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30th October 1980

Vehicle: 56139   Set: 67

On the old GN & GE joint line from March to Spalding, which closed in 1982 this picture was taken from Murrow West signalbox - a relatively modern structure which replaced the original following an accident at the flat crossing here in 1950. Cravens twin dmu E56139 + E51262 (Norwich set number 67) approaches with the 11.18 Cambridge - Doncaster service on October 30th 1980. Gerard Fletcher.

30th October 1980

Vehicle: 50046   

The 10.26 Doncaster - Cambridge dmu service, one of three southbound passenger services still serving the joint line in 1980. The setting is Murrow West. This was at one time the site of a flat crossing with the M&GN Peterborough - Wisbech - Sutton Bridge line on which, until its closure in 1959, the hamlet of Murrow had the extravagant facilities of a further station named Murrow East. On 30th October 1980 motoring past are Lincoln based Class 114 Derby 'heavyweight' set E50046 + E56026 leading Norwich allocated Cravens Class 105 unit E56480 + E51261 (set 65). Gerard Fletcher.

8th May 1982

Vehicle: 50046   

Saturday May 8th 1982 was a much busier day than usual on the old joint line from Spalding to March, due to it being Spalding tulip parade which saw numerous special trains and associated stock and loco movements along the line. Here one of the regular service trains, the 10.29 Doncaster - Cambridge approaches the site of the flat crossing with the M & GN at Murrow formed by Derby Heavyweight set E50046 + E56036. Gerard Fletcher.

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