1. Railways

Ipswich to Felixstowe

Brief history of the line.

The line to Felixstowe had its beginnings on November 30th 1874, when a local landowner Colonel George Tomline of the Felixstowe Railway and Pier Company put forward plans to build a line from a terminus at Westerfield Station on the East Suffolk line to a terminus at Felixstowe Pier. The plans were approved and the line opened on 1st May 1877 with stations at Westerfield, Derby Road, Orwell, Felixstowe Beach and Felixstowe Pier.
On 1st September 1879 the Great Eastern Railway took over operation of the line and on 5th July 1887 bought the line from what was now The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company.
On 1st May 1891 The G.E.R. opened a new station at Trimley and in November of the same year built a second platform and passing loop at Derby Road. The station originally only had the current down platform.
The G.E.R then built a new station at Felixstowe, the now Felixstowe Town station which opened on July 1st 1898.

Closure dates.

1951 July 2nd:- Felixstowe Pier closed.
1955 June:- Orwell Station closed.
1959 January:- Felixstowe sub shed closed, the last engine allocated being Class L1 67710.
1964 July 13th:- Freight facilities withdrawn from Trimley and Westerfield.
1966 December 5th:- Freight facilities withdrawn from Felixstowe Town and Felixstowe Beach.
1967 September 11th:- Felixstowe Beach closed.

Reference:- The Felixstowe Branch. H.I. Quale and G.T. Bradbury. 1978
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Felixstowe Beach in September 1976. Colonel Tomline's original station. The station has been demolished and the crossing now AHB. The station closed to freight on 5th December 1966 and to passenger traffic on 11th September 1967. The line is still open for container traffic using the docks.
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Felixstowe Beach in September 1976. Colonel Tomline's original station. The station has been demolished and the crossing now AHB. The station closed to freight on 5th December 1966 and to passenger traffic on 11th September 1967. The line is still open for container traffic using the docks.

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  • The 1940 from Ipswich arrives at Felixstowe with Garrison Lane Bridge in the background.  26th June 1979.
  • Felixstowe Town. June 1977
  • Felixstowe Town,  September 1980
  • Removing the station canopies and platforms at Felixstowe for conversion to a car park area. A Solar Superstore is under construction to the extreme right. 2nd August 1984.<br />
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Image with kind permission of Stuart McNae
  • Removing the island platform at Felixstowe Town Station on 13th July 1984. <br />
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Image with kind permission of Stuart McNae.
  • The current terminus at Felixstowe.   10th June 2009.
  • Felixstowe.
  • Beach Road Crossing at Felixstowe.  30th May 1984.<br />
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Image with kind permission of Stuart McNae
  • Felixstowe Beach in September 1976. Colonel Tomline's original station. The station has been demolished and the crossing now AHB. The station closed to freight on 5th December 1966 and to passenger traffic on 11th September 1967. The line is still open for container traffic using the docks.
  • 70001 at the Port of Felixstowe c2011. Photo Ian Leighton.
  • Felixstowe North Container Terminal.
  • Felixstowe North Container Terminal.
  • D3489 Colonel Tomline at Felixstowe Docks c1976.
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