2. Railways

Ipswich to Lowestoft

Reference for dates etc. An Illustrated History of the East Suffolk Railway. John Brodribb.
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Halesworth Station exterior view. 1975.
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Halesworth Station exterior view. 1975.

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  • The 1248 Ipswich to Lowestoft stands at Halesworth. The moveable platform section can be seen in the foreground. 29th June 1979
  • Halesworth facing north towards Lowestoft before the addition of the over bridge.
  • The 1255 Lowestoft to Ipswich arrives at Halesworth on 29th June 1979. The blue running in board showing Halesworth for Southwold.
  • The 1255 Lowestoft to Ipswich stands at Halesworth on 28th June 1979. The buildings on the Up platform have now been demolished.
  • Halesworth exterior view on 3rd July 2008. The station was originally part of the Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe Railway and is of different design to the standard East Suffolk Railway architecture. It was severely damaged by enemy action during world war 2.
  • Halesworth Station exterior view. 1975.
  • Halesworth. 3rd May 2008
  • Turbostar 170205 in "one" livery stands at Halesworth on a Lowestoft to Liverpool Street working on 3rd July 2008 Through services from Liverpool Street ceased in December 2010.
  • Halesworth Signal Box. 21st June 1976. The box now resides at Mangapps Museum after spending time at Halesworth Middle School playing field.
  • Halesworth moveable platform. 17th June 2009. The platform at this point was moveable to allow traffic to flow along Station Road. This particular structure was a replacement for the original, built by Boulton and Paul of Norwich in 1922 as per the works plate at the front of the platform. The crossing was made redundant by the provision of the current over bridge out of site to the left. c1958. The original moveable platform was constructed in 1888 when the platforms were lengthened.
  • Halesworth Crossing (moveable platform) from a postcard. The view is looking down Station Road towards the town. The building with the four chimneys is the Station Hotel.
  • Halesworth. Section entry board and Radio Electronic Token Block RETB radio repeater mast on 10th September 2010. On approaching the board a driver would call up the control centre at Saxmundham by radio and request entry into the advanced section. A token would be delivered by sending data over the analogue radio system, this was displayed in the cab. Once received the driver could proceed. The board was equivalent to a conventional red stop signal. The system was electronically interlocked so that no other train could enter the section at the same time. The RETB control is no longer operational as the system used signals in the 200Mhz band III. The OFCOM operating licence for this frequency band would not have been renewed after the end of 2012 and consequently the RETB system closed on 19th October 2012 and was replaced by conventional signalling, but still locally controlled from Saxmundham. The RETB system was originally introduced on 16th February 1986.
  • Brampton facing south. The Down platform no longer exists as the line is now single track at this point. The station shelter can be seen at Mangapps Museum, Burnham on Crouch. Image dated 28th June 1979. Brampton lost its freight facilities on 13th July 1964.
  • Brampton on 16th July 1976. A Gloucester RCW dmu is arriving on an Ipswich to Lowestoft working. The now demolished station house is to the left.<br /> <br /> Image:- Russell Walker.
  • Brampton on 24th September 1975, facing Beccles.The down platform with the shelter has now been demolished, but the shelter has been rescued and now resides at The Mangapps Museum at Burnham on Crouch. <a href="http://www.mangapps.co.uk/">http://www.mangapps.co.uk/</a> The shelter was originally from Great Ormesby station in Norfolk on the M and GN.
  • The waiting room from Brampton now relocated to Mangapps Museum, Burnham on Crouch, Essex. Image dated April 2019.
  • Radio Electronic Token Block repeater mast at Brampton. Image dated 12th June 2009. Further technical information on the RETB system can be found by following this link. Athough it refers to an RETB upgrade on lines in Scotland, similar principles applied on the East Suffolk. <a href="http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/Railway_Group_Standards/Control%20Command%20and%20Signalling/Guidance%20Notes/GKGN0554%20Iss%202.pdf">http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/Railway_Group_Standards/Control%20Command%20and%20Signalling/Guidance%20Notes/GKGN0554%20Iss%202.pdf</a>
  • The 1450 Lowestoft to Ipswich prepares to depart Beccles on 28th June 1979.
  • Beccles looking South. 28th June 1979. The bay platform used by Waveney Valley Line trains can be seen to the right.
  • The 1450 Lowestoft to Ipswich stands at Beccles on the 28th June 1979. The station still has blue BR Eastern Region running in boards. The redundant engine shed can be seen behind the sign.
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