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Conington level crossing
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'Conington'
2008
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Conington Crossing in 2008
National Express East Coast down train at Conington in April 2008
National Express East Coast took over from GNER on the 9th December 2007 The White stripe was put over GNER red stripe in Kings Cross station between trains. The hurry with which this was put on can just be made out on some of the Mark fours!
This was I hoped a stop gap be for the Grey and White 'National Express East Coast' colours were put on these class 91s and mark 4s with a lot more care than this time.
But it was not to be as 'East Coast' took over from 'National Express East Coast East Coast'. Only one class 91 got painted in NXEC grey 91111
First Capital Conect class 365539 on the down fast at Conington on the 12th of April 2008
National Express East Coast HST 43307 with a down train at Conington in November 2008
The bush was removed but has now grow upagain
First Capital Connect class 365504 at Connington on the up fast in 2008
Conington
Conington is a small village that never had a station in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire. The village is a long way from the crossing. This railway crossing is to the south of Holme vilage. Conington Airfield or as it is now called Peterborough Business Airport and is between the crossing and Holme vilage and light aircraft take off and land over the ECML.
Holme village is just to the north of the Conington crossing and Mainline steam trains stop between Conington and Holme on the down slow and going south (up) in the Conington tip loops.
Conington Level Crossing
The Network Rail Main Line Level Crossing Closures Feasiblity Study Community Consultation booklet (2014) says this crossing is one they would would like to close along with Holme clossing Holme load and Yaxley Load along this part of the East Coast Main line.
For details use the link below to Network Rail's own site
Conington Level Crossing
