Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway facts for kids
The Grimsby and Immingham Light Railway
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| Headquarters | Grimsby |
| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 1923–1961 |
| Successor | Abandoned |
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| Length | 5 miles |
The Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway was a special kind of electric railway. It connected the town of Grimsby with the village of Immingham in Lincolnshire, England. This railway was like a tram system, but it didn't run on busy streets. Instead, it had its own dedicated path, much like a small train line.
People sometimes called it an "Inter-Urban" railway. This means it linked different towns or cities, rather than just moving people around inside one city. It was a very important way for people to travel between Grimsby and Immingham for many years.
Images for kids
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G&IER car 18 (also formerly Gateshead No 18, built by the company in 1923) is washed at Pyewipe Depot before making its last journey.
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Ex-GCR car 15, built in 1915, passes Pyewipe depot outbound for Immingham
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An ex-GCR car leaves Immingham Town for Grimsby on 1 July 1961. On the far left is the Grimsby District Light Railway
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Ex-Gateshead car No 17 at Pyewipe, built 1928, was rebuilt by British Railways as a well-equipped repair car, and renumbered 320224. The line's tower wagon stands behind it.
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The controls of the ex-GCR tramcars were basic: a Dick, Kerr DB1, Form K4 controller and a vertically-mounted hand brake wheel
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Ex-Gateshead car No 17
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The 1948 timetable - typical of the line's heyday
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A typical G&IER ticket of the final type. These were issued by conductors on board the trams.
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The final G&IER timetable: after 1959 the trams only ran in the rush hours
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Letter announcing the line's closure
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GEx-GCR car No 12, built by Brush in 1913, formed the last public working at 14.03 from Immingham Dock on 1 July 1961, seen here reversing at Immingham Town
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