60163 Tornado arriving at platform 4 at Peterborough with the "Cathedrals Express" from King's Cross to York, 19th September 2009. Photo taken from platform 3 (Allan)

60163 Tornado arriving at platform 4 at Peterborough with the "Cathedrals Express" from King's Cross to York, 19th September 2009. Photo taken from platform 3 (Allan)

60163 Tornado arriving at platform 4 at Peterborough with the "Cathedrals Express" from King's Cross to York, 19th September 2009. Photo taken from platform 3 (Allan)

An unusual signal on the two-way goods lines at Peterborough - a four-aspect signal head but only one aspect used. 19th September 2009 (Allan)

In the gathering gloom, DBS (EWS) 66143 heads 1Z40 a return charter from Hoveton & Wroxham to King's Cross, passing March at 1845 on 19th September 2009 (Allan)

In the gathering gloom, DBS (EWS) 66143 heads 1Z40 a return charter from Hoveton & Wroxham to King's Cross, passing March at 1845 on 19th September 2009 (Allan)

66178 provides the tail lamps, 19th September 2009 (Allan)

Cross-Country 170522 and 170398 on services between Birmingham and Stansted Airport passing at March. Note the diffent light clusters. 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

GBRf 66701 "Whitemoor" making a light engine move from the maintenance shed to Whitemoor Yard, 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

GBRf 66701 "Whitemoor" making a light engine move from the maintenance shed to Whitemoor Yard, 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

1A (Willesden) shed plate on 66701. 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

DBS (EWS) 60091 on 6E88 sand train from Middleton Towers passing March, 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

GBRf 66707 "Sir Sam Fay" on an Up liner train passing March, 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

DRS 37087 and 37501 passing March with the York-Stowmarket RHTT wagons move in preparation for the leaf fall season. The train was running some six and a half hours late due to 37510 having suffered high coolant temperature at Peterborough and having to be rescued by 087. 1815hrs on 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

Ununusual to see an RHTT set out on the main line without a locomotive at each end. 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

FL 66954 in the last of the day's sunlight with a Down liner train passing March, 23rd September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford station exterior. Norwich & Brandon Railway building (1845) on the left and GER (1889) on the right. 28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford, the N&BR building. 28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford, the GER building.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford, the GER building.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford former goods shed has a new-ish looking end wall. 28th September 2009 (Allan)

"The Railway" at Thetford.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Hardly a GER locomotive on the pub sign!28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford Down platform.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Columns and canopy brackets on Up platform. 28th September 2009 (Marion)

Canopy brackets on the N&BR building.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Fireplace in the Up waiting room. 28th September 2009 (Marion)

Loading gauge (formely an adjustable type) on the Up side loading bank.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford signal box, view from south-east.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Thetford signal box, view from south-west.28th September 2009 (Allan)

NXEA 170271 on a Down train passing the Up starter which has co-acting arms.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The Up starter is "off" for an approaching train.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The dreaded "grocer's apostrophe" on a sign!28th September 2009 (Allan)

Brandon Up starter and signal box.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Brandon signal box.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Brandon signal box.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The Great Eastern Hotel, Brandon.28th September 2009 (Allan)

And another poor sign. 28th September 2009 (Allan)

Brandon is an adopted station.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Note that former train operator "one" survives here.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Brandon station's only buildings are on the Down side and despite it being an adopted station they are unused.28th September 2009 (Allan)

EMT 158883 on an Up working.28th September 2009 (Allan)

It's better than graffiti (1).28th September 2009 (Allan)

It's better than graffiti (2).28th September 2009 (Allan)

170272 on a Down working arriving at Brandon.28th September 2009 (Allan)

And leaving Wymondham.28th September 2009 (Allan)

View looking west from Wymondham footbridge, with EMT 158770 passing on a Down working.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Wymondham junction (for the Mid Norfolk Railway line to Dereham. The wagons are part of the station mini-museum.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Which also has this former industrial Drewry diesel shunter.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The Up side building at Wymondham is very narrow.28th September 2009 (Allan)

But the Down side is substantial.28th September 2009 (Allan)

And well used, principally by a restaurant.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Some nice touches here.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Makes you proud to be British! 28th September 2009 (Marion)

Plaque and parish map.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The BR arrow sign survives on the car park side of the building28th September 2009 (Allan)

One of the former signs, now in the 'museum' area.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Along with one from another line.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Keeping the hanging baskets looking good.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The ticket office.28th September 2009 (Allan)

A water pump.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Seats and tables out in front of the restaurant.28th September 2009 (Allan)

A fine display of blooms.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Interior of the museum / restaurant.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Interior of the museum / restaurant.28th September 2009 (Allan)

In a corner of the Up side yard a pile of 'beheaded' telegraph pole tops complete with insulators still attached.28th September 2009 (Allan)

New display screen under the Up canopy (1)28th September 2009 (Allan)

New display screen under the Up canopy (2)28th September 2009 (Allan)

New display screen under the Up canopy (3)28th September 2009 (Allan)

New display screen under the Up canopy (4)28th September 2009 (Allan)

170272 again, this time arriving on an Up working.28th September 2009 (Allan)

And leaving Attleborough.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Attleborough level crossing, signal box and Down platform seen from the Up platform.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Attleborough level crossing, signal box and Down platform.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Attleborough signal box.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Attleborough's former goods shed.28th September 2009 (Allan)

The manual level crossing.28th September 2009 (Allan)

NXEA 156402 in platform 5 at Norwich.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Colas Rail Giesmar on track plant DR 98308 in platform 6 at Norwich.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Colas Rail Giesmar on track plant DR 98308 in platform 6 at Norwich.28th September 2009 (Allan)

"The Blue Lamp" over the door to the British Transport Police office on platform 5 at Norwich. 28th September 2009 (Marion)

Wide open space on the concourse at Lowestoft.28th September 2009 (Allan)

NXEA 156418 working to Norwich and 170204 to Ipswich at Lowestoft.28th September 2009 (Allan)

NXEA 156402 leaving Lowestoft for Norwich.28th September 2009 (Allan)

More wide open space.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Platform 3 and 4 starter signals.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Signal box.28th September 2009 (Allan)

"East Suffolk Line" nameboard.28th September 2009 (Allan)

QV post box and long-disuses stamp dispensers in the wall of the station building.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Plaque on the station wall.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Exterior of the station.28th September 2009 (Allan)

A blue enamel sign still in place some 43 years after the end of "British Railways".28th September 2009 (Allan)

Bascule bridge raised to permit passage into the inner harbour.28th September 2009 (Allan)

UKD Dolphin, owned by UK Dredging, built 1984 and soon to be withdrawn from service. The structure in the background is an oil platform under construction. 28th September 2009 (Allan)

UKD Dolphin discharging surplus water from the sediment tanks.28th September 2009 (Allan)

FL 86501 at Ipswich stabling point.28th September 2009 (Allan)

FL 66593 and 66516.28th September 2009 (Allan)

FL 90041 and 66593.28th September 2009 (Allan)

FL 66538, 66531, 66567 and 86501. 28th September 2009 (Marion)

NXEA 90005 "Vice Admiral Lord Nelson" at Ipswich on an Up train to Liverpool Street.28th September 2009 (Allan)

Nameplate of 90005.28th September 2009 (Allan)