E50023 + E56028 March
Two trainspotters, cameras at the ready, prepare to snap for posterity the 14.30 Cambridge - Lincoln Central dmu as it departs from March on a gloomy Saturday November 27th 1982 - the final day of services on the March - Spalding section.
Lincoln based Derby Heavyweight set E56028 (nearest the camera) trailing E50023. These Class 114 sets became a feature of the joint line, replacing loco hauled services in the early 1970s and shared the meagre timetable with Norwich based dmus of various types. Occasionally a Cambridge based unit would appear and even exotic types like the Calder Valley sets and Heaton allocated units popped up now and then.
The derelict March North box adds to the general air of desolation. Note on the extreme right of the picture, the GE milepost no. 86, indicating the mileage from Liverpool Street.
E50023 + E56028 March
Two trainspotters, cameras at the ready, prepare to snap for posterity the 14.30 Cambridge - Lincoln Central dmu as it departs from March on a gloomy Saturday November 27th 1982 - the final day of services on the March - Spalding section.
Lincoln based Derby Heavyweight set E56028 (nearest the camera) trailing E50023. These Class 114 sets became a feature of the joint line, replacing loco hauled services in the early 1970s and shared the meagre timetable with Norwich based dmus of various types. Occasionally a Cambridge based unit would appear and even exotic types like the Calder Valley sets and Heaton allocated units popped up now and then.
The derelict March North box adds to the general air of desolation. Note on the extreme right of the picture, the GE milepost no. 86, indicating the mileage from Liverpool Street.