Thorpe-le-Soken

Thorpe-le-Soken, looking towards Colchester, on 18th September 2020. When I first got to know this station in the 1960s, it was a delightful country junction where the Walton-on-the-Naze branch diverged from the double track line to Clacton-on-Sea, as it still does. Carriages for Walton were detached here from Clacton trains but now a change has to be made. To make things easier for changing passengers, all trains are now concentrated on the island platform to allow same-level interchange and where the lines are now bi-directional. However, this led to the abandonment of the former main down platform and this has given the station a rather unkempt appearance. However, part of the disused platform at the eastern end is still properly surfaced as it is used as a walkway from the footbridge to the exit.

Location: Thorpe-le-Soken

Original line: Tendring Hundred Railway

Photographer: David Bosher

Contact photographer: David Bosher

Contact editor

Photosets: English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023  

Date: 18/09/2020

Image number: 74768


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