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A section of the Water Rail Way cycle path in which runs along the route of the former Lincolnshire Loop Railway Line. In Stixwould, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire.

The Lincolnshire Loop Line was a 58-mile (93 km) double track railway built by the Great Northern Railway, that linked Peterborough to Lincoln via Spalding and Boston.

It was authorised on 26 June 1846 as part of the London and York Railway bill. The then renamed Great Northern Railway purchased the Witham Navigation and all navigation rights the same year and began construction of the new line, partly alongside it in 1847.

The line opened in 1848 and was for a short period the main route to the north and Scotland until the main line from Peterborough to Doncaster. Closure came in sections, with the first being Woodhall Junction to Boston which closed to passengers and goods on 17 June 1963.

The line from Lincoln to Boston was known as the Witham loop because it followed the course of the River Witham passing through Washingborough, Five Mile House, Bardney, Southrey, Stixwould, Tattershall, Dogdyke, and Langrick. The line from Boston to Spalding passed through three intermediate stations, Kirton, Algarkirk and Sutterton, and Surfleet, the Boston–Spalding section is now the A16 road.

The current cycle route includes a sculpture trail commissioned by Sustrans, which includes artworks inspired by the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson and by the local environment and animal breeds. There are also two viewing platforms over the banks of the River Witham designed by Belgian architects Robbrecht en Daem.

Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_loop_line
www.sustrans.org.uk/find-other-routes/water-rail-way

Taken in: UK / England / Lincolnshire (show map)

Taken on: June 11, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Lens:	18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-6.3
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+0.2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	Low
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 6.4 (Windows)
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