9. South Humberside -18.06.81

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A mammoth revisit to Humberside following Graham and me sampling the doomed Hember ferry back in December. This time we focused exclusively on the ferry and the excellent railway infrastructure of north Lincolnshire. The weather was pretty gloomy but we still had a good time travelling in Graham's beige Auston 1100 (UVJ 129J). It's a strange thing but one often remembers the most obscure things, I have a powerful memory of listening on the car radio to the first day of the first test match of the 1981 Ashes series whilst taking a short break and having a brew in Goxhill station carpark! This was of course the famous series that included Botham's winning 149 at Headingly that won the third test match and ultimately contributed towards the Ashes win for England!

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Crossing & crossing keeper, Heyworth SE587138
The ECML still has today (2022) a number of manually operated level crossing gates where minor roads intersect with the line just north of Doncaster. This one at Heyworth is still in operation very much as is seen here back in 1981. The resident crossing keeper lived in the house just out of view to the right and would have to contact either York or Doncaster PSB for permission to open the gates. She is seen here closing the gates, as they remained by default due to the limited road traffic, after we had passed over in the Austin 1100.
Keywords: Crossing crossing keeper Heyworth SE587138 ECML East Coast Mainline

Crossing keeper's hut, Heyworth SE587138
Heyworth crossing signalman's hut is seen complete with its fire obviously lit. The hut was adjacent to the house in which the signalman lived in a remote spot some seven miles north of Doncaster. Today the charming rickety hut has gone with the space now part of the garden of the house. The signalman now has an equally dilapidated Portakabin on the other side of the road that is to the left in this photograph.
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Elsham signal box (MS&L, 1885)
Elsham signal box is seen complete with its wooden gates that were removed in the early 2000s to be replaced by the inevitable barriers. Located between Brigg and Barnetby the box was commissioned by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company being constructed by Railway Signal Company of Fazakerley, Liverpool in 1885. Today it still stands and is one of a number of Grade II listed boxes designated by Historic England. In their citation, they state that it is included 'as a representative example of the standard design of signal box (used 1881-1923) of the most successful signalling firm of the later pre-grouping period'.
Keywords: Elsham signal box MS&L 1885

Barnetby East signal box (GC, 1914), from platform end
The impressive array of signalling from the eastern end of Barnetby station is now a thing of the past. To the right of the photograph is Barnetby East signal box built by the Great Central Railway in 1914 following the demise of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company. The superb signalling here and Barnetby and North Lincolnshire as a whole for that matter survived largely intact until Network Rail swept it away during 2016.
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47215, down coal train, Barnetby station
Locally based (Immingham) 47215 gets a heavily loaded coal train away through Barnetby on its journey to the coast probably for export. 47215 met an ignominious end being subject to component recovery and then cutting up at Eastleigh following a serious accident at West Brompton in the summer of 1989. In the very distance of this photograph, the impressive one hundred and thirty-seven lever Wrawby Junction signal box can be seen. I never managed a photograph of this signal box except one taken from a passing train before it was closed in 2016.
Keywords: 47215 down coal train Barnetby station Wraby Junction

Habrough Junction signal box (MS&LR, 1883)
Habrough signal box was located at the end of the station platform and controlled the level crossing and its associated signalling. It was a Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company type 2 design that opened in 1883, replacing an earlier box at this location. It was shut in September 1988 with AHBs replacing the superb wooden gates seen in this image. Remote control of the crossing moved to the nearby Ulceby signal box.
Keywords: Habrough Junction signal box MS&LR

Oil lamp, Habrough level crossing
Atop one of the level crossing gates at Habrough a former LNER oil lamp sits continuing to do its job many years after it was installed. This was just one example of many grouping era infrastructures that we observed in this railway backwater of North Lincolnshire. It is only after that I scanned the slide and processed it in Photoshop that I noticed a reflection of a seventeen-year-old me in the globe of the lamp!
Keywords: Oil lamp Habrough level crossing LNER

Brocklesby Junction signal box (GC, 1912)
The sight of a signal box located on a platform of a station is not a particularly common occurrence. Brocklesby Junction box is also rather squat which I suspect is due to sighting issues created by the B1211 road bridge directly to the west of the station as seen to the extreme left of the photograph. The box is a Great Central structure dating from 1912 located close to what was the far north eastern extremity of their network. The box closed in December 2015 but still stands, if boarded up, as it is a Grade II listed structure. Incidentally, the station is also closed but some years earlier than the box back in October 1993.
Keywords: Brocklesby Junction signal box GC 1912 Great Central Railway

Station building, Brocklesby station
Despite the overgrown platform, the broken windows and the peeling paintwork Brocklesby station was still open and served by trains even if the service pattern was not particularly favourable to passengers. Looking back now this was clearly part of BR's deliberate and orchestrated strategy to run down passenger numbers thus creating their case to close it. Closure came on 03.10.93 leaving Ulceby station to the north of the North Lincolnshire triangle and Habrough to the east. To be fair to BR passenger numbers were never particularly strong as the station was located in a rather isolated position some three miles from the village of Brocklesby itself. Allegedly, the station was constructed at the behest of the Earl of Yarborough who also just happened to be the chairman of the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway who also had his own waiting room within the building. The grand station building, built in the familiar Tudor Gothic style used widely throughout the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway network was designed by the architects Weightman and Hadfield.
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Station building, Brocklesby station
A mock Tudor Gothic style was used widely throughout the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway network with Brocklesby being no exception. Despite it being run down and disused the building maintains its grand and imposing appearance. The station closed to passengers in October 1993 (some twelve years after this photograph was taken) but the scene is essentially the same today. The platforms remain and the building (now Grade II listed) is restored and now a private residence.
Keywords: Station building Brocklesby station Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

Class 56, up empty hoppers, Brocklesby station
The waving of a red flag by, in this case, the signalmen in Brocklesby signal box is an urgent request for a train to stop. As the up empty hopper train hauled by the Class 56 has the road and has passed the box I suspect that the signalman was not requesting this to stop but that he was flagging down a down train that would have been coming into view behind me. Either way, my contemporary notes do not make clear what I had observed apart from a Class 47 leading a freight towards Scunthorpe. In this wide-angled view taken from the B1211 road bridge, the mock Tudor Gothic-styled station can be seen to the right with the unusually placed Great Central signal box on the island platform. This scene is essentially the same today apart from the absence of the bracket signal and the rest of the signalling equipment. Additionally, whilst this particular Class 56 has probably been scrapped a small number are still in use on the network.
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Enamel, Ulceby station
Ulcbey station is located on the northern apex of a triangle of lines in north Lincolnshire. It is one of three stations (with one now closed) located at the other points of the triangle with Habrough to the east and Brocklesby to the west (closed 03.10.93). Back in 1981 all the stations and the infrastructure were delightfully quaint with much appearing to be forgotten in what appeared to be a railway backwater. This did mean that there was much to photograph delighting the railway enthusiast such as BR enamel signs. This particular example at Ulceby looks as if it is about to fall into the brambles and bindweed enveloping the railings below! As with the sign at Brockelsby taken a little earlier, I am not sure if this example was a BR blue or an LNER example, I suspect the latter but will take advice from my reader!
Keywords: Enamel, Ulceby station

Ulceby Junction signal box (GC, 1910)
The rather grand looking Ulceby Junction signal box contained a thirty lever frame (a little small for the size of the structure perhaps?) and was built by the Great Central in 1910 following their development and opening of the nearby Immingham docks. In this view, the wooden manual gates that protected the A1077 road are seen along with the impressive telegraph pole that supports fifty porcelain insulators! When I visited again in 2007 the box was still in use and remarkedly, the gates were still the same having survived being replaced by barriers. Unfortunately, all this superb infrastructure was swept away over Christmas 2015 when all the mechanical signalling in this area was replaced with the box being demolished despite local attempts to prevent this. Notice also two cars one of which probably belonged to the signalman. A four-door Marina Deluxe model puts in an appearance with a 'T' (1978/9) registered Opel Kadett in full view.
Keywords: Ulceby Junction signal box GC 1910 Great Central Railway

Enamel & notice board, Ulceby station
A period notice board at Ulceby station complete with s large blue enamel running in sign above. The posters include a full timetable (a 'Paytrain' guide as BR markets it) for the Cleethorpes to Newark route. The Special Notice to the right is the revised timetable for the New Holland and Barton-on-Humber branch that will follow the closure of the Humber ferry less than a week after this photograph was taken. The timetable revision includes the withdrawal of all services to and from New Holland Pier that was to close as part of the withdrawal of the ferry. Finally, the poster to the left was advertising rail links to Europe via ferries off course as this was still many years before the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
Keywords: Enamel notice board Ulceby station BR blue enamel

Nameboard, Thornton Abbey station
Dating from 1139 Thornton Abbey was constructed at the behest of by William le Gros, the Earl of Yorkshire. As part of Henry XIII's dissolution of monastries, the abbey was turned into a secular college. It later fell into disrepair and was abandoned with all that remains today is the large gatehouse that can be seen to the right of the nameboard in this photograph. The grand wooden nameboard in this view still exists today with an identical view to mine seen here appearing on Wikepedia's page for the station!
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Class 114 DMU, 12.00 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier, Goxhill Station station
A refurbished Class 114 DMU arrives at Goxhill station working the 12.00 Cleethorpes to New Holland Pier service. The train is passing the superb Great Central type four box that dates from 1910. The level crossing gates were manually controlled from the box and protected a minor road that passes through the village. Notice the LNER cast trespass sign next to the Portaloo and the signalman's natty bike!
Keywords: Class 114 DMU 12.00 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier Goxhill Station station first generation DMU

Enamel & totem, Goxhill station
A walk along Goxhill station's platforms even as late as 1981 was like going back in time to another railway era! With its coal yard still appearing to be in use the platforms proudly have a large blue enamel (possibly of LNER vintage due to its non-flanged and wooden framed edges) and a totem. The post to which the totem is attached has the remains of its gas lighting control valve. One cannot help to wonder where this totem ended up. I hope that it was not simply thrown away when the station was 'upgraded' and that it still exists today. If so, the lucky owner may well be in receipt of a piece of railway memorabilia worth several thousand pounds!
Keywords: Enamel totem Goxhill station totem BR blue enamel

Goxhill signal box (GC, 1910)
A railway modeller's delight! The superb and unmolested Great Central Signal box at Goxhill is seen. It was opened in 1910 and was a Type 4 design with a thirty-six lever frame that has now become a fringe box following the resignalling of the 'mainline'. At the time of writing, the gates are still manually operated maintianing the air of Victorian atmosphere of this railway backwater. Only the Portaloo and bike date the scene to the early 1980s!
Keywords: Goxhill signal box GC Great Central Railway

Cast sign, Goxhill station
One of two former LNER cast trespass notices at Goxhill station. This sign would have been installed by the second largest of the 'Big Four' sometime after its creation in 1923. It's survival into the 1980s was amazing enough but on a subsequent visit to Goxhill in 2007 I found the same sign still present; a quite extraordinary survivor!
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Totem, Goxhill station
A superb example of a British Railways non-flanged totem at Goxhill station in north Lincolnshire. It is mounted on a post that would once would have had a gas lamp at the top. The control valve can be seen just below the totem. Notice also the red board with hooks that once would have held fire buckets. Whilst the station building at Goxhill still exists it is now a private residence.
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Enamel, Goxhill station
Goxhill station back in 1981 had a plethora of infrastructure from a previous railway era. One of the most delightful was this large enamel running-in board that was mounted in a wooden frame on concrete posts. I am not sure if this sign was of British Railways of LNER heritage....advice anybody?
Keywords: Enamel Goxhill station BR blue enamel LNER

Barrow Road Crossing signal box (RSCo, 1885)
What a superb scene! Barrow Road signal box was built by the RSCo (Railway Signalling Company) for the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway in 1885. The line to the right led off to Barton-on-Humber with the one in the foreground leading on to New Holland Pier. In the background, just below the bracket signal, is the new and yet to open New Holland station built to replace New Holland Town that is located a short distance behind where I am standing. Town station closed less than a week after this phograph was taken with the opening of the Humber Bridge and the consequential closure of the Humber ferry service.
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New Holland Town signal box (RSCo, 188X) & level crossing
A reverse angle view of New Holland Town signal box with the crossing gates that permitted access for vehicles to the pier itself. Vehicle access to the pier enabled them to then join the Humber ferry that docked at the end of the pier. The box looks to be remarkably original with its finials, slate roof, and timber cladding. It is recognisable as a Railway Signalling Company (RSCo) structure but I cannot find a decisive date for its construction but I suspect that it would be very close to the nearby Barrow Road Crossing box date of 1885. As for the November 1972 registered Ford Escort, the DVLA records indicate that it had another six years on the road before the inevitable rust would have probably confined it to the scrap yard!
Keywords: New Holland Town signal box RSCo level crossing Ford escort

New Holland Town signal box (RSCo, 188X)
From the platform end of the doomed New Holland Town station, the signal box of the same name is seen. Both would close within a week with the opening of the Humber bridge to take place on 24.06.81. Indeed, the signalman has chalked on the green board just in front of the box's door 'Last few days'. The line curving off to the right leads to Barton-on-Humber controlled by the submissive arm number 34. The BR (E) flanged enamel guiding passengers away from the station is a great example of much of the infrastructure around this station and the pier that led out into the Humber estuary behind me.
Keywords: Railway Signalling Company RSCo New Holland Town signal box

Enamel, New Holland Town station
A large British Railways (Eastern) blue enamel is seen on the station of the same name. The station was to close exactly seven days later on from when this photgraph was taken with the opening of the Humber bridge that replaced the Humber Ferry. I wonder where this grand sign was to end up; locally in somebody's collection I hope!
Keywords: Enamel New Holland Town station BR blue

New Holland Town signal box (RSCo, 188X)
I must have been rather excited about New Holland Town signal box as I took a number of photographs of it some from similar angles during this visit a week before its closure. However, when the subject is such a fine example of a Railway Signalling Company (RSCo) box built for the Great Central Railway I am glad that I did! I suspect that it will have dated from around 1885, the same date that the nearby and identical Barrow Road box was opened. The cars in the car park behind the box date the photograph well with a Toyota Crown and an instantly recognisable Volvo 240 estate.
Keywords: New Holland Town signal box RSCo Railway Signalling Company

Interior, New Holland Town signal box
The sea of white levers in New Holland Town signal box gives a reminder of past times when it would have controlled many more signals and sets of points than it did by this stage in its life just seven days before closure. Despite being in the sunset of its life ninety-six years after its opening the interior remains spick and span complete with a polished linoleum floor! The pink pieces of A4 paper crudely placed over some of the levers are a reminder to the signalmen that they are not to be used.
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Track diagram, New Holland Town signal box
With the requisite Bardic lamp on the shelf along with various paperwork, the track diagram inside New Holland signal box is seen. The signalman kindly permitted Graham and I access to the box which was to close exactly a week later along with the line that led the short distance from here to the end of New Holland Pier. The line stretching to the bottom of the track diagram was the Barton-on-Humber branch that was temporarily out of use at this time in preparation for the new service offereed by BR to link up with busses that would carry passengers over the soon to opened Humber bridge in leiu of the Humber ferry.
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Levers, New Holland Town signal box
With work already underway in preparation for the closure of New Holland Town station and signal box in a week's time (24.06.81) rather crude alterations to the workings of the box are seen in this photograph. Possibly in lieu of a piece of red paper, a pink sheet of A4 has crudely been placed across some levers to remind the signalmen not to use them. Notice that standards have appeared to have slipped a little with regard to the handles of the levers that normally would be highly polished but look distinctly tarnished.
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New Holland Pier
Using the 135mm telephoto lens attached to my Pentax ME Super camera New Holland pier is seen stretching out into the Humber Estuary. The canopy to the right is that of New Holland Town station that would close exactly a week later along with the railway on the pier and the station at the end. Notice the line of LNER globe lamps to the left that I photographed one of when I visited the pier back in December 1980, see.....https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29820618204/lner-globe-enamel-new-holland-pier The pier is still in use today being technically railway connected and used by a grain and animal feed import/export company with a conveyor belt occupying the route of the right-hand track.
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Enamel, New Holland Town station
A British Railways (E) enamel at New Holland station is seen hanging above a waiting room that was firmly shut! The station was a shadow of its former and rather grand self with it all but closed but for a ticket office. The whole station would be shut completely less than a week later with the opening of the Humber bridge that would precipitate the closure of the Humber ferry. I have said this before, but I always wonder where old signage went when a station was closed, I really hope that they were not simply put in a skip!
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Ticket office, New Holland Town station
The ticket window at New Holland Town station displays a fine collection of period features from the Eastern Region enamel to the wooden boards with pasted on self-prepared ferry timetables. Notice also the lovely downlighter lamp that extends over where the customer would stand to purchase their tickets. I must have been quite taken with this part of New Holland Town station as I took another photgraph using black and white film, see.....https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30026575197/x37-ticket-office-new-holland-town
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Ticket office, New Holland Town station
A head-on view of the ticket window at New Holland Town station taken on trusty FP4 black and white film is a little more atmospheric and characterful than the previous one, see.... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30026575187/ticket-office-new-holland-town-station
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Former frontage, New Holland Town station
The former frontage of New Holland Town station is seen now in a pretty sorry state with all access now via the platform end. The former car park at the front is now grassed over and used for storage as seen here. Notice the hole in the stonework above the entrance that would once have housed a station clock. The rather grand station was opened by the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway in 1848 but was to close completely just a week after this photograph was taken. Unfortunately, it did not survive and was demolished with the site now occupied by industrial premises.
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Class 114 DMU, 13.09 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier, New Holland Town station
Despite the Class 114 DMU being out of focus, I have included this photograph due to other interesting things seen in it. To the rear left of the unit as it approaches New Holland Town station is Barrow Road Crossing signal box. The large building in the centre of the image is the former Yarborough Arms and hotel that was allegedly frequented by railway staff in times when many would have been working in the New Holland area. The DMU is taking the left-hand curve of a triangle of lines all of which can been also seen in the photograph.
Keywords: Class 114 DMU 15.09 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier New Holland Town station first generation DMU

Class 114 DMU, 13.09 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier, New Holland Town station
Having arrived at New Holland Town station a refurbished Class 114 DMU pauses working the 13.09 Cleethorpes to New Holland Pier service. Its destination is seen in the distance at the far end of the pier a fair way out into the Humber estuary. The archaic nature of the station is seen clearly in this view with old signage and a general tatty look. Also, notice how low the platform is compared to the train necessitating a small number of wooden steps along the platform to permit easier access for passengers.
Keywords: Class 114 DMU 13.09 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier New Holland Town station First Generation DMU

Signalling, New Holland Town
A lovely concrete signal post is seen at New Holland Town. I recall from this visit in 1981 how ancient the railway infrastructure felt in this North Lincolnshire bywater. There was also an air of general decay compounded by the imminent closure of the railway that is seen in this image running along the pier connecting with the Humber Ferry. This closure was precipitated by the opening of the Humber bridge that would take place less than a week after this photograph was taken.
Keywords: Signalling New Holland Town

Station building, Barrow Haven station
The delightful station waiting room at Barrow Haven is seen on the estuary side of the tracks. Located at a very remote spot on the flats of the Humber estuary it had a rather exposed platform that was located opposite this building. Passengers had to make their way along the approved walking route seen behind the railings, cross the occupation level crossing, and walk up the platform ramp to access the infrequent trains. According to Chris Bates' website, the sturdy wooden building was moved to Barrow Haven from Brocklesby at the start of the twentieth century. He also states that the building was saved from demolition by being taken to a private railway museum at Kirton Lindsey. It was later moved to the Burgh le Marsh railway museum, but since that museum closed its present whereabouts are unknown.
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Enamel, Barrow Haven station
For such a small station the large enamel sign attached to the front of the waiting room was extraordinarily large! The station was located between New Holland Town and Barton-on-Humber on the branch line spur that led to the North Lincolnshire town. Notice the stove pipe emerging from the roof of the building that was attached to superb pot-bellied stove in the centre of the room. Usage numbers at Barrow Haven have never been particularly high with them dropping to an alarming one hundred and eighty-four during the pandemic hit years of 2020/2021. However, at the time of writing (summer 2022) Network Rail have closed the station for the replacement of the platform so they obviously see a viable future for it.
Keywords: Enamel Barrow Haven station

Road sign & notice, Haven Inn, Barrow Haven
Barrow Haven is a small village that is a little isolated on the south bank of the Humber estuary in North Lincolnshire. The village has few services but maintains a tiny railway station and the Haven Inn, seen in the background of this photograph, is still open, see..... https://www.facebook.com/TheHavenInn/ . Notice the rather crude handwritten notice board leaning against the road sign dubbed a British Rail Notice! It is reminding passengers that the Humber Ferry will close next week and outlines the revised train times that will be in operation from then. I love the amateur nature of this notice board, was it that BR had done nothing official to help customers and that a local employee thought that something ought to be done?
Keywords: Road sign notice Haven Inn, Barrow Haven

Class 114 DMU, 14.00 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier, New Holland Town station
The 14.00 Cleethorpes to New Holland Pier service pauses at New Holland Town station. The track to the right in this view controlled by the signal that is half in shot was infrequently used by this time hence the rusty railhead. This photograph was taken less than a week before the closure of the station and the line running along the pier to the ferry head with the opening of the Humber bridge a few miles to the west.
Keywords: Class 114 DMU 14.00 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier New Holland Town station first-generation DMU

Loading ramp, New Holland Pier
Graham and I went to the far seaward end of New Holland pier to explore its operations a little further. In this view, taken from the loading ramp the access ramp from the pier is seen complete with enamel signage. Cars wishing to join the ferry would make their way down the ramp seen and wait to join the ferry from the side off to the right.
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Enamel, New Holland Pier
A superb British Railways (ER) enamel sign on New Holland Pier. Notice that the sign is split into two parts due to its size. I hope that somebody is the current day custodian of this magnificent sign and that it was not simply removed and thrown away when the pier was closed to railway traffic less than a week after this photograph was taken.
Keywords: Enamel New Holland Pier Enamel sign

Class 114 DMU, 14.00 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier, New Holland Pier
A Class 116 first-generation DMU has just arrived at New Holland Pier with the 14.00 from Cleethorpes with the crew no preparing it for its return departure. The driver looks as though he is just finishing up in his cab but has yet to switch the tail lights on. Until a few years before this photograph was taken, there were two further tracks at this, the extreme end of the pier. The track to the left provided additional platform capacity with the short centre siding used for the storage of a few coal wagons with the fuel used to fire the various steam ferries that plied the route between here and Hull Corporation pier. Following the withdrawal of the final steam ferry, the MV Lincoln Castle in 1978 (replaced by the diesel-powered MV Farringford) the sidings were removed.
Keywords: Class 114 DMU 14.00 Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier New Holland Pier first generation DMU

Class 114 DMU, 15.07 New Holland Pier-Cleethorpes, New Holland Pier
Having arrived at New Holland Pier with a service from Cleethorpes, the train crew have already changed ends and are readying their Class 114 DMU for departure as the 15.07 back to Cleethorpes. The antiquated nature of the station structure on the pier located well out into the Humber estuary is clear to see in this photograph but amazingly, today the buildings still stand having been repainted in recent years even if totally dwarfed by a huge elevated grain conveyor and a number of cranes
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GGV enjoying a cup of tea, New Holland Pier
Graham enjoys a cuppa on New Holland pier staring wistfully out into the Humber estuary in the general direction of the new Humber Bridge that was to open the following week. I seem to remember that we spent a lot of time having a brew up at various locations when out on railway trips that involved firing up the pressure stove (paraffin powered) with a stop at a roadside café a complete anathema!
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Closure notice, New Holland Pier
A closure notice attached to a notice board on New Holland Pier. Note that it states that the ferry should have closed on 07.06.81 when the Humber bridge was scheduled to open. However, as the notice goes on to say if this date was missed the ferry would continue to operate. As this picture was taken on 18.06.81 the extension clause was taken and did so for a further seven days with the bridge finally opening on 24.06 81. Many claimed that the bridge was a bit of a white elephant and with it going massively over budget it also cost dearly but today it is a vital part of Humberside's infrastructure.
Keywords: Closure notice, New Holland Pier

Urinal, New Holland Pier
Despite the generally decrepit condition of New Holland Pier station the gentlemens' urinal was actually quite well kept with the porcelain clean and the copper pipework polshed. However, even back in 1981 the vandals still did their worst to spoil the toilet walls; nothing changes!
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Signage, New Holland Pier
Some superb signs on New Holland Pier instructing passengers what to do. While the enamel to the left is clearly a flanged British Railways (E) version the larger one is a little odd. It is non-flanged and has a slightly odd layout with underlining and different-sized fonts making it a little more clumsy than one might expect; thoughts anybody?
Keywords: Signage New Holland Pier

Former New Holland Pier signal box
Since the removal of the short siding and with the second line being taken out of use on New Holland Pier the signal box became redundant. Control on and off the pier was handed to New Holland Town box at the landward end of the pier. As can be seen through the broken window pane the lever frame is still extant but the levers themselves have lost a little of their shine! Remarkably, this box still stands on the pier but I am not sure if the frame remains.
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Enamel, New Holland Pier
Yet another British Railways (E) enamel on New Holland Pier station. This one was double-sided and held in a frame suggesting perhaps it was of slightly earlier origins than British Railways.....thoughts anybody?
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LNER globe lamp, New Holland Pier
The pier at New Holland was lined with a superb array of former LNER globe lamps. that were beautifully crafted back in a time when such things were thought about and undertaken to make a statement about the company that was installing them, unlike today's monotonous, repetitive and plain infrastructure. I took a photograph of another of the lamps on my last visit to the pier some six months previously when weather conditions were particularly inclement, see... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29820618204/lner-globe-enamel-new-holland-pier
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Loading ramp, MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
The MV Farringford loading ramp is secured as boarding is underway for the 13.15 sailing from New Holland to Hull Corporation Pier. Already loaded, amongst others is a Mk. IV Cortina and an Auston Maxi. One of Farringford's two main lifeboats is seen in the background. Notice the smartly dressed member of the crew awaiting the next vehicle to be loaded for the crossing to Hull.
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Loading ramp, MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
A number of small four-wheeled trolleys were used to carry small items on and off the MV Faringford as part of its operations between Hull Corporation Pier and New Holland Pier. One of these trolleys is seen in use as staff load the vessel for the 13.15 sailing to Hull. Approaching the end of its use on the route, with just a week to go before the opening of the Humber bridge the condition of MV Farringford leaves a little to be desired given the gouge and the rust stains evident in this photograph.
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Loading ramp, MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
Another vehicle drives on to the deck of MV. Farringford prior to its 13.15 sailing from New Holland Pier to Hull Corporation Pier. The locally registered (Lincoln) black Vauxhall Viceroy seen here was just five months old and was last on the road in 1986 or 1987 so did not last particularly long at just five years! Not a well-remembered car, the Viceroy was a bit of an enigma in a number of ways and was not a sales success for Vauxhall then part of GM (Europe) with its other family members, the fastback Royale and the Carlton selling in much greater numbers.
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MV Farringford, 13.15 New Holland Pier-Hull Corporation Pier, New Holland Pier
The MV Farringford is seen powering away from New Holland Pier with the 13.15 sailing to Hull. The city of Hull can be seen on the far bank of the Humber estuary with the huge Hull Royal Infirmary dominating the skyline to the far right. Notice the side loading bulwarks on MV Farringford. These were added in 1977 when the ferry was converted for use on the Humber crossing from a roll-on-roll-off configuration in which form it operated when first in use on the Lymington to Yarmouth Isle of Wight route.
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MV Farringford, 14.30 Hull Corporation Pier-New Holland Pier, New Holland Pier
Looking across the Humber estuary towards Hull from New Holland Pier sees the 14.30 Corporation Pier to New Holland Pier ferry service approaches its destination. MV Farringford looks to be busy with both passengers and cars many of which would be able to use the alternative way to cross the Humber in a week's time with the opening of the Humber bridge. Notice to the extreme right on the line of cranes marking the location of Hull's once incredibly busy and extensive docks.
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Loading MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
Trolleys are loaded on to the deck of the MV Farringford at New Holland prior to the 15.15 sailing to Hull Corporation Pier. Close examination of the boxes packed on to the first trolley appears to indicate that they were boxes of lettuce. Small-scale traffic such as this would hardly be cost-effective back in 1981 or now for that matter however, in terms of localism, it makes much sense if, for example, it was going to retailers in Hull and other parts of East Yorkshire.
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Car deck, MV Farringford
With the MV Farringford all loaded and secured it is preparing to set sail from New Holland Pier with the 15.15 service to Hull Corporation Pier. MV Farringford dated from 1947 being commissioned by the Southern Railway but actually handed over to the British Railways Board as nationalisation took place during the intervening period. It entered service on the Lymington to Yarmouth Isle of Wight route where it did stirling work until moving to the Humber route in 1977 with an overhaul and extensive hull replating taking place at a cost of £140,000 (today (2022) just over a million pounds) prior to entering service. The ferry stayed in continual operation apart from scheduled maintenance and the odd breakdown until a week after this photograph was taken when the crossing ceased with the opening of the Humber bridge.
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MV Farringford, 15.15 New Holland Pier-Hull Corporation Pier, New Holland Pier
Having tied off MV Farringford moves away from Hull Corporation Pier working the 15.15 sailing to Hull (seen in the background on the other side of the Humber estuary). Passengers aboard seem to be taking an interest in me taking my photographs but with less than a week to go in operation before withdrawal due to the opening of the Humber bridge, I am glad that I took so many!
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MV Farringford, 15.15 New Holland Pier-Hull Corporation Pier, New Holland Pier
I am not quite sure as to why I took this photograph of MV Farringford as it moved away from New Holland Pier working the 15.15 sailing to Hull! However, as the vessel is no longer with us and this was its final week of operation I have included it! After it finished its service on the Humber it was due to head to Scotland to ply the Gourock to Dunoon route but this never took place with it never actually leaving Hull being cut up a Silcock's Basin in 1984.
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MV Farringford, 15.15 New Holland Pier-Hull Corporation Pier, New Holland Pier
With its car deck pretty well loaded the 15.15 New Holland to Hull Corporation Pier ferry service powers away from New Holland with its twin six-cylinder English Electric engines providing plenty of amps to power the propellor motors. The strange-shaped flat panel at the stern (in this case as it's sailing away from me) of MV Farringford is where the original loading door was placed as when launched up until conversion in 1977. After this date it was converted to side loading for use on this, the Humber crossing.
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Purchasing tickets, New Holland Pier
Graham purchases a single ticket for the car and the two of us to cross the Humber estuary on the MV Farringford. He is at the ticket office on New Holland Town station with a timetable of crossings to his left on the notice board. Also, notice that Graham is doing something that very few of us do these days and that is writing a cheque! He has his trusty Pentax ME (non-Super model) around his neck that I believe he still uses to this day?
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UVJ 129J, loading ramp, New Holland Pier
Graham waits on the loading ramp at the wheel of UVJ 129J on New Holland Pier where he will soon join MV Farringford from for the 16.50 sailing to Hull Corporation Pier. Notice that the full lineup of vehicles in this scene are all British with a Mk. 1 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS (even though it was under the control of GM Europe), a very rare Series II Daimler Sovereign that appears to be in two-door form, a Mk. 1 Ford Escort, an Allegro Super and our own Austin 1100 nearest the camera. The huge enamel hanging above the loading ramp is also of interest, I wonder where that ended up a week later when the ferry operations ceased and the pier closed?
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UVJ 129J, loading pontoon, New Holland Pier
I make no apologies for including this portrait of Graham's trusty stead UVJ 129J. It carried us on numerous trips around the country with varying degrees of reliability between 1980 and 1983. It was a Hereford-registered vehicle that had been passed to Graham by his father who lived in the city. Despite its smart appearance here sitting on the New Holland loading pontoon adjacent to MV Farringford, it did suffer with the usual Austin 1100 rust malaise. Graham was the final keeper with it on the road until 1984 when it was scrapped and replaced by another of his father's hand-me-downs, a 1981 Metro.
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Loading MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
A Leyland Sherpa minibus, that looks well loaded with passengers, drives on to the MV Farringford at New Holland Pier ready to make the crossing to Hull Corporation Pier. The crew are in discussions as to how to best deal with the abnormally long load on the ferry deck so as not to block out other drivers. Notice the 'for hire' notice painted in the side and the rear of the trailer. This was in the days before galvanised lightweight modern trailers were available to customers with this one probably based on a former caravan chassis as was the case at the time.
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Loading MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
Crew members aboard the MV Farringford appear to be in discussions as to the best way to un-hitch the substantial and well-loaded trailer from the rear of a smart looking (probably pretty new at this time before the scabby rot set in!) Sherpa minibus. Once un-hitched the trailer will be manoeuvred into a suitable corner of the deck and the minibus parked up to permit other vehicles to board to make the journey across the Humber estuary to Hull.
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Loading MV Farringford, New Holland Pier
How many Sealink employees does it take to unhitch a trailer from a Sherpa van? However, I forgive them in their joint endeavours and perhaps perceived lack of efficiency as these crew members aboard the MV Farringford had only another week in their jobs as the ferry was to cease operations in a week's time with the opening of the Humber bridge.
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Car deck, MV Farringford
The driver of the blue 1975 Simca peers back over his left shoulder as he reverses the car along the deck of MV Farringford whilst it is loaded at New Holland Pier prior to the 16.50 sailing to Hull Corporation Pier. This view looking along the length of Farringford's car deck reveals its unusual design. It was never seen as an attractive design but was functional both when as a front and rear loading vessel whilst in use on the Lymington-Yarmouth Isle of Wight route and here on the Humber after conversion to a more awkward side-loading configuration.
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UVJ 129J, boarding MV Farringford, 16.50 New Holland-Hull Corporation Pier, New Holland Pier
Graham eases UVJ 129J on to the deck of MV Farringford ready for the 16.50 sailing from New Holland Pier to Hull Corporation Pier. Notice the crew members smartly attired in their Sealink uniforms going about their business of supervising loading. All were to lose their jobs the following week when the ferry was to cease operations with the opening of the Humber bridge. I am sure that this was fine for the motorists of north Lincolnshire but for the foot passengers and those who arrived by train on to the pier head, it would be a different story with them being inconvenienced with the new crossing over the river via the bridge being some considerable distance upstream near to Barton-on-Humber.
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MV Farringford, raising the gangplank, 16.50 New Holland Pier-Hull Corporation Pier, New Holland Pier
With all the cars and passengers safely loaded on board the gangplank is raised and MV Farringford can set sail with the 16.50 service from New Holland Pier to Hull Corporation Pier. I suspect that health and safety today would prevent this sort of loading arrangements on a ferry and definitely no passengers on the car deck taking photographs of operations!
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Lifeboat & Humber bridge, MV Farringford
Old is about to be replaced by new! With one of MV Farringford's lifeboats on view as the vessel puts away from New Holland Pier its replacement in the form of the Humber bridge can be seen in the distance. The bridge was to open seven days from when this photograph was taken replacing the Humber ferry that ceased operations on the same day. From when it opened until 1998 the bridge remained the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world until it was usurped by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge opened in Japan during 1998.
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New Holland Pier from MV Farringford
As MV Farringford commences the 16.50 sailing to Hull Corporation Pier New Holland Pier is seen in all its rickety glory! Whilst the timber piles nearest to the camera are fixed into the bed of the Humber estuary the centre section is a floating pontoon that rises and falls with the ebb and flow of the tide. Whilst the ferry service from the pier has long ceased the pier is still very much in use now as a grain loading facility with fairly large coasters able to berth at the pier.
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UVJ 129J, aboard MV Farringford, 16.50 New Holland Pier-Hull Corporation Pier
Graham's Austin 1100 UVJ 129J sits on the car deck of MV Farringfrod as it plies across the Humber estuary working the 16.50 New Holland Pier to Hull Corporation Pier. Notice the copy of Steam World magazine on the parcel shelf of the 1100 partially obscured by Graham's Sony TC-2890SD cassette recorder with its microphone sitting on top. The BMW 728 parked in front was one of the marque's most prestigious models on offer at this time but this particular example had the less powerful non-fuel injected M30 engine producing just 167bhp. This green example was registered in Leeds and was last on the road in 1986.
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New Holland Pier from MV Farringford
Taken from the rear of MV Farringford as it makes its way across the Humber estuary working the 16.50 New Holland to Hull crossing. I refrain from calling it the stern of the vessel as Farringford as it is the same front and rear being a bidirectional vessel. However, I am sure that 'boat-buffs' will put me straight on this and tell me its proper name! Many of the buildings on New Holland Pier, including the signal box to left, still stand as part of the grain export/import facility that now occupies it.
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Lifebelt, MV Farringford
One of Farringford's life belts is seen in this photograph. Notice that the vessel remains registered in Southampton a legacy of the first thirty years of its operating life plying the Lymington to Yarmouth Isle of Wight route.
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Passenger cabin, MV Farringford
One of the twin passenger cabins of MV Farringford is seen with passengers spending their time drinking a cup of tea, reading the paper and having a chat as the ferry makes the twenty-minute or so journey across the Humber estuary working the 16.50 New Holland to Hull crossing. I cannot help but notice the moustached passenger sitting centre who bears an uncanny resemblance to the actor Tony Osoba best known for playing Jim 'Jock' McClaren in Porridge; what do you think?
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Hull Corporation Pier from MV Farringford
As MV Farringford approaches Hull Corporation Pier with the 16.50 sailing from New Holland the landmarks of Kingston-upon-Hull come into view. In this photograph, the most prominent landmark is the tidal surge barrier that was opened the previous year in 1980. It was designed and constructed to prevent the high tides of the Humber estuary from flowing back up the River Hull effectively impounding it. In the foreground is Hull's Corporation pier with its floating pontoon covered by an attractive hipped roof.
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Hull Corporation Pier from MV Farringford
The final approach to Hull Corporation Pier reveals a more substantial structure than New Holland Pier on the southern side of the Humber. A number of interesting things are waiting to greet MV Farringford as it approaches. The British Rail Commer PB flatbed van already has its tailgate lowered ready to collect items from the ferry. There is a group of crew members at the far end of the pier waiting to pick up the ropes thrown to them and secure Farringford to the pier head. Also, notice the man and women standing near the Commer van, the man is holding what appears some sort of cine or possibly a video camera and is filming MV Farringford as it approaches. I can't help but wonder if this historic piece of film still exists in some collection somewhere?
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Unloading MV Farringford, Hull Corporation Pier
The unloading of MV Farringford at Hull Corporation Pier is underway after the arrival of the 16.50 sailing from New Holland Pier. Mason Brothers' Sherpa van, VBX 58T, is some way from home being registered in Haverfordwest (South Wales) unless it is some sort of cherished number? The 1978 yellow van was last on the road in 1988 hopefully having completed ten years of stirling service for the brothers and their building business! A member of the crew appears to be studying what is possibly a manifest checking the vehicles and passengers off the vessel.
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Unloading MV Farringford, Hull Corporation Pier
Vehicle unloading from MV Farringford at Hull Corporation Pier continues apace under the guidance of the ship's crew. In this view, the driver of the Luton registered Ford Cortina gingerly reverses in order to come forwards and cross the side loading bulwark to join the floating pontoon pier, to then proceeed up the loading ramp and on to dry land. The driver of the locally registered (Hull) Volvo 343 could be next off. Of the two cars, the Volvo only lasted until 1986 outlived by the Cortina which was last on the road in 1989. However, the MV Farringford, from which they are disembarking, was to come out of service a week after this photograph was taken and only lasted for another three years cut up locally at Silcock's Basin in 1984 after a failed attempt to sell it for future use in Scotland.
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Unloading MV Farringford, Hull Corporation Pier
Crew members aboard MV Farringford continue about their work to disembark the cars from the deck of the vessel after it has arrived at Hull Corporation Pier with the 16.50 sailing from New Holland Pier. The locally registered (Hull) beige two-door 1100 Escort estate is next off probably followed by the natty Fiesta Mk. I complete with driving and fog lamps fitted probably next; is that its driver standing in front of the car waiting for the room to get to the driver's door? It's sobering to consider that four crew members seen at work on the deck of MV Farringford here would lose their jobs in exactly a week's time when the ferry service would close with the opening of the Humber bridge some five miles upstream at Hessle
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UVJ 129J, disembarking MV Farringford, Hull Corporation Pier
I think that Graham, driving the Austin 1100 UVJ 129J, was possibly the final vehicle to disembark from MV Farringford after its arrival at Hull Corporation Pier with the 16.50 service from New Holland. In this photograph, it appears that the pilot boat seen in an earlier image has come alongside seen low down close to the back of Farringford. An unidentified freighter is also seen moored slightly further out in the estuary.
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Loading ramp, Hull Corporation Pier
Hull Corporation's loading ramp is seen from the shore side leading down towards the floating pontoon from where MV Farringford tied up. The access for vehicles looks perilously narrow but was capable of carrying minibus-sized vans but anything larger would have the prospect of a very long drive around with the first point to cross the Humber at Boothferry bridge north of Goole (for the River Ouse) and then the King George V bridge just west of Scunthropre (for the River Trent). For larger vehicles, the opening of the Humber bridge, a week after this photograph was taken, must have been a real boon. Whilst many at the time thought that the Humber bridge was a hugely expensive glory project pushed forward by the Minister of Transport Barbara Castle in an effort to 'buy' voters during a 1965 by-election in Hull it has undoubtedly proved its worth over the years contributing massively to the economic growth of north Lincolnshire and Humberside in general.
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Frontage, Hull Corporation Pier booking office
This building is one of those that has the accolade of being one of a small handful of railway stations that are not actually located on or near a railway line! A week before its closure due to the opening of the Humber bridge, Hull Corporation Pier station is seen located opposite the waterfront with its namesake pier directly behind me. The building is a grand affair with the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire (MS&L) insignia crest carved from stone contained within a trefoil above a non-working clock. Just in case Victorian travellers did not know the name of the company that was conveying them the plain stone band above the ground floor windows to which the Sealink board is attached once had the words 'Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway' written in relief stone stretching the full length of the building. Following closure, the building remained empty for many years but in the early 2000s, it was converted into apartments. Also notice the period cars parked at the front of the building, a blue Morris Marina van is parked behind a rather nice-looking Reliant Regal with a very tatty Mk.I Cortina on the right-hand side that doesn't look as though it is long for the roads!
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Ticket office, Hull Corporation Pier
The interior of the booking hall of Hull Corporation Pier station is seen with three passengers purchasing tickets to make the crossing on MV Farringford to New Holland Pier. The ticket booth would close completely in exactly a week's time with the withdrawal of the ferry service following the opening of the Humber bridge. Close examination of the notice boards reveals some alterations to the ferry timings on the large one with information on the closure on the small one. There are also some leaflets in the wire holder encouraging travellers to let the 'train take the strain' with the face of the disgraced entertainer and paedophile Jimmy Saville peering rather eerily out.
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MV Farringford, 17.30 Hull Corporation Pier-New Holland Pier, Hull Corporation Pier
The first of three photographs shows the 17.30 Hull Corporation Pier to New Holland Pier sailing as it leaves its departure point. MV Farringford is just moving away from the pontoon having been loaded with vehicles, something that it would do for a further week before the vessel would be taken out of service with the closure of the crossing with the opening of the Humber bridge.
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MV Farringford, 17.30 Hull Corporation Pier-New Holland Pier, Hull Corporation Pier
With its two four-stroke English Electric engines working well generating electricity that powers the propellors via electric motors MV Farringford gets underway across the Humber estuary working the 17.30 Hull Corporation Pier to New Holland Pier sailing. I am sure that the crew were able to identify a stern and a bow end of Farringford but to all intent and purpose, it was the same at either end and perfectly able to sail in either direction.
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MV Farringford, 17.30 Hull Corporation Pier-New Holland Pier, Hull Corporation Pier
My final image of MV Farringfrod as it plies its way across the Humber estuary working the 17.30 Hull Coprtation to New Holland Pier sailing. The flat lands of north Lincolnshire can be seen across the water with New Holland Pier to the extreme right. The ferry would be in service for exactly another week with operations ceasing with the opening of the Humber bridge. MV Farringford would never carry any passengers or vehicles after this date with it being cut up close by after being sold for scrap. An ignominious end for a vessel that had done over thirty years of sterling service both here on the Humber and down south on the Solent.
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Hessle Haven signal box (NE, 1913)
After our fantastic day out in north Lincolnshire (or, tin hat on, south Humberside as it is often referred to today) and taking in the delights of MV Farringford in what was the twilight week of her operations we had a long drive home back to Bath in the Austin 1100! Before setting off in earnest Graham and I paused at Hessle Haven to photograph the lovely North Eastern signal box dating from 1913 just catching the evening light. A little photographed box, it was located just to the east of Hessle station at the point where the lines to both Hessle Hump Yard and Priory Yard diverged. Everything in this area has changed beyond recognition now with just the twin running lines in towards Hull remaining with the whole area comprehensively redeveloped including the huge A63 Clive Sullivan Way trunk road to the right of this view.
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