In the year that we are commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the closure of the bulk of East Lincolnshire’s railway system, the Government have just announced a fund of £500m as the first step in reopening railway lines around the country, although only £21.9 million has been allocated so far.
In connection with this story, Sarah Corker and Cameraman Joe from BBC Look North came to Louth today to do a report on Lincolnshire’s lost railways and the feasibility of re-opening some of the local lines that closed nearly half a century ago. See it on tonight’s programme at 6.30pm.