Aby for Claythorpe railway station

Aby for Claythorpe was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway[1] which served the hamlets of Aby and Claythorpe in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1961.[2] It originally opened as Claythorpe, but was renamed in 1885. Withdrawal of goods facilities took place in 1961, on the same day that the station was closed to passengers. The line through the station is closed.

Aby for Claythorpe
Former goods shed in March 2010.
Location
PlaceAby
AreaEast Lindsey
Operations
Original companyEast Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms3
History
3 September 1848Opened as Claythorpe
1 November 1885Renamed Aby for Claythorpe
11 September 1961Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
The former station house in 1992

History

The station was opened on 3 September 1848 as Claythorpe[3] after the settlement of Claythorpe, and renamed in November 1885 to Aby after the nearby hamlet of Aby.[4] It was constructed by Peto and Betts civil engineering contractors who, in January 1848, had taken over the contract to construct the section of the East Lincolnshire Railway between Louth and Boston from John Waring and Sons.[5] This section was the last to be completed in September 1848 at an agreed cost of £123,000 (equivalent to £12,440,000 in 2019).[6][5] The station was provided with parallel platforms to the north of a skew level crossing,[7] with the stationmaster's house situated on the south side of the crossing on the down side.[8] Adjacent to the stationmaster's house, which comprised a booking office, was a short low platform[9] which may have been used by rail motors.[10] On the opposite side of the line was a signal box bearing the name Aby, which may have been the shortest name for any signal box in the country.[9][11] The box controlled the crossing and a goods yard with a goods shed and a 1½-ton crane.[10] The yard, which was the largest of the three stations between Louth and Alford Town,[10] was the first to close on 11 September 1961.[12] The station closed to passengers on the same day.[4]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Authorpe
Line and station closed		   Great Northern Railway
East Lincolnshire Line		   Alford Town
Line and station closed

Present day

The stationmaster's house has survived as a private residence, and the goods shed is still standing.[13] The low platform in front of the stationmaster's house is still extant, but the parallel platforms have been removed and the land returned to agriculture.[10] To the south, the bridge which carried the line over Great Eau also remains.[13]

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References
  1. Conolly 2004, p. 17, section A3.
  2. Historic England. "Aby station (506735)". PastScape. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. Butt 1995, p. 62.
  4. Butt 1995, p. 13.
  5. Ludlam 1991, p. 14.
  6. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. Ludlam 1991, p. 49.
  8. Ludlam 1991, p. 75.
  9. Ludlam 1991, p. 76.
  10. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  11. Stennett 2007, p. 31.
  12. Clinker 1978, p. 2.
  13. Stennett 2007, p. 40.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hill, Roger; Vessey, Carey (1999) [1996]. British Railways Past and Present: Lincolnshire (No. 27). Kettering, Northants: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85895-083-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Ludlam, A.J. (1991). The East Lincolnshire Railway (Locomotive Papers No. 82). Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-416-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Conolly, W. Philip (2004) [1958]. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7110-0320-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost Railways of Lincolnshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-040-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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