March/Peterborough to Spalding

The March to Spalding line closed on 27th November 1982. It was always an interesting line for the enthusiast especially on Summer Saturdays with hauled trains from the Midlands to/from Great Yarmouth and during the Spalding Flower Festival. Here are a few shots of the line in it's final years.

"Memories of the Spalding to March line" A video of the line from 1982, just prior to closure, by John Honner, produced by Roy Harrison.
https://youtu.be/hsxmEO6xAcw

"Rediscovering the March to Spalding Line" A survey of the line in 2018, thirty six years after closure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRaRhdrkmQc

Excellent shot of Inkerson Fen Crossing, south of French Drove during track removal, after the line closed. View facing north. French Drove signal box can just about be made out in the distance. Looks like the crossing gates have already been removed.<br />
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I love this photo. Although it's a sad view, in respect of the line closing, Mark's shot really characterises the landscape that the joint line passed through. A scene of flat fields, wide skies and isolated communities with remote roads and droveways criss crossing the line. It is also symbolic not only of the passing of a railway line, with the track being lifted ; but also the passing of a way of life. The isolated crossing house and hut with the crossing keeper probably helped by his wife; working long shifts. A time unfortunately now nearly gone for ever. Much more interesting and photogenic than an A.H.B.<br />
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Photo with kind permission of Mark Brammer.

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Excellent shot of Inkerson Fen Crossing, south of French Drove during track removal, after the line closed. View facing north. French Drove signal box can just about be made out in the distance. Looks like the crossing gates have already been removed.

I love this photo. Although it's a sad view, in respect of the line closing, Mark's shot really characterises the landscape that the joint line passed through. A scene of flat fields, wide skies and isolated communities with remote roads and droveways criss crossing the line. It is also symbolic not only of the passing of a railway line, with the track being lifted ; but also the passing of a way of life. The isolated crossing house and hut with the crossing keeper probably helped by his wife; working long shifts. A time unfortunately now nearly gone for ever. Much more interesting and photogenic than an A.H.B.

Photo with kind permission of Mark Brammer.

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