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Location notes
Located at the end of the 'Poacher Line', the nickname given to the Grantham - Skegness branch. Skegness is a major holiday resort, though sadly, the station is currently a bit of a dereliction. Skegness is where Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp, in 1936. The camp, still in existence, is somewhat remodelled from years gone by.
2006 marked both the 70th anniversary of the opening of the first Butlins holiday camp, and the 125th anniversary of Skegness pier.
For a history of all the Butlins camps, including the two converted into Haven camps, at Ayr and Pwlhelli, and the ones that were closed over the years, visit Butlins Memories and for more information on Skegness pier (one of only 50 remaining in the UK), visit the Skegness Pier website.
2006 marked both the 70th anniversary of the opening of the first Butlins holiday camp, and the 125th anniversary of Skegness pier.
For a history of all the Butlins camps, including the two converted into Haven camps, at Ayr and Pwlhelli, and the ones that were closed over the years, visit Butlins Memories and for more information on Skegness pier (one of only 50 remaining in the UK), visit the Skegness Pier website.
Railway type and traffic
All train services are provided by central Trains, and will usually be a class 156, 158, or 170. On summer Saturdays, units work in multiple, and it is not uncommon to see two single car 153s sandwiching a 156 or 158. No loco hauled trains run, due to a Network Rail ban on loco hauled workings (2005) and, consequently, there is no freight either.
Environment
Although Skegness is a holiday resort, it is advisable to always keep your wits about you. The station itself is staffed for all trains, but there is no CCTV. The town itself is fairly safe.
Road directions
Skegness is well signposted, but from the north, follow the road for Boston until you see signs for Skegness. Once in Skegness, the station is well signposted, as it is right on the edge of the town centre.
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Skegness Station map co-ordinates
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Skegness Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is no car park at the station. You can park in Tesco or Morrisons, which are nearby, but for 2 hours only. Other car parking, chargeable, but with longer periods, are available at the promenade, but you are looking at a 10 minute walk from these car parks.
Public transport
Central Trains provide a regular train service from Nottingham, with some services from Grantham. Timetables are available from the Central Trains website.
Bus services are provided by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire, though at the time of writing, not all buses had been repainted into Stagecoach corporate colours. In addition, the new Stagecoach Lincolnshire website is not yet live, so visit the Roadcar, or the Stagecoach bus websites.
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Bus services are provided by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire, though at the time of writing, not all buses had been repainted into Stagecoach corporate colours. In addition, the new Stagecoach Lincolnshire website is not yet live, so visit the Roadcar, or the Stagecoach bus websites.
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Amenities
Skegness is a holiday resort, and has a large selection of amenities. Most are within 10 minutes walk of the station, including the pleasure beach and the pier!
Accommodation
Skegness is a holiday resort. If you do intend to stay here, try and book in advance. One website to visit is Butlins. Also the Skegness tourism website.
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Skegness Station
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Skegness Station
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Skegness Station
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Skegness Station
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Photographic notes
Skegness has ticket gates, so you will only be able to take pictures from the concourse. The track ahead is straight for a good few miles, and so you will see the headlights of a train a long way away. In addition, due to there still being semaphore signalling, an alarm bell will ring in the station a few minutes before a train comes into sight, as a get ready signal for staff.
If, like me, you are also a bus enthusiast, you can also pop into the bus station, which is next to the rail station. Stagecoach vehicles sue the site, and examples include Volvo B7TL and Dennis Trident low floor double deckers, MCW Metrobuses, Volvo B7rle single deckers, and Dennis Dart SLFs.
One last thing, there is a statue of the 'Jolly Fisherman' with his suitcase! Get a photo of him, and look carefully at his feet. There is a fish there!
If, like me, you are also a bus enthusiast, you can also pop into the bus station, which is next to the rail station. Stagecoach vehicles sue the site, and examples include Volvo B7TL and Dennis Trident low floor double deckers, MCW Metrobuses, Volvo B7rle single deckers, and Dennis Dart SLFs.
One last thing, there is a statue of the 'Jolly Fisherman' with his suitcase! Get a photo of him, and look carefully at his feet. There is a fish there!
Links to photographs at this location
Diesel Variety at Skegness - Part One : 03 - 37
Diesel Variety at Skegness - Part Two: 40 - 66
Diesel Variety at Skegnes: DMUs
General views - All photographs © Robert Clarke unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking south west
Fig 3 - Looking north east
Taken from a nearby pedestrian level crossing, and showing the station.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
