Between Turves and March
GBRf class 66785 between Turves and March light engine heading to Peterborough on the 30th June 2020.
Freightliner class 66553 between Turves and March also on 30th June 2020.
EMR class 158773 between Turves and March on 30th June 2020
DB class 66051 Maritime 4 between Turves and March on 30th June 2020
Between Turves and March The surrounding fields here are flat and very large. We are in the fens and the land is often below sea level or only about foot above it. Years ago this fen land was often under water, be for the land was drained. You can see for miles.
The Peterborough to March Railway line
Peterborough East was the main Great Eastern Railway Peterborough station for this line. This station was closed and all services transferred to the Great Northern Peterborough North station, now called just plain Peterborough.
The railway line heads out of Peterborough to Kings Dyke were there are brick works. There is a
signal box at Kings Dyke on the main Peterborough Whittlesea road. The first and only station is at Whittlesea which is still open. There is a
signal box called Whittlesea here.
The railway station at
March is still open and there is a Network Rail Infrastructure Yard on the site of the old Marshalling Yard at Whitemoor.
Page uploaded 12/7/2021
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