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London to Colchester (Eastern Counties Railway)

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

London to Colchester

Bishopsgate

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The former Eastern Counties Railway viaduct of 1840 that led into the original terminus opened as Shoreditch in 1840 and renamed the following year ...
David Bosher 13/11/2012

The former Eastern Counties Railway viaduct of 1840 that led into and out of the line's original terminus, opened in 1840 as Shoreditch and renamed ...
David Bosher 13/11/2012

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The former entrance to Coborn Road station in east London, on the ex-GER main line into and out of Liverpool Street, seen here on 3rd August 2013. ...
David Bosher 03/08/2013

The remains of the north side platform at Coborn Road, a mile or so from Liverpool Street, seen from the 10.18 service to Clacton-on-Sea, on 1st June ...
David Bosher 01/06/2021

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Coborn Road [1st]

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Bow Junction

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Stepney to Bow Junction Line (Blackwall Railway)

Thornton Fields Junction

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Stratford Western Junction

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Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway
North London to North Woolwich Line (Great Eastern Railway)

Stratford

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Northern and Eastern Railway

A light fall of snow accentuates the lines of rails and wires as 66106 passes the London Stadium site at Stratford on 20th December 2010. Temperature ...
Crinan Dunbar 20/12/2010

Class 720 unit on Greater Anglia service to Liverpool Street, racing with my class 345 unit on an Elizabeth Line service from Shenfield to Paddington, ...
David Bosher 04/04/2023

View from DLR unit no. 122 from Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal, just emerged from tunnel as it arrives at a very busy Stratford station, ...
David Bosher 25/03/2023

Avonside loco outside Stratford Station ...
John Yellowlees 06/12/2019

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Stratford Eastern Junction

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Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway

Maryland

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345016, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, departing from Maryland station (known as Maryland Point until 1941) in east ...
David Bosher 30/05/2019

345016, with a TfL Rail service to Liverpool Street, arriving at Maryland station in east London, on 30th May 2019. ...
David Bosher 30/05/2019

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Forest Gate

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315820, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Forest Gate on 13th February 2019. This is a short level walk along ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

345002, Elizabeth Line to Shenfield, arriving at Forest Gate in east London, at 10.58 on Tuesday, 14th November 2023. The main line platforms, not ...
David Bosher 14/11/2023

66956 Freightliner heading east on the fast lines through Forest Gate on 13th February 2019. The platforms on these lines are now obsolete and fenced ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

755508, Greater Anglia service to Liverpool Street, heading away from the camera as it speeds past Forest Gate in east London, at 10.58 on Tuesday, ...
David Bosher 14/11/2023

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Forest Gate Junction

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Eastern Counties and London and Blackwall Railway

Manor Park

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Class 345, on a TfL Rail service from Liverpool Street to Shenfield, heading away from the camera as it departs from Manor Park in east London, on ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

Manor Park, east London, looking east on 13th February 2019. These buildings replaced the original in 1949 as part of the electrification of the line ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

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Ilford

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345059, Elizabeth Line from Paddington to Shenfield, departing from Ilford on 4th April 2023. The station dates from the opening of the first section ...
David Bosher 04/04/2023

View south-east from 345044 with the ex-11.19 service from Liverpool Street to Shenfield crossing the Ilford flyover on 18th May 2022. This opened in ...
David Bosher 18/05/2022

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Ilford Carriage Sidings Junction

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Fairlop Loop (Great Eastern Railway)

Seven Kings West Junction

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Fairlop Loop (Great Eastern Railway)

Seven Kings

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'Not in Service' and rather grubby 321328, with 321314 at rear, passing west through the Elizabeth Line platforms at Seven Kings, east London, on 4th ...
David Bosher 04/04/2023

One of the new TfL Rail purple versions of the famous LT roundel at Seven Kings station, seen from a Shenfield to Liverpool Street train on 6th ...
David Bosher 06/10/2020

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Goodmayes

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321352 to Liverpool Street, speeding past the obsolete platforms on the fast tracks at Goodmayes on 13th February 2019. The line here was opened by ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

Goodmayes, in that part of Essex now within Greater London, looking west towards Liverpool Street on 13th February 2019. The line here was opened by ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

345009, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Goodmayes station, on 13th February 2019. This service should have ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

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Chadwell Heath

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720536, Greater Anglia from Liverpool Street to Colchester, passing non-stop through the Elizabeth Line platforms at Chadwell Heath, on Tuesday, 4th ...
David Bosher 04/04/2023

315839, with a stopping service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Chadwell Heath on 24th October 2009. This service should have been ...
David Bosher 24/10/2009

315852, with a stopping service from Liverpool Street to Shenfield, departing from Chadwell Heath on 24th October 2009. The line here was opened by ...
David Bosher 24/10/2009

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Romford

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360119, from Colchester Town to Liverpool Street, departing from Romford on 13th February 2019. ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

345059, Elizabeth Line from Shenfield to Paddington arriving at a rainy Romford station, at 11.17 on Tuesday, 14th November 2023. ...
David Bosher 14/11/2023

345038, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Romford on 6th October 2020. This service should have been running to ...
David Bosher 06/10/2020

321429, to Southend Victoria, will head away from the camera when it departs from Romford on 13th February 2019. This train then ran fast to Shenfield ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

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Gidea Park

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315829, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Gidea Park on 13th February 2010. For many years, this station was the ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

315836, with a TfL Rail service from Liverpool Street to Shenfield, departing from Gidea Park on 13th February 2019. The station serves a residential ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

Gidea Park, on the ex-GER main line, looking east on 13th February 2019. It was opened by the GER as Squirrel's Heath & Gidea Park on 1st December ...
David Bosher 13/02/2019

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Harold Wood

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345042, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Harold Wood just after mid-day on 6th October 2021. This service will ...
David Bosher 06/10/2021

The main entrance building on the road overbridge at the west end of Harold Wood station, Essex, on 24th October 2009. The station was opened by the ...
David Bosher 24/10/2009

Harold Wood, Essex, looking east on 18th May 2022. The line was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1840 but this station was not opened until ...
David Bosher 18/05/2022

315858, from Liverpool Street to Shenfield, arriving at Harold Wood station in Essex (the most easterly station within the London Fare Zones), on 24th ...
David Bosher 24/10/2009

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Brentwood

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Interior of 345044 with the ex-11.19 service from Liverpool Street to Shenfield approaching Brentwood on 18th May 2022. The new seats are like the ...
David Bosher 18/05/2022

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Shenfield

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66593, working 4M88 0932 Felixstowe to Ditton liner, passing Shenfield on 20th November 2023. ...
Roger Geach 20/11/2023

345005, with a TfL Rail service to Liverpool Street, waiting to depart from Shenfield on 18th September 2020. Seen from 360106, arriving with the ...
David Bosher 18/09/2020

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Ingatestone

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Ingatestone [1st]

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Chelmsford

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UK Railtours' excursion from Stevenage to Norwich during a brief visit to the steeply-graded Chelmsford Down Goods spur, looking back towards ...
David Bosher 27/05/2023

Looking south along the elevated Chelmsford railway station from the down side, with the disused station signal box seen on the right. ...
David Pesterfield 21/07/2019

UK Railtours' excursion from Stevenage to Norwich at the end of the steeply-graded Chelmsford Down Goods spur, hauled by 66748, on 27th May 2023. The ...
David Bosher 27/05/2023

Looking south east across to the elevated Chelmsford railway station in July 2019, with the disused down side station signal box seen on the right. ...
David Pesterfield 21/07/2019

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Chelmsford [1st]

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Hatfield Peverel

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Hatfield Peverel station, Essex, down platform, seen from the ex-15.52 Greater Anglia semi-fast service from Ipswich to Liverpool Street on 5th May ...
David Bosher 05/05/2023

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Witham

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Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway

Immediately east of Witham, the single-track branch to Braintree diverges to the north. This opened on 2nd October 1848 and was extended a lengthy ...
David Bosher 01/06/2021

In response to Mark Dufton's historic shot see image 26070, this shot shows how much Witham has changed. It is taken pointing towards Maldon, and ...
Ken Strachan 13/4/2009

Further to Ken Strachan's picture of the Witham-Maldon line trackbed today see image 26138, here is the corresponding scene from approximately the ...
Mark Dufton 28/08/1977

The end of the line….. Following final closure of the Maldon-Witham line in 1966, a half mile length was retained at the Witham end to serve the ...
Mark Dufton 28/08/1977

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Kelvedon

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Kelvedon station, eastbound platform, seen from the ex-15.52 Greater Anglia semi-fast service from Ipswich to London Liverpool Street, on 5th May ...
David Bosher 05/05/2023

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Marks Tey

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Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway

Seemingly a sad 1970s example of a derelict station on a long closed line, this station was (and still is) fully operational on the London to Norwich ...
Mark Dufton 21/01/1978

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Colchester

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Colchester to Ipswich (Eastern Union Railway)

UK Railtours' excursion from Stevenage to Norwich, behind 66748 with 66765 at rear, waiting on the Colchester Down Goods Loop to enable a following ...
David Bosher 27/05/2023

Passengers are in need of the steam heating capability of 47 170 as it pauses at Colchester on 24th January 1976. The boiler is evidently working ...
Mark Dufton 24/01/1976

On Sunday 14th November 1976 at around 21.00, the last return trip of the day to Sudbury is about to head off into the night from platform 6 at ...
Mark Dufton 14/11/1976

The date is 7/7/77 and commuters line up at Colchester for the arrival of the 08.11 Clacton/Walton to Liverpool Street service. Their journey will ...
Mark Dufton 07/07/1977

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London to Colchester (Eastern Counties Railway)

Portions of line and locations

London to Colchester

Bishopsgate

Spitalfields Goods

Mile End [ECR]

Globe Road and Devonshire Street

Devonshire Street

Coborn Road [2nd]

Coborn Road [1st]

Bow Junction

Thornton Fields Junction

Stratford Western Junction

Stratford

Stratford Eastern Junction

Maryland

Forest Gate

Forest Gate Junction

Manor Park

Ilford

Ilford Carriage Sidings Junction

Seven Kings West Junction

Seven Kings

Goodmayes

Chadwell Heath

Romford

Gidea Park

Harold Wood

Brentwood

Shenfield

Ingatestone

Ingatestone [1st]

Chelmsford

Chelmsford [1st]

Hatfield Peverel

Witham

Kelvedon

Marks Tey

Colchester

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