Recent content by Duxford

As someone who uses the foot crossing daily for dog walks I was miffed when nearly 2 weeks ago the crossing was suddenly shut. On its reopening I spoke to the Network Rail Crossing Safety Manager who told me that they had carried out a video survey and observed that the footfall had increased...

As far as I am aware the siding into the factory was installed by CIBA-Geigy in the early 1980s but was only used for a short time. The main problem was the government policy at the time of expecting every inch of railway to make a profit and this lead to the operation of the siding becoming...

Way back in the sixties (pre Roskill commission) this was the preferred route to provide a rail service to London's third airport. British Railways as was even ran demonstration trains which were filled with protesters (including my parents) trying to put a stop to all development at Stansted...

Much as I am in favour of re-opening railways the Saffron Walden branch is a real no-hoper. Any new station either in Audley Park or near the County High School (if you re-use the old route) would only benefit a small area of Saffron Walden and those living in the Ashdon Road, Little Walden Road...

I can just remember this line being open. If you look at the route you can see that it was lightly engineered and hence wandered all over the Hertfordshire countryside to get to it's destination. In the 1950's there were through coaches to London, but the increasing popularity of the car...