Could Hull to Hornsea and Withernsea railways be reinstated?
EAST RIDING: An ambitious campaign is being launched tomorrow to reinstate railways from Hull to Hornsea and Withernsea.
Patrick Wilkinson, from the East Yorkshire Rail Regeneration meeting, has organised a meeting tomorrow at the Jack Gledhill centre, Queen Street, Withernsea, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
He said: "I believe the railway is within our grasp but we have to show it would be profitable by saying "Yes, I would use it".
"Four years before the line closed, 10,000 journeys were recorded on the line in one week.
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"If we get that amount again then the area will get noticed and large companies will invest in us, not only that but the railway alone will create hundreds of jobs for the building of it, the maintaining of it and the day to day running of it."
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by rob37n
Saturday, February 02 2013, 2:38AM
“You cannot just put railway lines back, the land degrades, the entire route would need to be rebuilt, then what about the poor souls who have happily lived in the old stations for years, or people who would suddenly find railway lines going past their gardens, let alone the sheer number of level crossings that would need to be reinstated. Before all of that there are surveys, acts of Parliament and many other obstacles to overcome. The idea to electrify the line to Leeds and to join up to the East Coast Mainline hold far more water and would make much more sense. Some Muppet will be suggesting they rebuild Cannon Street station next and start running out to North Cave and beyond on the old Hull and Barnsley Railway.”
by lner-steam
Friday, February 01 2013, 9:58PM
“nice idea but they wont be the money in the end and some one with a agenda will stop it
shame though”
by ArthurHunt
Thursday, January 31 2013, 7:28PM
“I'd love to see the railways back but it's probably not viable.”
by benrandal
Thursday, January 31 2013, 9:23AM
“Suggestions of steam trains is equally ridiculous, expensive and unsustainable. A reason to visit Withernsea is what is needed. A traintrack with nothing at the end of it
won't help.”
by benrandal
Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:58AM
“Withernsea to Hull rail? Pipe dream. Won't happen.
When they are threatening to cut Hull to London direct, Withernsea to Hull is ridiculous.”
by Richtreat
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 6:47PM
“I would rather have the railway back than the dog sh*t infested tracks we have now.”
by democracy_now
Monday, January 28 2013, 10:15PM
“This is very ambitious, but good luck as I believe the only way to regenerate declining towns is improved transport links.”
by maxumus
Monday, January 28 2013, 8:55PM
“my question would be where would the lines start from i remember traveling on it as a kid and a lot of the line from hull has been demolished and some of it is mount plesent and what about south coats station and Wilmington think it would be a difficult task all though it would be nice to see again”
by MixyRabbit
Monday, January 28 2013, 5:54PM
“The priority must be to electrify from Selby to Hull (I believe Leeds to Selby already has the go ahead). The people of Hull and East Riding must sign up and be heard: http://tinyurl.com/9e4t7f7”
by tosh1958
Monday, January 28 2013, 4:54PM
“steam railway and maybe build an historical seaside visitor attraction on the shore much like Beamish Museum.”