Skip to main content
Friends of the Barton Line logo

Friends of the Barton Line

  • Log in
  • Anyone can request membership this site
  • Request membership of this site
  • Home
  • Current Issues
  • Train and Bus Info.
  • Events
  • Attractions
  • About Us
  • Merchandise
  • History
  • Useful Links
  • FAQs
  • Discussions
  • Photo Album
  • Archive
  • Miscellaneous
  • Contact Us
  • Support Us
  • Home
  • Current Issues
  • Train and Bus Info.
  • Events
  • Attractions
    • Map
    • Eating Places in Barton (60)
  • About Us
  • Merchandise
  • History
  • Useful Links
  • FAQs
  • Discussions
  • Photo Album
  • Archive
  • Miscellaneous
  • Contact Us
  • Support Us

Useful Links

Travel-related Information

Ticket sales, advice, assistance. (Note that each train company can also sell tickets for other companies but the cheapest advance fare is generally only available from the company with which you intend to travel.)

National Rail Enquiries

Times, fares and impartial booking service. (Ticket sales and seat reservations are passed on to the appropriate train company's web site.)

East Midlands Railway

Cleethorpes - Barton service operator. Also Cleethorpes - Lincoln - Nottingham - Leicester service operator.

TransPennine Trains Ltd (was TPE)

Cleethorpes - Manchester and Hull - Manchester, and beyond, service operator.

Northern Trains Limited

Hull - Sheffield, Hull - Leeds, Hull - York, Hull - Scarborough, and Cleethorpes - Sheffield (via Brigg) service operator.

Hull Trains

Hull - London service operator.

LNER

Hull - London and East Coast Main Line service operator.

Traveline

National public transport information.

Trainline

Booking site for rail and coach destinations in the UK and 44 countries across Europe.

Split Ticketing

Finds lower prices for a journey by selecting cheaper fares between stations.

Plus Bus

Guide to adding bus passes to rail tickets.

Train Taxi

National guide to taxis serving railway stations.

Department for Transport

Official Government site for travel by air, road, rail and sea.

Office of Rail Regulation

Government's official site for the railway industry.

Rail Delivery Group

Formerly the Association of Train Operating Companies.

Network Rail

Infrastructure owner, operator and maintainer.

Stagecoach

Company which operates most of the local bus services.

East Yorkshire Motor Services

Bus company based in Hull.

Hornsbys

Bus and coach operator based in Scunthorpe which provides the Barton Town service 254.

Just Go

NLC demand-responsive bus service run by EYMS.

Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council

Local advice on travel and all manner of other topics.

Barry Doe's site

A unique wealth of public transport information.

The Man in Seat 61

Award-winning advice on UK and world-wide train travel.

Humber Transport

Blog site concerning public transport on both sides of the Humber.

Real Time Trains

Lists times of trains as they progress.

Through Times

Lists times of through trains between any two stations.

BR Fares

Lists all fares between any two stations.

Cheap Train Tickets

Tips on how to save money on train tickets.

Loveholidays

General travel advice during Covid-19.

Regional Information

Sights, facilities, events, tourist information. (See the appropriate station under Attractions for sites specific to the places served by stations along the line.)

Kingston Upon Hull City Council

Local Authority for the northern terminus of the Humber Fastcat bus route.

North Lincolnshire Council

Local Authority for the northern half of the railway.

North East Lincolnshire Council

Local Authority for the southern half of the railway.

South Humber Collection

Details of 16 visitor attractions in northern North Lincolnshire plus events, eateries and accommodation.

North Lincolnshire Community Portal

Regional portal managed by Hub Computer Services.

Campaigns

Independent organisations which support the users of railway services and facilities.

Transport Focus

Statutory consumer organisation for rail and road users (was Rail Passengers Council, then Passenger Focus).

Railfuture

National voluntary organisation for promoting the railways (aka Railway Development Society).

Campaign for Better Transport

National voluntary organisation for promoting greener transport (was Transport 2000).

BCCRP

Barton Cleethorpes Community Rail Partnership.

North Nottingham and Lincolnshire CRP

The Community Rail Partnership for routes bounded by Shireoaks, Lincoln, Barnetby and north from Gainsborough to Doncaster.

Community Rail Network

Formerly the Association of Community Rail Partnerships.

Minsters' Rail Campaign

Group pressing to reinstate the railway which linked Beverley and York via Market Weighton.

Special Interest

Societies, picture galleries, ferries, history. (Again, see the appropriate station under Attractions for sites specific to the places served by stations along the line.)

Barton - Cleethorpes cab view

A train driver's view from Barton to Cleethorpes recorded on 12th June 2020.

Promotional video for the Barton line

A production by the Barton Cleethorpes Community Rail Partnership.

Brian Larkman's video

A 12-minute video of the Barton line using special effects as a preview to an exhibition held at the Ropewalk in Barton.

Feature video about New Clee station

Geoff Marshall's documentary-style focus on this request halt situated on the Barton - Cleethorpes railway.

The Railways of Grimsby and Cleethorpes

A 51-minute video of the 1980s recently released by acclaimed local railway historian Malcolm Hayles.

Great Central Railway Society

A group which focuses on the history of the Great Central Railway and its associated lines.

The Watkin Society

Celebrates and informs on the life and work of railway pioneers Absalom and Edward Watkin, the latter who was instrumental in developing the port of Grimsby and the resort of Cleethorpes.

Immingham Museum

Contains displays relating to Immingham Dock and the Great Central Railway which built it.

PS Lincoln Castle

The last of the New Holland coal fired paddle steamers - now demolished.

PS Tattershall Castle

One of the last New Holland coal fired paddle steamers - now a floating restaurant on the Thames.

PS Wingfield Castle

One of the last New Holland coal fired paddle steamers - now back in her home dock at Hartlepool.

Dave Enefer's Site

A rich gallery of Lincolnshire railway pictures.

Heritage Railway Association

A guide to the entire heritage railway scene.

Station Cats

A delightful directory of station staff in fur coats.

Selectra

Information on how we will be affected by the UK's net zero carbon emissions 2050 pledge and free advice on saving energy.

Energy advice

Twenty-one useful hints to save energy.

Voice Online Communities - Leave Feedback - Terms - Privacy - Cookies