Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway (historical)
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The Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway was an early 20th-century British inter-urban tramway system that linked the port town of Grimsby with the developing docks and industrial area at Immingham.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric railway
ⓘ
inter-urban tramway ⓘ tramway ⓘ |
| closed | 1961 ⓘ |
| closingYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| connects |
Grimsby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Immingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Immingham Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depotLocation | near Immingham Dock ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Immingham Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
built to support development of Immingham Dock
ⓘ
example of British inter-urban electric railway ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
reserved track sections
ⓘ
roadside tramway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
largely isolated from other British tramway systems
ⓘ
operated mainly for workmen’s traffic ⓘ |
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| operator | Great Central Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerAtOpening | Great Central Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electricity ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to connect Grimsby with Immingham industrial area
ⓘ
to serve Immingham Dock ⓘ to transport dock workers ⓘ |
| regionServed | Humber Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStockType | electric tramcars ⓘ |
| servedFacility | Immingham Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
dock-related industries
ⓘ
port operations ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Grimsby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Immingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedWorkforce |
dock workers at Immingham
ⓘ
railway employees at Immingham Dock ⓘ |
| startPoint | Grimsby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successorOperator |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOwner |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traction | electric ⓘ |
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