. Trains ran from the Hull Victoria Dock station. The line was operated by the North Eastern Railway from 1860, who then re-routed passenger traffic into Hull Paragon Station in 1864.
The railway had an uneventful life, seaside traffic played a big part in it's passenger figures. The railway transformed Withernsea from a small village into a small town in just over a century.
Following the Beeching Report, passenger services ceased in 1964 . Goods traffic was withdrawn in 1965.
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The stations at the time of closure were:
The railway had an uneventful life, seaside traffic played a big part in it's passenger figures. The railway transformed Withernsea from a small village into a small town in just over a century.
Following the Beeching Report, passenger services ceased in 1964 . Goods traffic was withdrawn in 1965.
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The stations at the time of closure were:
- Hull Paragon
- Botanic Gardens
- Stepney
- Wilmington
- Southcoates
- Marfleet
- Hedon
- Ryehill & Burstwick
- Keyingham
- Ottringham
- Patrington
- Withernsea
Platform 3 Withernsea, early 1950's. Based at Botanic Gardens shed, G5 0-4-4 T 67256 awaits departure for Hull Paragon. The G5's and C12's were the mainstay of passenger traffic from the early 1940's until 1957.
Photo by Trevor Baldwin
The introduction of Diesel Multiple Units in the late 1950's did not prevent the closure of the line.
Photo by Neville Stead.