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Old photo of the Skegness Train Station LNER staff in 1931. Click on the image for large size picture.

The growth in the work of the passenger staff at Skegness Railway Station is indicated by the following figures of special excursion trains to the resort from April to September inclusive:
1925     252
1926     197
1927     410
1928     379
1929     515
1930     744
1931     [...]

JUMBO ” GETS “BRACING”
Amusing Incident Near Skegness Railway Station.
The “bracing” Skegness atmosphere has evidently been “a bit too much” for the elephant which had for the previous few weeks has been “housed” at Thompson’s amusement park on the North Parade, and had formed an unusual attraction. For on a Monday in 1929, about dinner time, [...]

Skegness Jolly Fisherman Creator Honoured
Plaque to commemorate ‘Hassall’ the man who put Skegness on the map!
A SPECIAL plaque was unveiled at Skegness Train Station on Saturday, September 19th, 2009, to commemorate the artist who drew what has become arguably the world’s most famous seaside poster.
In 1908, John Hassall drew the iconic image of a Jolly [...]

History was made in Skegness this bank holiday weekend when the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was back on the rails again 25 years after it was feared lost forever.
The railway was first opened in Humberston near Cleethorpes in 1960 when it transported holidaymakers to the beach and a holiday camp.
The engines and carriages were brought [...]

Advertising Skegness
G. N. R. Co.s Latest Novelty
In connection with the opening of the new line which will greatly facilitate excursionist traffic from the North to Skegness, the Great Northern Railway Co have issued a decided little novelty for distribution in the industrial centres affected.
This is a card upon which the last two Skegness posters are [...]

Thousands of sightseers lined the railway line from Nottingham to Skegness on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the “Jolly Fisherman” steam train.
Barring a demonstration run earlier this month, this was the first time a steam train had worked its way along the Skegness line for 25 years and some even perched themselves on top [...]