Pyewipe Cottages or Railway Cottages, Skellingthorpe

[Redroger]

It does indeed say that on the smokebox on a second look Geoff, the route fits so I would be quite certain that's what the train was.

[smithy77]

Lovely to see pictures of the old pyewipe/Skellingthorpe railway, i have been walking down there regularly for the last 25 years. Most of the old railway yards are woods now. It's odd when you see a turntable and old wooden buffers in the middle of a wood, plus old lamp posts where they once stuck gas lamps in. One sad sight is the old canteen the years take there toll on it plus all the vandalism but when i first started going down there it was nice.

There are still lots of reminders from the old railway days down there i know from research it was once a major railway yard it must certainly be able to tell a few stories, i have taken some lovely photos over the years in all seasons.

Really nice to see some pics of it in it's hey day.

[Redroger]

The turntable might be useful to a preservation society!!

[a-l]

I am surprised the turntable is still there I thought it would be somewhere at a Railway museum.

[Redroger]

Hopefully it will be rescued and used to good effect on a preserved steam railway if it can be made serviceable.

[a-l]

That would be wonderful Redroger .

[smithy77]

The turntable is all black brick surrounding in a lovely circle and bricks back then had the dates stamped on, but considering it's age is still in nice condition. Various things still remain from the railway days, lots of LNER items, i must admit i have come across some nice things over the years. In the late 80s there was allsorts of things laid about, even railway caps i suppose these have since rotted.
The wooden buffer stop that's left has a few initials and dates carved into it one was 1913!!! The place is not easy to get to at all and has become an overgrown wood but this is not so bad as it protects from vandals a bit as it's so hard to reach. Another thing that is left from long ago is the concrete shed supports running through the wood, it's strange to see unless you know what it once all was.
The canteen is battered now as it is more easy to get to, sad really because it must have been a lovely place to be on a cold winters day. I have lots of photos of the old turntable etc if anyone is interested, not sure how easy it is to upload on here.

[a-l]

Smithy would you be kind enough to email some to me please ? I can't view pictures posted here.                                     I have a copy of a book about Lincoln Railway written by one of the workers and helped by my Dad . Very interesting I think.

[smithy77]

Yes sure, every year i take a few pics down there throughout the season. Interesting thing about that area is that in each part you find items from a different era, it seems that over time it got smaller and smaller. Lots of fire buckets down there mostly trampled on etc now. Looks like around the turntable and engine shed was the oldest part, all the guards buildings, timekeepers etc building remains are still there. I can honestly say that in 25 years the only thing that really changes down there is that the trees are much larger now.

When i first started going down there i knew a couple of the old guys who either worked there or around there, their dead now sadly but they told me some of the stories and history of the place, certainly was not a dull place. One of the last signalman at pyewipe was a Mr Martin, nice old chap, he's dead now sadly.