Lonely Shippea Hill
Shippea Hill, on the Breckland Line from Ely to Norwich, is one of the least used stations on the national network. It may be due to location, as it is in the middle of nowhere, or the train service, whIch offers just one early morning working from cambridge to Norwich. In the financial year 2015/16 it recorded a stunning 12 passengers, but has since become busier, with a footfall of 432 recorded in 2018/19. Efforts have been made to promote the station, which probably account for the significant increase in usage, albeit probably out of morbid curiosity. On 23rd June 2012 a Abellio Greater Anglia Class 170 'Turbostar', No. 170208 hurries by, forming a Norwich - Cambridge service. The signal box and hasted level crossing have since been replaced, as the new barrier arms are already in place and await commissioning . The effect of the resignalling is that the location is now totally unmanned. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Lonely Shippea Hill
Shippea Hill, on the Breckland Line from Ely to Norwich, is one of the least used stations on the national network. It may be due to location, as it is in the middle of nowhere, or the train service, whIch offers just one early morning working from cambridge to Norwich. In the financial year 2015/16 it recorded a stunning 12 passengers, but has since become busier, with a footfall of 432 recorded in 2018/19. Efforts have been made to promote the station, which probably account for the significant increase in usage, albeit probably out of morbid curiosity. On 23rd June 2012 a Abellio Greater Anglia Class 170 'Turbostar', No. 170208 hurries by, forming a Norwich - Cambridge service. The signal box and hasted level crossing have since been replaced, as the new barrier arms are already in place and await commissioning . The effect of the resignalling is that the location is now totally unmanned. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved