2018

TA0928 : Railway Street, Kingston upon Hull

taken 8 years ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

Railway Street, Kingston upon Hull
Railway Street, Kingston upon Hull
Swing bridge, former Railway Dock, 1846, by Beecroft, Butler & Co of Leeds, and the Haigh Foundry Co. of Wigan. Permanently in the open position. Grade II Listed Building LinkExternal link

A pedestrian bridge is now the only day-to-day means of crossing the lock between Railway and Humber Docks. In the background, the Holiday Inn Hull Marina.
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

The Port of Hull

The Port of Hull is first recorded in 1193 but its location on the river Hull has not been identified. By the 13th century, the ‘old harbour’, or haven, extended from the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary upstream as far as North Bridge. In mid-13th Century, the Port of Hull was a member of the Hanseatic League, commemorated in the 21st century through 'International Hanse Day'. By the 18th century it was becoming increasingly clear that the haven was unfit for the growing amount of trade, hence the building of inland docks linked to the river and the Humber Estuary. See Wikipedia for further details: LinkExternal link
The Dock 1778, closed 1930. Also known as The Old Dock, and Queen's Dock after 1855.
Humber Dock 1809, closed 1968. Part of Hull Marina 1984. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Junction Dock 1829. Renamed Prince’s Dock 1855. Closed 1968. Now Prince’s Quay shopping centre. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Railway Dock 1846, closed 1968. Part of Hull Marina 1984.
Victoria Dock 1850, closed 1970s. Infilled except for the Inner and Outer Basins connected to the Humber Estuary. Now Victoria Dock Village (housing).
Albert Dock 1869
William Wright Dock 24 May 1873
St Andrew’s Dock 1883, closed 1975.
Alexandra Dock 1885. Green Port Hull created on part of the dock for Siemens Gamesa 2017.
Riverside Quay 1907. Destroyed by enemy bombing 1941. Remains are in situ 2024.
King George Dock 1914
Queen Elizabeth Dock 1970
River Terminal 1 1993. Rotterdam Terminal built on same site 2001.
Covered Terminal 1997. Renamed Hull All-Weather Terminal 2009.
The Port of Hull was nationalised and, on 1 January 1948, the North Eastern Railway's holdings passed to the British Transport Commission. It was found to be unwieldy and the docks element was replaced by the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) on 1 January 1964. In 1983 it was renamed Associated British Ports (ABP) and allowed to become a public limited company. The company was taken over by a consortium of companies in 2006 and the company was de-listed from the London Stock Exchange.

Further information: Hull History Nerd: LinkExternal link

Railway Dock, Kingston upon Hull

Opening on 3 December 1846, Railway Dock was connected on the west side of the Humber Dock to the north of Kingston Street. Its primary purpose was for the transfer of goods to and from the newly built Hull and Selby Railway. Railway lines also ran from the goods shed to the Humber Dock. The dock closed in 1968 and, together with Humber Dock, became part of Hull Marina in 1984. Further information in Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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TA0928, 7308 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 April, 2018   (more nearby)
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Monday, 16 April, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0956 2837 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.4126N 0:20.4226W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0964 2834
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