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OLD NORTH ROAD STATION - 1960's - This station opened in August 1862 on the line from Bedford to Cambridge, on the eastern side of A1198, what had been one of the major Roman roads in England. It technically served the village of Longstowe but was actually in the middle of nowhere and saw little passenger use. There was a small goods yard and shed which closed to traffic in April 1965. Passenger services followed suit in January 1968. Both Station house and goods shed survive in residential use. Seen here are a pair of Derby Lightweight DMU's on a train for Bedford.
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OLD NORTH ROAD STATION - 1960's - This station opened in August 1862 on the line from Bedford to Cambridge, on the eastern side of A1198, what had been one of the major Roman roads in England. It technically served the village of Longstowe but was actually in the middle of nowhere and saw little passenger use. There was a small goods yard and shed which closed to traffic in April 1965. Passenger services followed suit in January 1968. Both Station house and goods shed survive in residential use. Seen here are a pair of Derby Lightweight DMU's on a train for Bedford.

  • MARCH - 1999 - The view looking east from the Station footbridge on June 18th, 1999. 58044 is assisting a failed 56057 on 6Z24 Bury - Santon slag empties whilst 60028 is marshalling the Redland empties on the right.
  • MARCH - 2001 - March East's Up Starter is off and the trackwork is still in place into what's left of Whitemoor. That was all about to change, the track to be lifted, a new crossover put in just about where the board crossing is, the new East Curve laid and the signals to go to colour lights and to go bi-directional - seen here in February 2001.
  • MARCH - 2002 - Looking along the old GN/GE Joint Line platforms at March after track remodelling in 2002. This was Platform 1 when it was in operation. Note the signal, still switched on even though there is no longer any track!
  • MARCH - 2007 - Standing on the ramp of the original Platform 1, later Platform 6, of March Station. looking west. This was before the wheelchair ramps to Platform 2 were built. It's hard to believe that only a few years previously this had been a busy double track. I was there on April 14th, 2007, and also on many other occasions!
  • MARCH - 2022 - Seen here looking east at sunset on December 15th, 2022, with 66133 and 66179 top'n'tailing 6G99 Letchworth - Whitemoor spent ballast train. The old goods shed in the Down Yard on the right, now GBRF's wagon workshops, and the rejuvenated Up Yard on the left, used by GBRF for wagon and train storage.
  • MARCH - 2022 - The old goods shed in the Down Yard at March is now the GBRF wagon repair shop and entry is only from the east, away from the camera. It requires no less than 2 Class 66's, in this case 66781 (nearer) and 66786 to shunt the train of cripples into the workshops. You might have thought they could better use mainline locomotives. Seen here on November 23rd, 2022.
  • MARCH SOUTH SIGNAL BOX - 2007 - Seen here in June 2007, it had just been repainted and looks rather smart. It is one of two boxes at March, controlling entry/exit from the loops and yards and the barriers over Creek Road. The blue enamel sign has been there for many years.
  • MARCH UP YARD - 2007 - Looking west from March South Box. All of the semaphores are now gone, except the one on the far right I think and, until recently, the sidings were a nice little silver birch spinney. The Up Loop is not much used today as it is too short for most of the liner trains although the Peak Forest - Ely stone is a regular. The 5 Gatwick Express coaches in the distance were bought by some optimistic soul for use on the Wisbech Branch, stored there for some time and then scrapped, along with good part of the Wisbech Branch. Seen here in June 2007.
  • MELDRETH - 1910's - Opened in August 1851 on the Hitchin - Cambridge line, Meldreth is a typical GNR country station - minimal facilities, every expense spared. It lies equidistant between the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn, both of which have expanded hugely since the station opened. Now electrified and modernised, much of the original building is still in use and handles about 250,000 passengers a year.
  • MELDRETH - 1910's - Opened in August 1851 on the Hitchin - Cambridge line, Meldreth is a typical GNR country station - minimal facilities, every expense spared. It lies equidistant between the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn, both of which have expanded hugely since the station opened. Now electrified and modernised, much of the original building is still in use and handles about 250,000 passengers a year.
  • MELDRETH - 1950's - Opened in August 1851 on the Hitchin - Cambridge line, Meldreth is a typical GNR country station - minimal facilities, every expense spared. It lies equidistant between the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn, both of which have expanded hugely since the station opened. Now electrified and modernised, much of the original building is still in use and handles about 250,000 passengers a year. Seen here looking west.
  • MELDRETH - 1950's - Opened in August 1851 on the Hitchin - Cambridge line, Meldreth is a typical GNR country station - minimal facilities, every expense spared. It lies equidistant between the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn, both of which have expanded hugely since the station opened. Now electrified and modernised, much of the original building is still in use and handles about 250,000 passengers a year. Seen here looking west.
  • MURROW WEST - 2017 - On the GN/GE line from March to Spalding, the station at Murrow West is long gone but the station yard and the goods shed are still in use as a reclamation yard - seen here on 09/11/17.
  • MURROW WEST SIGNALBOX - 2017 - Built in 1950 to replace the original, which was demolished in an accident - very reminiscent, I think, of 1930's SR boxes. The double tracks of the GN/GE mainline from March to Spalding passed in front of the box with the single M&GN line from Peterborough to Wisbech crossing it on the flat to the right of the steps. The M&GN lines finally closed in 1965 and 1966 and the GN/GE line in November 1982. Seen here on 05/07/17 undergoing conversion to a house.
  • OAKINGTON - 1910's - Opened in 1847 on the line from St Ives to Cambridge and lying between Histon and Long Stanton stations, the Cambridge (mis-) guided busway now runs on the trackbed although the station building survives as a residence. The station closed to all traffic in 1970.
  • OAKINGTON - 1950's - Opened in 1847 on the line from St Ives to Cambridge and lying between Histon and Long Stanton stations, the Cambridge (mis-) guided busway now runs on the trackbed although the station building survives as a residence. The station closed to all traffic in 1970. Note the rake of wagons behind the platform to the left.
  • OAKINGTON - 1960 - Opened in 1847 on the line from St Ives to Cambridge and lying between Histon and Long Stanton stations, the Cambridge (mis-) guided busway now runs on the trackbed although the station building survives as a residence. The station closed to all traffic in 1970 and is seen here just before closure, still remarkably complete.
  • OLD NORTH ROAD STATION - 1910's - This station opened in August 1862 on the line from Bedford to Cambridge, on the eastern side of A1198, what had been one of the major Roman roads in England. It technically served the village of Longstowe but was actually in the middle of nowhere and saw little passenger use. There was a small goods yard and shed which closed to traffic in April 1965. Passenger services followed suit in January 1968. Both Station house and goods shed survive in residential use. In this view, a goods train heads west hauled by what looks like an LNWR 'Precursor' Class 4-4-0. Note the very nice and quite similar windows in the goods shed and the waiting shelter.
  • OLD NORTH ROAD STATION - 1960's - This station opened in August 1862 on the line from Bedford to Cambridge, on the eastern side of A1198, what had been one of the major Roman roads in England. It technically served the village of Longstowe but was actually in the middle of nowhere and saw little passenger use. There was a small goods yard and shed which closed to traffic in April 1965. Passenger services followed suit in January 1968. Both Station house and goods shed survive in residential use. Seen here are a pair of Derby Lightweight DMU's on a train for Bedford.
  • ORTON WATERVILLE - 1930's - Opened in April 1847 by the London & Birmingham Railway, Orton Waterville was the first station west of Peterborough East. It opened as Overton but was renamed in August 1913 and was very similar to the next station on the line, Castor (qv). It lost passenger services in October 1942 but remained open for railway use until Summer 1962 and lost it goods services in December 1964. The station was demolished but the line stayed open until 1972 to serve the quarries at Nassington, was then closed and reopened as the Nene Valley Railway in June 1977. The NVR Overton for Ferry Meadows stands just to the east of where Orton Waterville stood. Seen here with a Johnson MR 2-4-0 on a stopping train.
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