the busy East Coast Main Line). Sleaford is still one of only a few places still to have signal boxes named 'North', 'South', 'West' and 'East' around the area. With the North and South boxes on the Peterborough–Lincoln line, and then the West and East boxes are at each end of the station on the Grantham to Boston Line. So if travelling from Lincoln Central to Peterborough on the train you would pass all four boxes. The North and South boxes are however due to be decommissioned as part of the upgrade work mentioned above at the end of 2013. Station Masters Mr. Brittain ca. 1859 Mr. Lewin ca. 1862 Edwin Dibben ca. 1876 James L Rayner 1882 - 1885 (afterwards station master at Spalding) Arthur Frederick Borwell 1885 - 1897 William Durston Bagg 1897 - 1925 Edward Walter Hammond 1926 - 1936 E. Mitchell 1936 - 1937 Ernest Edward Haynes 1937 - 1940 S.J.W. Pickering 1940 - 1943 F.M. Wright ca. 1947 A.J. Marshall ca. 1955 Services All services at Sleaford are operated by East Midlands Railway. On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service northbound to and southbound to . Five trains per day are extended beyond Lincoln to . The station is also served by a single daily service to and from . The station is also served by an hourly service westbound to via and eastbound to via . On Sundays, the service is served by a limited service between Nottingham and Skegness, with additional services during the summer months. Enhancements to the Nottingham to Skegness service on Sundays are due to be made during the life of the East Midlands franchise. There are no Sunday services to Peterborough or Lincoln. References Citations Bibliography External links ; Sleaford station on 1891 OS map. Railway stations in Lincolnshire DfT Category E stations Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1857 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway 1857 establishments in England Sleaford