Bishops Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch (Great Eastern Railway)





Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

A train from Kings Lynn to London Liverpool Street calls at Bishops Stortford on 12th November 1977. The guard has spotted a carriage door ...
Mark Dufton 12/11/1977
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The former Takeley station in Essex, on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree line that closed to passengers in 1952 and to freight in 1971, seen here ...
David Bosher //1976
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Grub’s up for an eager diner at the former Rayne station on 7th July 2016. Known at the time as the “Booking Hall”, the premises ...
Mark Dufton 07/07/2016
The former station at Rayne on the Bishop's Stortford to Braintree line had reached a low point by 1980, as shown here. Neglected and ransacked, its ...
Mark Dufton 03/08/1980
This is a freight wagon label found in the debris of then (August 1980) disused and vandalized Rayne station in Essex. It refers to a consignment of ...
Mark Dufton 03/08/1980
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A pre-electrification scene at Braintree on October 9th 1976. The DMU driver and conductor are enjoying a brew up in the signal box, which still bore ...
Mark Dufton 09/10/1976
Electric trains were still a novelty at Braintree when this photo was taken on 5th November 1977. Previously worked by DMUs and signaled with ...
Mark Dufton 05/11/1977
Seen only a couple of months after electric services commenced, Braintree station hosts a Class 302 unit on 21st January 1978. The disused platform on ...
Mark Dufton 21/01/1978
The railway reached Braintree in 1848 and this wooden building served as the town's terminus for 21 years until a connecting route to Bishop's ...
Mark Dufton 21/01/1978
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