Witham
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 distance via Dunmow to a junction with the Cambridge main line north of Bishops Stortford in 1869 when a new through station replaced the original terminus. This was renamed Braintree & Bocking in 1910 but reverted to simply Braintree c1948. The line to Bishops Stortford was closed to passengers in 1952 and to freight in 1971. However, trains from Witham still serve the 1869 station at Braintree where only one platform is now used but which retains all its original buildings. Although listed for closure in the Beeching Report, Witham to Braintree was reprieved and eventually electrified with through services to Liverpool Street. A second branch from Witham that ran south to Maldon East was not so lucky and succumbed to the Beeching cuts in September 1964. This view is from a Greater Anglia service from Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea just restarting after its call at Witham station, on the morning of 1st June 2021.
Location: Witham
Original line: Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Date: 01/06/2021
Image number: 77124
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