| HOLMES YARD (LINCOLN) Part Two: Photographs |
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The former Sack Superintendents Offices on Ropewalk. |
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A substantial reminder of Lincoln's railway past is the Great Central Goods Warehouse in use as a depot by a D.I.Y. chain. |
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The approach to Holmes Yard and East Holmes box. |
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A view of the Great Central Railway Goods Warehouse looking east. |
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A more general view of the easter end of Wesrt Yard with the Goods Warehoouse on the right and the former shed (40A) on the left. Futher details and photographs of the latter can be found at the Shed 40A feature in this site. |
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A departmental 08 stands in Holmes Yard in 1978. |
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A class 31 at the head of an engineering train. |
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Long after many of the sidings in the yard were lifted, a few near the shed were retained for the stabling of locos. Here we see two class 37s and three 31s. |
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31242 and an unidentified similar loco. |
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31435 and a collection of wheels ! |
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The other end of 31435 which nicely shows the former shed 40A and the famous cathedral in the background. |
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37123 in the yard. |
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Another use for the Holmes Yard sidings was for stabling of defunct dmu's. Here we see a collection of withdrawn "Cravens" (Class 105) sets. |
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Long after track lifting at Holmes Yard, there were still plenty of reminders as to its former railway use. |
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The substantial goods shed. |
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The Holmes Yard lamps, redundant as the trackbed itself. |
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One of the few railway buildings in Holmes Yard to survive. |
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The site at the Yard was partially cleared several years ago. Since then, much of the site is now redeveloped as part of the new University. |