2016

TA0928 : Humber Dock Street, Kingston upon Hull

taken 9 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

Humber Dock Street, Kingston upon Hull
Humber Dock Street, Kingston upon Hull
As Kingston upon Hull gets ready to host 'UK City of Culture 2017', 'Destination Hull 2017 and beyond' is the biggest regeneration programme the city has ever seen. The rail tracks in Humber Dock Street are currently being reinstated as part of a new design.
Railways of Kingston upon Hull

Rail transport in Great Britain. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull & Selby Railway 1840, transferred to N.E.R. 1872. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company 1847. Named changed to The Great Central Railway 1897. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
York & North Midland Railway 1848, merged with the N.E.R. 1854. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull & Holderness Railway 1853, transferred to N.E.R. 1862, closed 1964. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
North Eastern Railway 1854, transferred to L.N.E.R. 1923 Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull & Hornsea Railway 1864, transferred to N.E.R. 1866, closed 1964. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction & Dock Company 1885, transferred to N.E.R., then L.N.E.R. 1923. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) 1923 to 1948 Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
British Railways (North Eastern Region) 1948 to 1997 (traded as British Rail from 1965). Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Upon privatisation in 1997, track, signalling and stations transferred to Railtrack, and services to be run by 25 train operating companies.
Hull Paragon Interchange is served by four train operating companies in 2024: Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Hull Trains 1999 to 2032. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
TransPennine Trains Limited, trading as TransPennine Express (TPE) 2023 to date. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Northern Trains. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

Hull UK City of Culture 2017

The designation given to Kingston upon Hull between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). UK City of Culture is an event held once every four years, highlighting one location in the UK and promoting arts and culture as a means of celebration and regeneration. Further information in Wikipedia: LinkExternal link from the City Council: LinkExternal link and Historic England: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Railways other tags: Conservation Area Destination Hull 2017 and Beyond Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TA0928, 6992 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 22 June, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 24 June, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0980 2832 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.3826N 0:20.2054W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0983 2826
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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