Railways around Peterborough and The National Rail Network & Heritage railways in the UK
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'Abbots Ripton'
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Next station on the ECML south is Huntingdon Next station on the ECML north is Peterborough
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A4 60007 on THE TYNESIDER just to the south of the site of Abbots Ripton station.
LNER A4 4-6-2 number 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley was on the Tynesider on Saturday 27th of November 2010. This train was from Newcastle to Kings Cross station in London. The return leg was to be with another A4 number 600019 Bittern.
Although the photo does not show any snow, there had been much snow in the north east of England and it was bitterly cold. The train had just had a water stop at Connington.
Abbots Ripton is a small village between Huntingdon and Peterborough. It had a station but this like most of the small stations on the ECML this was later closed.
There are three tracks here,the Up fast Down fast and Down slow.
A down train with DVT 82225 leading at Abbots Ripton on on Saturday 27th of November 2010.
This 'East Coast' train was still in its 'National Express East Coast' colours apart from a small 'East Coast' logo on the white stripe.
National Express had only operated the InterCity East Coast franchise from December 2007 until November 2009 when it walked away.
Page updated 26/1/2017
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Pages on Abbots Ripton
Mainline steam at Abbots Ripton
Signal boxes that were along this part of the ECML
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