Image 170519, XC 11.00 Cambridge-Birmingham New Street (1N51, 67L), Oakham level crossing
170519, XC 11.00 Cambridge-Birmingham New Street (1N51, 67L), Oakham level crossing
170519, XC 11.00 Cambridge-Birmingham New Street (1N51, 67L), Oakham level crossing With a cheery wave from the guard to the signalman the 11.00 Cambridge to Birmingham New Street service enters Oakham station over an hour late. It was reported to us by the crossing keeper at Uffington that a freight had, in his words, 'broken down' near Ely earlier in the morning. Certainly, all services coming from that area were incredibly delayed. Apart from a change of colour and some updating, the signal box looks very similar to when I first saw and photographed it back on a dark and dismal day in November 1985. Incidentally, Oakham signal box was used by Airfix to model their prototype model for their 1960s construction kits. Keywords: 170519 11.00 Cambridge-Birmingham New Street 1N51 Oakham level crossing Cross Country Trains
170519, XC 11.00 Cambridge-Birmingham New Street (1N51, 67L), Oakham level crossing With a cheery wave from the guard to the signalman the 11.00 Cambridge to Birmingham New Street service enters Oakham station over an hour late. It was reported to us by the crossing keeper at Uffington that a freight had, in his words, 'broken down' near Ely earlier in the morning. Certainly, all services coming from that area were incredibly delayed. Apart from a change of colour and some updating, the signal box looks very similar to when I first saw and photographed it back on a dark and dismal day in November 1985. Incidentally, Oakham signal box was used by Airfix to model their prototype model for their 1960s construction kits. Keywords: 170519 11.00 Cambridge-Birmingham New Street 1N51 Oakham level crossing Cross Country Trains


With a cheery wave from the guard to the signalman

the 11.00 Cambridge to Birmingham New Street service enters Oakham station over an hour late. It was reported to us by the crossing keeper at Uffington that a freight had, in his words, 'broken down' near Ely earlier in the morning. Certainly, all services coming from that area were incredibly delayed. Apart from a change of colour and some updating, the signal box looks very similar to when I first saw and photographed it back on a dark and dismal day in November 1985. Incidentally, Oakham signal box was used by Airfix to model their prototype model for their 1960s construction kits.