1976 Railtour from London to New Holland Pier then Lincoln Castle Paddle Steamer to Grimsby Docks

In this silent cine film we join the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society (M&GNJRS) "Lincolnshire Poacher" railtour from London St. Pancras to New Holland Pier Station on 8 August 1976 for an excursion on the coal-fired Paddle Steamer "Lincoln Castle" to Grimsby Docks. The return rail trip to London is from Cleethorpes via Lincoln St Marks, Newark and Nottingham where the cine film ends. New Holland Pier station closed in June 1981 when the ferry service to Hull was withdrawn following the opening of the Humber Bridge. Lincoln Castle became a pub/restaurant at Alexander Dock, Grimsby. The ship was broken up there in 2010. Lincoln St. Marks station was closed in 1985 as part of the rationalisation of rail routes in Lincoln. The site of the station is now a shopping centre.