Immingham Western Jetty railway station

Immingham Western Jetty railway station was a temporary structure which served the dock in Immingham, Lincolnshire, England.

Immingham Western Jetty
LocationImmingham, North East Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53.6317°N 0.1917°W / 53.6317; -0.1917
Grid referenceTA196165
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBarton and Immingham Light Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Key dates
1 May 1911[1]Station opened
1922Station replaced by Immingham Dock station

History

Immingham Dock was opened on 22 July 1912 by the Great Central Railway at a point where the deep water channel came close to the Lincolnshire bank of the Humber.

To get their workers from Kingston-upon-Hull, Barton upon Humber, New Holland and surrounding villages to the dock the company built the Barton and Immingham Light Railway, which initially terminated at Immingham Western Jetty station,[2] situated next to the ramp carrying lines onto the jetty itself.[3][4][5]

Workers coming from Grimsby and surrounds were catered for by the Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway, an inter-urban tram system running from Grimsby which had its own terminus named Immingham Dock. This stood on the opposite side of the dock's entrance lock gates.

Immingham Western Jetty station had a single platform station built of wood.[6] It had none of the usual facilities. The only structure other than the platform and fence was a wooden ticket collector's hut not dissimilar to those found at modern car parks.[7]

Services were provided from New Holland, leaving what is now the Barton Line south of Goxhill, calling at East Halton and Killingholme stations before reaching Immingham. The July 1922 Bradshaw shows the station still in use.[8]

At some point in or after 1922 the station was closed and replaced by the altogether more solid and permanent Immingham Dock station[9] a short distance southeast, within sight of the dock's entrance locks. A photo of a locomotive at Immingham Dock station in Great Central Railway livery suggests that the handover took place in the early 1920s.[10]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Killingholme
Line and station closed		   Great Central Railway
Barton and Immingham Light Railway		   Terminus

References
  1. Ludlam 1996, p. 44.
  2. Dow 1965, p. 235.
  3. King & Hewins 1989, p. 25.
  4. Ludlam 1996, p. 65.
  5. Ludlam 2016, p. 6.
  6. Grainger 2012, p. 47.
  7. Ludlam 1996, p. 45.
  8. Bradshaw 1985, p. 720.
  9. Mummery & Butler 1999, p. 110.
  10. Ludlam 1996, p. 69.

Sources
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.
  • Grainger, Ken (2012). Gellatly, Bob (ed.). "Immingham Dock Centenary Souvenir 1912-2012". Forward. Holton le Clay: Brian Bell for the Great Central Railway Society. ISSN 0141-4488.
  • King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
  • Ludlam, A.J. (2016). Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre (Lincolnshire Railway Centres). Ludborough: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society. ISBN 978-0-9954610-0-0.
  • Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-494-4. LP 198.
  • Mummery, Brian; Butler, Ian (1999). Immingham and the Great Central Legacy. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7524-1714-1.
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Killingholme   Great Central Railway
Barton and Immingham Light Railway		   Terminus
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