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Ipswich station
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Freightliner at Ipswich in 2016
Two class 86s with 86614 and 86605 on a long freight on the 5th May in 2016 at Ipswich station.
Freightliner class 66541 in Ipswich station on the 5th May 2016
Freightliner class 66505 in Ipswich Depot on the 5th May 2016
The Freightliner Depot is next right next to Ipswich station. It is used as a refuelling and signing point.
Freightliner class 70004 in Ipswich Depot on the 5th May 2016
Freightliner class 66532 in Ipswich Depot on the 5th May 2016
3 Freightliner class 66s 66504 66532 and 66590 at the depot on the 5th May 2016
About Ipswich
Ipswich station is on the main line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. There is a tunnel at the southern end of the station. As well as the trains from London Liverpool Street and Norwich, it also has trains from Cambridge and trains from Ely and Peterborough from the northern end via Bury St Edmunds which leave the main line at Haughley junction north of Stowmarket.
From the southern end of the station as well as the London trains there are local trains from from Harwich and Harwich International (Parkstone Quay) via Manningtree junction. Ipswich also has trains to Lowestoft via the East Suffolk line which leaves the main Norwich line north of the station, at East Suffolk junction. Felixstowe line trains then leave the East Suffolk line at Westerfield junction. Felixstowe has its local serves and now has a lot of container trains from the Felixstowe port branch.
Page updated 1/6/2020
