{"id":15191,"date":"2014-08-19T12:22:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T11:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=15191"},"modified":"2014-08-19T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T13:25:00","slug":"photos-of-saxmundham-railway-station-and-the-closed-railway-pub-east-suffolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/photos-of-saxmundham-railway-station-and-the-closed-railway-pub-east-suffolk\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of Saxmundham railway station and the closed Railway Pub, East Suffolk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s another set of photos from my recent trip to East Suffolk, although this time I’ll admit (to paraphrase Spinal Tap) that their appeal is likely to be\u00a0more selective<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So here’s a series of photographs of the rather forlorn looking Saxmundham railway station and the closed Railway pub opposite.<\/p>\n

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The railway reached Saxmundham in 1859, with the station offering through services to London and Yarmouth Southtown and Lowestoft, with a short branch line taking passengers to Leiston and Aldeburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The line enjoyed substantial goods traffic, mainly of agricultural produce brought to the station from surrounding villages, but the northern end of the main line from Beccles to Yarmouth<\/a> was to close in 1959,\u00a0with the branch line closing\u00a0to passengers in 1966.<\/p>\n

Part of the branch line is still used for traffic to the nearby Sizewell Power Stations.<\/p>\n

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Station view, circa 1901 [wikipedia<\/a>].<\/p>\n

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The now-unmanned station building has more or less remained intact over the years, although it is now boarded up and advertised for rent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Saxmundham railway station is located on the East Suffolk Line and is served by Greater Anglia, which operates services between Ipswich and Lowestoft.<\/p>\n

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The RETB control centre for the East Suffolk Line is located in the signal cabin on the Lowestoft bound platform.<\/p>\n

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Looking down the tracks from the level crossing.<\/p>\n

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Looking up Station Approach.<\/p>\n

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Looking along the platform showing the staggered platforms.<\/p>\n

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This early 1960s view shows the station with its goods shed still in use, and a Metro Cammell DMU waiting to take passengers along the Alderburgh branch.<\/p>\n

On the right (under the canopy) you can see what looks like a newsagent with two customers\u00a0– a sign that the station must have once enjoyed healthy levels of traffic.\u00a0( \u00a9 Jack Ray<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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This interesting view of a steam engine equipped with a snow plough at Saxmundham station was featured in the book, ‘Suffolk Steam Railways,’ published by\u00a0<\/span>www.oldpond.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video of a trip 1957 trip from\u00a0Saxmundham to Aldeburgh. You may want to turn off the sound for this.<\/p>\n