2. Railways

Ipswich to Lowestoft

Reference for dates etc. An Illustrated History of the East Suffolk Railway. John Brodribb.
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Dwarfed by tower cranes on rig construction work, the 0904 from Ipswich approaches it's destination at Lowestoft. 30th August 1980. Photo taken from the footbridge linking Denmark Road and Commercial Road (Iron Bridge). Coke Ovens Junction where the line to Yarmouth diverged is to the right behind the trees. Pictures of the footbridge in the next two photos.
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Dwarfed by tower cranes on rig construction work, the 0904 from Ipswich approaches it's destination at Lowestoft. 30th August 1980. Photo taken from the footbridge linking Denmark Road and Commercial Road (Iron Bridge). Coke Ovens Junction where the line to Yarmouth diverged is to the right behind the trees. Pictures of the footbridge in the next two photos.

Lowestoft

  • Victoria Road Crossing facing the swing bridge.
  • Victoria Road crossing keepers cottage viewed from the footbridge. Photo:- Bernie Ward.
  • Oulton Broad Swing Bridge Signal Box, controlled the swing bridge and the signals at Oulton Broad South Station. 31st October 1976
  • Oulton Broad Swing Bridge Signal Box with mile post 116. Photo Adrian Bond,
  • The 1048 Ipswich to Lowestoft crosses Oulton Broad Swing Bridge on 16th February 1976.
  • 1448 Ipswich to Lowestoft crosses Oulton Broad Swing Bridge with an incorrect destination blind on 28th June 1979. The "Lady of the Lake" pub can be seen to the extreme right.
  • 37049 heads onto the home straight at Oulton Broad Junction with the 0952 Summer Saturdays only Liverpool Street to Lowestoft. Taken with a 200mm lens from the bridge at Normanston Park. Think I was lucky to get the last carriage in the shot. Oulton Broad North station is in the background. 30th August 1980.
  • Taking the dog for a walk across Normanston Park, Lowestoft, I always tried to time it to see the London train and on this particular day I made it. 47009 leaves Oulton Broad Junction with the 1650 Liverpool Street to Lowestoft. 16th June 1976
  • Lowestoft Central on 30th August 1980 with 37088 departing from platform four, in charge of the 1030 Summer Saturdays only to Liverpool Street via the East Suffolk Line. Photo taken with a 200mm lens from the footbridge.
  • Dwarfed by tower cranes on rig construction work, the 0904 from Ipswich approaches it's destination at Lowestoft. 30th August 1980. Photo taken from the footbridge linking Denmark Road and Commercial Road (Iron Bridge). Coke Ovens Junction where the line to Yarmouth diverged is to the right behind the trees. Pictures of the footbridge in the next two photos.
  • The "Iron bridge" carried a footpath over the railway from Denmark Road to Commercial Road, pictured on 29th November 2014, a few weeks away from demolition by Network Rail. The bridge was closed to pedestrian traffic in May 2005 being deemed unsafe. The view is from Commercial Road, with the houses in Denmark Road in the background. Photo with kind permission of Ashley Gardiner. The previous two photos were taken from this bridge.
  • The "Iron bridge" carried a footpath from Denmark Road to Commercial Road over the railway. The bridge is pictured on 29th November 2014, a few weeks away from demolition by Network rail. The houses on Denmark Road can be seen in the background. Photo with kind permission of Ashley Gardiner.
  • Lowestoft Signal Box. Image:- Richard Thomas.
  • 37050 at Lowestoft (platform 4) ready to depart with the Summer Saturdays only 1035 to Liverpool Street via the East Suffolk Line. 25th June 1977.
  • 37267 arrives at its destination with 1K62, the 1650 from Liverpool Street. The blue running in board still showing Lowestoft Central to differenciate it from Lowestoft North. June 1975. Taken with my trusty Instamatic which is all I had at the time.
  • Class 101 at Lowestoft Central in May 1975.
  • Lowestoft Central, around the early sixties. Platform one is still in use with what looks like a Class 31, probably on a Yarmouth South Town working. A Class 24 waits in platform two with a Metro Cammel DMU at Platform three. The station has rather more protection from the elements than it has now.
  • Lowestoft Central exterior view on 1st March 1980. The blue BR Eastern Region nameboard remains to this day. To the right of the station building is the old location of KFC much frequented in the mid seventies.
  • Lowestoft before removal of the overall roof, March 1992. Photo with kind permission of Ian Dinmore, Copyright <a href="http://www.railarchive.org.uk">http://www.railarchive.org.uk</a>
  • Timetable booklet from 1974/1975
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