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Anglia 2 car class 170 399
 
Anglia 2 car class 170 399 in March South yard with a train to Ely.
 
Central Trains class153314
 
This class 153314 was still in its British Rail colours in March railway station on a train heading for Peterborough in 2002. The station still has it canopys and a footbridge with a overhaul roof.
 
The footbridge at March station was overhauled in 2016.
 
Central class 170523 in March railway station in 2002
 
Central Trains class 170523 in March railway station in 2002
 
Central class 158785 in platform 2 at March
 
Central Trains class 158785 in platform 2 at March station in 2002
 
 
March station from the car park.
 
March station from the car park.

 

March
 
March railway station is in the town of March which is in the county of Cambridgeshire in eastern England. The station is 14 miles from Peterborough on the railway line to Ely.
 
March is in the flat fens, were farming was the main industry till the railway came. The GER railway line ran from Ely to March and then to Peterborough is still open.
 
There was also a line from St Ives and one to Spalding by the now closed GN&GEJR . There was also a line from Wisbech (the track of which is still in place from March to Wisbech but is not joined to the main network. (This lines may well be come a heritage line or even re-open)
 
At Whitemoor one of Europe biggest freight marshalling yards was built at March. When this had all but closed, a new NetworkRail Distribution Centre was built on the southern part of the site of of The Old Whitemoor Yard. This was opened in 2004. Whitemoor Prison had been built on the northern part of what was once one of Europe biggest marshalling yards.
 
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