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Spalding to March Line (Great Northern Railway)

Dates

/ /1929	Whitemoor Marshalling Yard (London and North Eastern Railway) Whitemoor Yard, a hump yard, opened. It was laid out on either side of the Spalding to March Line (Great Northern Railway).
/ /1982	Spalding to March Line (Great Northern Railway) Closed.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Grassmoor Junction

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Guyhirne

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This 12 arch viaduct carried the March to Spalding line through Guyhirne, Cambs. A local builder wanted to demolish it and use the bricks to build ...
Ken Strachan 09/10/2016

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Murrow West

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Looking west along the M&GN at Murrow West towards Peterborough, from a minor road that used to cross the line on a LC to the left. Although the ...
John McIntyre 20/02/2018

The signalbox at Murrow West built in 1950 to replace the original which was demolished by a train. Running left to right was the GN&GE Joint line ...
John McIntyre 20/02/2018

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French Drove and Gedney Hill

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The former signalbox at French Drove on the north side of the road, the station was on the south side (right). The structure appears to have been ...
John McIntyre 20/02/2018

French Drove station on the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint line between March and Spalding on 20 February 2018. The original brick ...
John McIntyre 20/02/2018

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Postland

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View of the much dilapidated Postland signal box, sited within the sharp bend of the B1166 Hull's Drove running between Gedney Hill and Crowland, as ...
David Pesterfield 25/07/2020

View of Postland signal box sited opposite Martins Road inside the sharp bend of the B1166 Hull's Drove running between Gedney Hill and Crowland. Part ...
David Pesterfield 25/07/2020

View of Postland station frontage, sited alongside Martins Road by the junction with the B1166 Hull's Drove, between Gedney Hill and Crowland. 25th ...
David Pesterfield 25/07/2020

View of Postland station goods shed, with later lean to extension seen from the B1166 Hull's Drove road. ...
David Pesterfield 25/07/2020

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Cowbit

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Another station on the former March to Spalding line that has found continued use as both residential and business premises is Cowbit. Seen looking ...
John McIntyre 20/02/2018

The former station building at Cowbit complete with poster display boards with a British Railways totem on one and the station name on a totem on the ...
John McIntyre 20/02/2018

The former station at Cowbit on the Spalding - March line, seen from the level crossing in 1977. The station closed to passengers in 1961. ...
Ian Dinmore //1977

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Spalding to March Line (Great Northern Railway)

Dates

Locations along the line

Grassmoor Junction

Guyhirne

Murrow West

French Drove and Gedney Hill

Postland

Cowbit

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