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The Branch Line Society "Orwell Docker" railtour on 15/4/89, stood at the closed Felixstowe Beach station. The line from Felixstowe Town to Felixstowe Pier with Felixstowe Beach as the only intermediate station on the branch had closed to passengers on 11/9/67 but the line had remained open for freight to the every expanding Languard Container Terminal. The tour arrived here with authority to proceed beyond the BR limit onto FD&RC (Felixstowe Docks & Railway Co.) tracks into Languard (Felixstowe North) container terminal but a mix up on the day meant the tour stood here for 25mins while the organiser and BR staff made representation to FD&RC staff on site. With 47 279 shunting the terminal the site staff refused access having been not made aware by their manager the tour was coming. So after a stand off the tour reversed here to a wave of disappointment from the membership.
Type: Class 101 Vehicle: 54351Visible Set No.: 77 Location: Felixstowe Beach Date: 15th April 1989
Photographer: Adrian Nicholls Views: 621 Railtour: More DetailsView on flickr: (opens in a new window)
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