SOUTH OF HELPSTON

LOOKING NORTH WITH HELPSTON IN THE DISTANCE; THE M.R. IS ON THE LEFT WITH THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE ON THE RIGHT. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM THE FOOTBRIDGE SHOWN BELOW.

FURTHER DOWN THE LINE TOWARDS PETERBOROUGH LAY THIS LEVEL CROSSING FOR A MINOR ROAD; THE COTTAGE IS SIMILAR TO BAINTON GATE.  BELOW IS THE G.N.R. SIDE OF THE SAME CROSSING.

WALTON  OPENED 2/10/1846  CLOSED 7/12/1953. THERE WERE NO GOODS FACILITIES.

THIS IS THE ONLY PICTURE I HAVE OF WALTON STATION; NOTHING REMAINED ON THE SITE WHEN I VISITED. AGAIN, THE ORIGINAL LOW PLATFORM SURVIVED UNTIL CLOSURE.

M.R. THIRD CLASS CHILDS TICKET.

THE M.R. LOCO SHED AT PETERBOROUGH SPITAL BRIDGE.

MIDLAND TRAINS WORKED INTO PETERBOROUGH EAST, THE FORMER EASTERN COUNTIES STATION, SEEN HERE IN 1973 .

IT I S BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS WEB SITE TO FULLY DETAIL THE RAILWAYS OF PETERBOROUGH; THE BOOK                'RAIL CENTRES - PETERBOROUGH' BY PETER WASZAK  IAN ALLAN IS RECOMMENDED.

EXTRACTS FROM THE B.R. EASTERN REGION WORKING TIMETABLE, 9th SEPT. 1963 TO 14th JUNE 1964.