Ipswich
The 1978-79 'Winter of Discontent' was also notable for its exceptionally harsh weather, as this view of Ipswich station M.P.D. on New Years Day shows. Despite all the snow, ice and grime, the stock was still able to function and key services were being maintained even though it was a bank holiday Monday. Complete abandonment of service due to such adverse weather conditions was unthinkable at the time, even if it meant delays and passengers shivering in unheated carriages. By the next century, there was a greater readiness to capitulate to the elements to avoid damage to rolling stock and infrastructure, perhaps because it was reasoned that, with the advent of smart phones and live platform information, no intending passenger could be left stranded and unaware at an unstaffed station.
Location: Ipswich
Original line: Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds Railway
Photographer: Mark Dufton
Contact photographer: Mark Dufton
Date: 01/01/1979
Image number: 76739
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