It's primarily used by freight trains with passenger services very few times a day in the early morning and late evenings. I personally have never been on it but I know one of the passenger services is the 07:18 at mistly (starts at harwich international) and goes to Cambridge. Mainly services that use it go to and from harwich international/Cambridge/Peterborough. But really that's it and all other times you would have to change at Manningtree station, but it is only used for freight and minimal passenger (only a few per day)
I live in Manningtree with a clear view of the junction and the mayflower line
It is quite nice to be able to see the tracks, isn't it? I have view of the Mayflower Line right outside my house and I can see the Ipswich GEML in the distance. Often when I hear the trains I run to see them and I check where they are too/from on my AGA ticket app. I have seen some interesting trains.It's primarily used by freight trains with passenger services very few times a day in the early morning and late evenings. I personally have never been on it but I know one of the passenger services is the 07:18 at mistly (starts at harwich international) and goes to Cambridge. Mainly services that use it go to and from harwich international/Cambridge/Peterborough. But really that's it and all other times you would have to change at Manningtree station, but it is only used for freight and minimal passenger (only a few per day)
I live in Manningtree with a clear view of the junction and the mayflower line
Only yesterday I heard the ballast cleaner. We went to our garden and saw it pass-it was quite amazing. I see a lot of freight trains (like the regular Petroleum Carless)that come in from Ipswich and use the north junction into the Mayflower Line. I never get a good look at the junction though, whenever I pass it my train is going too fast but it looks cool. I have a kind of 'bucket' list for branch lines and trains to go on with my dad; I would like to go to Cambridge from Mistley or something but we hardly ever use Mistley.You might have a clear view but your clock is slow - it is the 08.02 from Mistley (07.50 from Harwich International) to Cambridge that goes via the North curve.
Just 4 passenger trains a day to / from Harwich International. The class 321s that run ECS between Parkeston CS and Ipswich run via Manningtree station to keep the first class at the London End. Other than that - a few freights, but there is the very long high output ballast cleaner that is based at Parkeston at the moment to add to the excitement.
You might have a clear view but your clock is slow - it is the 08.02 from Mistley (07.50 from Harwich International) to Cambridge that goes via the North curve.
Just 4 passenger trains a day to / from Harwich International. The class 321s that run ECS between Parkeston CS and Ipswich run via Manningtree station to keep the first class at the London End. Other than that - a few freights, but there is the very long high output ballast cleaner that is based at Parkeston at the moment to add to the excitement.
It is quite nice to be able to see the tracks, isn't it? I have view of the Mayflower Line right outside my house and I can see the Ipswich GEML in the distance. Often when I hear the trains I run to see them and I check where they are too/from on my AGA ticket app. I have seen some interesting trains.
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Only yesterday I heard the ballast cleaner. We went to our garden and saw it pass-it was quite amazing. I see a lot of freight trains (like the regular Petroleum Carless)that come in from Ipswich and use the north junction into the Mayflower Line. I never get a good look at the junction though, whenever I pass it my train is going too fast but it looks cool. I have a kind of 'bucket' list for branch lines and trains to go on with my dad; I would like to go to Cambridge from Mistley or something but we hardly ever use Mistley.
The player seems to refuse to workHere is a film made about Manningtree station and the junctions in 1979. It shows some great footage but the sound is sometimes dodgy.
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/613
The East Anglian Film Archive have all sorts of marvellous stuff, not just on railways.
The link referred to is also available on a cd which accompanies a book on Manningtree station written by David Cleveland. As you appear to live in Manningtree pop into Townsends in the High St to see if they still have any copies. It has a blue cover with the cd inside.
Following points failure at Manningtree in 2005 (they where set for the branch) I took the 20:30 Liv.St to Norwich to Mistley, changed ends & brought the set loco leading via the North Curve. Only 25 late & S&T where still not on site as we pulled into Ipswich.
Sadly with the loss of the proper boat trains we no longer sign the Harwich Branch so would now have no choice but to sit it out at Manningtree.
Surely if you could get a colleague who signs the Harwich branch + North Curve to route conduct it would be possible?