Wivenhoe
Emerging into sunlight from Wivenhoe woods at 06.30 on 3 July 1981 is 31 133 on the return leg of the Liverpool Street (dep 03.20) to Clacton (arr 05.40) newspaper train which ran every day except Sunday. In the down direction, this train offloaded national newspapers at Chelmsford, Witham, Colchester, Alresford, Great Bentley, Thorpe le Soken and Clacton for collection by local newsagents. Papers for Frinton and Walton were transferred to an EMU at Thorpe le Soken which reached Walton at 05.49. By 1988, all newspaper trains had ceased operation.
Location: Wivenhoe
Original line: Tendring Hundred Railway
Photographer: Mark Dufton
Contact photographer: Mark Dufton
Date: 03/07/1981
Image number: 80844
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