Colchester to Ipswich (Eastern Union Railway)





Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

UK Railtours' excursion from Stevenage to Norwich, behind 66748 with 66765 at rear, waiting on the Colchester Down Goods Loop to enable a following ...
David Bosher 27/05/2023
Passengers are in need of the steam heating capability of 47 170 as it pauses at Colchester on 24th January 1976. The boiler is evidently working ...
Mark Dufton 24/01/1976
On Sunday 14th November 1976 at around 21.00, the last return trip of the day to Sudbury is about to head off into the night from platform 6 at ...
Mark Dufton 14/11/1976
The date is 7/7/77 and commuters line up at Colchester for the arrival of the 08.11 Clacton/Walton to Liverpool Street service. Their journey will ...
Mark Dufton 07/07/1977
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The crossing gates at Ardleigh as they appeared on April 11th 1977, looking northwards towards Ipswich. They were replaced by lifting barriers in ...
Mark Dufton 11/04/1977
One of Stratford works characteristically painted Class 47 locomotives approaches Ardleigh level crossing at speed with a Norwich-Liverpool Street ...
Mark Dufton 25/09/1977
The level crossing at Ardleigh was converted from manual gates to automatic lifting barriers on April 24th 1983. Despite no working signals or track ...
Mark Dufton 24/04/1983
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90047 and 90014 pass Manningtree with 4M63, the 0912 Felixstowe Trafford Park service on 21st November 2023. ...
Roger Geach 21/11/2023
Not the best of places to break down and have to climb out of the cab…… On 9th July 2017, this late and ailing London to Norwich service ...
Mark Dufton 09/07/2017
Manningtree station, or as it is now known Manningtree for Dedham Vale and the junction for the Harwich Town branch, looking towards London from the ...
David Bosher 25/06/2019
The 13.30 Ipswich to Liverpool Street crosses the River Stour at Manningtree on 13th May 1979. The industrial complex in the background is the former ...
Mark Dufton 13/05/1979
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In January 1983, most of the station building at Bentley remained despite closure to passengers 17 years earlier. However, except for the southern ...
Mark Dufton 08/01/1983
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