East Anglian Railway Archive
Yarmouth South Town platform view.  3rd June 1975
Abandoned Lines and Stations
A miscellaneous collection of photos of disused stations and lines throughout East Anglia. Some of these shots were taken 30 years ago. A lot has changed in that time. Some of the stations no longer exist having disappeared under housing estates and roads. References used, Forgotten Railways ( East Anglia ) R.S. Joby. A Regional History Of the Railways of Great Britain Vol.5 by Don Gordon. Many thanks to the following who have helped with photos or information. Robert Bull, Peter Heath, Chris Nash, Steve Parker, Roger Sutcliffe. I would be grateful to receive any other photos of disused stations to include in this section.

Littlebury Tunnel.  10th May 1980
Cambridge to Bishops Stortford
Scenes along the Cambridge to Liverpool Street main line before electification.

55019 (Royal Highland Fusilier) passes Waterbeach on 1005 Kings Cross to York.  20th September 1981
Cambridge- Ely- Kings Lynn
The line from Cambridge to Kings Lynn prior to electrification.

Cambridge to Harwich train passes Coldhams Common, Cambridge   Sept 1982
Cambridge-Ipswich

Class 55 at Meldreth. September 1981
Cambridge-Royston-Hitchin.

37026 leaving Histon.  24th April 1978
Cambridge-St Ives-March.
This collection is dedicated to the memory of a railway line which was rarely photographed. The line from St Ives to March closed in 1967 and we no longer saw the many freight trains travelling to or from Whitemoor yard at March or the long coal trains from the Midlands coal field. Little trace of this line now exists. Many thanks to Stewart Ingram for allowing me to use his pictures from the last day of operation. They give an amazing insight into a bygone age. The passenger service from St Ives to Cambridge closed in 1970, but fortunately the line stayed open for freight traffic to Chivers at Histon until 1983 and for sand from Fen Drayton until 1992. This part of the line is currently being totally destroyed to make way for a guided busway which very few people want. Sadly it was a missed opportunity to reinstate the passenger service and to use it for cross country freight to get some of the lorries off the A14. Here are a few photos to show how it used to be before it is lost for ever. Thanks to the following who have helped with photos or information. Peter Heath, D Holden, Stewart Ingram, Charles Ison, Steve Parker, Richard Pike, Stephen Harper Scott, Steve Wilkinson.

1000 Kings Cross to Edinburgh roars through St Neots.  12th April 1980
East Coast Main Line

Unknown Class 31 heads East at March with ballast. April 1982
Ely-March-Peterborough

47184 (County of Cambridgeshire) passing Padnal Box with Newcastle to Yarmouth train.  24th May 1980
Ely-Norwich


Ely-Soham-Chippenham Junction

Hoorn Netherlands. June 1982
European Railways
Pictures taken on various trips to other European countries.

Felixstowe Beach. September 1976
Ipswich to Felixstowe

Wickham Market Station. looking North.  28th June 1979
Ipswich to Lowestoft. East Suffolk Line
Photos of the East Suffolk line taken between 1975 and 1980 with some contemporary shots for comparison. In 1984 the line became signalled by Radio Electronic Tokenless Block. All signal boxes, apart from Saxmundham which is the control centre for the line, have been demolished, in places the line singled and nearly all crossings open or automatic. These shots show how the line was before the changes took place. For a comprehensive history of this line and some excellent photographs have a look at John Brodribb's book " An illustrated history of The East Suffolk Railway" It's well worth a read.

Dovercourt Bay   6th June 1978
Manningtree to Harwich
Views of the Harwich branch before electrification taken in 1978/1979 with some up to date photos.

March. Whitemoor Junction.   29th July 1979
March to Spalding.
The March to Spalding line closed on 27th November 1982. It was always an interesting line for the rail enthusiast especially during the Spalding Flower Festival and on Summer Saturdays with hauled trains from the Midlands to Great Yarmouth. Here are a few shots of the line in it's final years. I haven't been in the area for nearly thirty years and my memory is a bit foggy of locations etc. if there are any errors I would welcome any comments.

Sudbury Station.  15th February 1980
Marks Tey to Sudbury
Here are a few photos of this line which up until 4th March 1967 went through to Cambridge. The line is still open today. The old station at Sudbury has now gone and in its place the Kingfisher leisure Centre. A new station has been built.

Cromer Beach.  October 1980.
Norwich to Sheringham

47535 (County of Cambridgeshire) stands at Norwich with the 1628 to Liverpool Street.  19th September 1981
Norwich-Ipswich- Colchester-London Main Line
The Norwich- London line prior to electrification.


Norwich-Yarmouth and Lowestoft

Sizewell, Suffolk. Crossing Keepers Cottage. 9th April 2009
Odds and Ends
Miscellaneous pictures of other railway related subjects which caught my eye during my travels.

68067 Gunby recorded at The East Anglian Railway Museum July 1973
Other Transport Pictures.
Pictures of other transport subjects including preserved trains, old aircraft and buses.

76054 at Hadfield.  29th May 1981
Photos From Other Areas
Pictures from other areas of the UK.

1248 to Peterborough leaves Spalding.  30th May 1981
Spalding to Peterborough

Ransomes Sims and Jeffries engine.
The Weeting Steam Rally. 17th July 2009
Not exactly running on rails, but I love anything steam powered and decided to go to the Weeting Steam rally near Brandon. Despite the heavy showers and lightning I managed to get these shots of some of the exhibits. Unfortunately being no expert on the subject the descriptions are rather brief or in some cases non existent.

Front of East Suffolk Line Paytrain Timetable
Tickets and Timetables
Various Timetables and Tickets collected over the years. I have included some extracts from the BR Summer 1954 Timetable which gives a glimpse from the past of what services were available at the time.

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