Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway

Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway, Skegness Water Leisure Park,     Walls Lane, Ingoldmells, Skegness, PE25 1JF

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Come down to our Seathorne Bank station, by LCLR train, on 26th August to meet Noel & Lisa, the two pygmy goats, from the Hensell Goats Rescue Centre who are based at Huttoft near Sutton on Sea.

Trains will be running normally throughout the day from 10.30 to 15.30.

LCLR`s Chris Bates hands over the headboard to driver David Yates ready for the Goat`s Train.

The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) is a 60 cm narrow gauge heritage railway, approximately 0.75 miles long, situated in Ingoldmells at the award winning Skegness Water Leisure Park on the beautiful Lincolnshire Coast. On our summer operating days you can ride in one of our historic railway carriages, pulled by either one of our historic diesel locomotives, or on steam days (see dates on this site) by our Peckett steam locomotive "Jurassic". It is possible to break your journey at our Seathorne Bank station and enjoy a refreshing cuppa or cold drink in our picnic area.

Our diesel locos are based on designs for WW1 trench railways, which later powered transport for agriculture and industry throughout Lincolnshire and the wider world. Our steam locomotive "Jurassic" was built in 1903 and spent her working life at a cement works in Southam, near Rugby. Following restoration at the LCLR she returned to steam in mid 2017.

Our collection of historic WW1 trench railway vehicles are demonstrated on gala days, and can normally be viewed on operating days. 

25th July 2026

The Turkey Creek Renegades were in action at the railway on Sat 25th July 2026 where they took over the Seathorne Bank station building and renamed it Turkey Creek Saloon. Trains were also held up in the wooded area and passengers relieved of their small change which was donated to the RNLI.

19th & 20th June 2026

May 13th 2026

"Jurassic" was built by Bristol company of Peckett & Sons in 1903 for the company`s cement quarries at Southam. It worked there until 1956 when it was sold to the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway.

At the end of 2026 "Jurassic" will be withdrawn from service and will require extensive boiler work to allow it to continue to steam at Skegness. This will cost in the region of £25,000 for which the LCLR has launched an appeal to allow this work to proceed.

A big thank-you to everyone who has already donated to the JURASSIC APPEAL FUND to pay for retubing the boiler at the end of season in 2026. At the present time we are just over half-way towards our target of £25,000. 

 

17th Mar 2026

 

The LCLR will operate trains on the following dates in 2026

Saturday 23rd May D - steam loco on test runs

Monday 25th May D

Wednesday 27th May D

Saturday 6th June D

Saturday 13th June D

Saturday 20th June D & S "Narrow Gauge at Work"event.  

Saturday 27th June D

Saturday 4th July D

Wednesday 8th July D

Saturday 11th July D

Wednesday 15th July D

Saturday 18th July D 

Wednesday 22nd July D

Saturday 25th July D "The Turkey Creek Renegades" The Turkey Creek Renegades Wild West re-enactment group, which is part of the British Westerners Association will set up camp alongside the tracks. There will be lots on display including Lasso demos, gunslinging and other exciting demonstrations.

Wednesday 29th July D

Saturday 1st August D 

Monday 3rd August D

Wednesday 5th August D

Saturday 8th August D

Monday 10th August D

Wednesday 12th August D

Please Note: Due to the very dry lineside conditions we have substituted steam haulage (S) with our heritage diesel locomotives (D). 

Saturday 15th August - D

Monday 17th August D

Wednesday 19th August D

Saturday 22nd August S

Monday 24th August D

Wednesday 26th August D The Goat`s Train

(N.B. NOT the Ghost Train!) Click for details

Saturday 29th August S

Sunday 30th August D

Wednesday 2nd September D

Saturday 5th September D

Saturday 12th September D - WW1 w/e details below

Sunday 13th September D - WW1 w/e details below

Saturday 19th September D

Saturday 26th September D

Saturday 24th October D

S = Steam trains   D = Diesel trains

Please note that on Steam Days the first trains will be Diesel hauled, with the steam loco taking over about 11.30. Final train may also be diesel hauled.

On all days the first train departs at 10.30 - final train 15.30

FARES: Adults & Children over 3 years old £2. Family ticket (2+3) £5. Dogs free. 

Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the advertised motive power is available, the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway reserves the right to substitute alternative motive power when operational circumstances dictate. Where possible this will be advertised in advance on this website.

Further dates may be added to this list and will be advertised on this website.

Saturday 12th September &

Sunday 13th September 2026.

The very popular WW1 weekend returns to the LCLR this September. It will follow the pattern of last years event with passenger trains taking visitors from Walls Lane station to Seathorne Bank where there will again be demonstrations and talks by the Hull Rifles, in full WW1 uniform, along with their impressive range of weapons on display. Also making her return visit to the LCLR will be Trixie the pony giving demonstrations of hauling narrow gauge wagons. All the LCLR trench railway stock will be on display and most demonstrated on the line. Why not check the photo pages from last years event to get an idea of the event?

 

Would you like to be a train guard, driver, or perhaps help us maintain the track, buildings and rolling stock? If you could you spare a few hours, why not get in touch - we are currently looking for station staff / sales staff for the summer season. If you join us now you will have the opportunity to be trained as train operating staff and you could be driving our train next year!

The LCLR is run totally by a small group of volunteers, all of whom are members of the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Historic Vehicles Trust. By joining the Trust you will be able to keep in touch with the developments on the LCLR with a regular e-newsletter and have the opportunity to work in the various railway departments. We can offer full training in all operating departments. Throughout the year we work every Wednesday, and Saturdays, at our base in Ingoldmells, Skegness to maintain our steam & diesel locos, carriage stock, trackwork and buildings, and in the summer we operate the railway. If you would like to join our small band of friendly volunteers, we`d really like to hear from you! It`s a great way to keep fit and help preserve a piece of Lincolnshire`s history. Note: not all of our volunteers are die hard railway enthusiasts - why call in and see for yourself?

Please contact us via the link below:

 

"My wife and I received great hospitality from the railway`s volunteers when we visited in July this year... Our visit made for a really delightful day out which is thoroughly recommended."

"Very friendly and knowledgable staff, souvenirs to buy and a very pleasant trip."

"Superb railway in a superb park well worth the visit. Open carriage passenger rides excellent friendly staff."

"One of Britains Top 20 seaside railways" - Heritage Railway magazine.

Why not alight at Seathorne Bank station, grab a tea, coffee, or a cold drink, and unwind in our new picnic area, whilst the children show off their skills with our outdoor games Jenga Blocks, Connect 4, skipping and others - P.S. don`t forget to bring your own picnic, though we do stock a small range of snacks.