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Photographs in this gallery are of various items of railway trappings such as stations, signalboxes, signals and whatever else is not a locomotive. I took some of these, but obviously all of the older ones have been bought or passed to me and are part of my collection. Hopefully, none of them originate on the GWR! These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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GRANGE-OVER-SANDS - 1910's - Opened by the Ulverstone & Lancaster Railway in September 1857 as plain Grange, the station sits on the northern edge of Morecambe bay on the line to Barrow in Furness. The station is still open and handles about 150,000 passengers per year, to some extent reflecting it's status as minor seaside resort and hiking centre.
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GRANGE-OVER-SANDS - 1910's - Opened by the Ulverstone & Lancaster Railway in September 1857 as plain Grange, the station sits on the northern edge of Morecambe bay on the line to Barrow in Furness. The station is still open and handles about 150,000 passengers per year, to some extent reflecting it's status as minor seaside resort and hiking centre.

  • FOXTON - 1910's - Situated on the Great Northern line from Hitchin to Cambridge, Foxton Station looks pretty much like this today, albeit electrified. The Down platform (left) has been lengthened but otherwise not much has changed. The station is served by a roughly half-hourly service and handles about 100,000 passengers per year. Just behind the camera is a level crossing and beyond that the branch that served the old power station and quarry at Barrington.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 1950's - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. This view is looking north towards Spalding, no habitation visible. The nearest village in this direction is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the right. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. The large goods yard has been taken over a car restoration company which has happily retained the original gate and posts. Seen here 05/07/17.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. The nearest villagec is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the left. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today. Seen here on 05/07/17.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. The nearest village in this direction is Throckenholt, a typically Fenland linear village, the far end of which would be about 3 miles distant. There is no village of French Drove and Gedney Hill is about a mile away on the left. There were long freight loops at French Drove, starting just beyond the goods yard. The station building and signalbox both survive as a private dwelling. The line closed in 1982 and was lifted shortly thereafter, a decision bitterly regretted in railway circles today. Seen here on 05/07/17.
  • FRENCH DROVE AND GEDNEY HILL - 2017 - Opened in 1867 on the Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway Joint Line from March to Spalding. This was a major freight route and passenger services were of secondary importance. This view is looking south towards March, no habitation visible. The large signalbox has been converted into a house. The box was so large as the box worked the pints and signals on the long freight loops north of the station. Seen here on 05/07/17.
  • FULBOURN - 1910's - Opened in October 1851 by the Newmarket Railway on the line from Cambridge to Ipswich, Fulbourn boasted only minimal facilities, serving as it did the small village of Fulbourn, and the station closed in January 1967. Plans are now afoot to reopen it as Fulbourn has grown and is gradually being subsumed into Cambridge.
  • FURNESS ABBEY - 1910's - This was the second station south of Barrow on the line to Carnforth, opened in 1846 to serve the nearby abbey and hotel. The station closed in September 1950 and was promptly demolished.
  • GAINSBOROUGH CENTRAL - 1900's - Opened in April 1849 on the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway's line from Retford through Brigg to Grimsby as plain Gainsborough. It looks very little like this today. Virtually everything visible in this picture is gone, replaced by two bus shelters! Passenger services consist of 3 trains each way on a Saturday only, resulting in about 1200 passenger journeys a year. Even this is an improvement over the 21 of 2004/05! A vigorous campaign is underway to restore an hourly weekday service as the recently upgraded route is still heavily used by freight services
  • GAINSBOROUGH CENTRAL - 1960's - Opened in April 1849 on the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway's line from Retford through Brigg to Grimsby as plain Gainsborough. It looks very little like this today. Virtually everything visible in this picture is gone, replaced by two bus shelters! Passenger services consist of 3 trains each way on a Saturday only, resulting in about 1200 passenger journeys a year. Even this is an improvement over the 21 of 2004/05! A vigorous campaign is underway to restore an hourly weekday service as the recently upgraded route is still heavily used by freight services. Seen here sometime in the 1960's. Note that the overall roof is gone and there is very little sign of activity.
  • GAINSBOROUGH LEA ROAD - 1950's - although situated at a major junction, Lea Road is not convenient for the town of Gainsborough. It boasts services from Lincoln to both Sheffield and Doncaster and sits on a major freight route. Built on an embankment, it has staggered platforms and a connecting subway.
  • GAINSBOROUGH LEA ROAD - 1950's - although situated at a major junction, Lea Road is not convenient for the town of Gainsborough. It boasts services from Lincoln to both Sheffield and Doncaster and sits on a major freight route. Built on an embankment, it has staggered platforms and a connecting subway.
  • GAMLINGAY - 1960 - Opened in August 1862 on the Varsity Line from Cambridge to Oxford, Gamilingay was very similar to other nearby stations but was the first in a truly rural situation. It closed to goods in April 1965 and completely in January 1968. It is seen here looking east in February 1960 from the rear cab of DMU No.50943.
  • GANTON - 1930's - A minor railway station serving the village of Ganton, North Yorkshire, on the York - Scarborough Line and was opened on July 5th, 1845, by the York and North Midland Railway. In order to speed up traffic on the line, most of the intermediate stations including Ganton were closed to passenger traffic in September 1930 and was finally closed to goods traffic in 1964.
  • GILLINGHAM - 1900's - seen here in SECR days in a view posted on December 3rd, 1917. The station was opened in 1858 on the Victoria - Dover mainline and this station has completely disappeared. Note the very tall signal to make for good sighting.
  • GOSPORT - 1940's - Terminus of a short branch from Fareham, opened in 1841, closed to passengers in 1953 and completely in 1969. Only the platform with the auto-train standing in it, on the left, appears to be used for passengers. Much of the freight was probably Naval stores.
  • GRAIN HALT - 1910's - The Hundred of Hoo Railway, from Hoo Junction to Port Victoria, was opened in 1882 by the SECR. It ran through a largely unpopulated area of the marshes on the southern side of the Thames Estuary. In 1906, in an effort to encourage new traffic, seven new halts were opened on the line and Grain Halt, officially called Grain Crossing Halt, was the most easterly of them. Facilities were very basic as can be seen and there were no goods facilities at all. In September 1951, a new station was opened at Grain and so the halt was closed. Seen here in about 1916.
  • GRAIN HALT - 1940's - The Hundred of Hoo Railway, from Hoo Junction to Port Victoria, was opened in 1882 by the SECR. It ran through a largely unpopulated area of the marshes on the southern side of the Thames Estuary. In 1906, in an effort to encourage new traffic, seven new halts were opened on the line and Grain Halt, officially called Grain Crossing Halt, was the most easterly of them. Facilities were very basic as can be seen and there were no goods facilities at all. In September 1951, a new station was opened at Grain and so the halt was closed. Note that the wooden platform has been replaced and extended from the 1916 picture, a new concrete hut built and the signal moved.
  • GRANGE-OVER-SANDS - 1910's - Opened by the Ulverstone & Lancaster Railway in September 1857 as plain Grange, the station sits on the northern edge of Morecambe bay on the line to Barrow in Furness. The station is still open and handles about 150,000 passengers per year, to some extent reflecting it's status as minor seaside resort and hiking centre.
  • GRANGE-OVER-SANDS - 1910's - Opened by the Ulverstone & Lancaster Railway in September 1857 as plain Grange, the station sits on the northern edge of Morecambe bay on the line to Barrow in Furness. The station is still open and handles about 150,000 passengers per year, to some extent reflecting it's status as minor seaside resort and hiking centre. Here we see it in about 1910 with a Furness 0-6-0 on a freight entering the station.
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