45. Cambridge-02.08.14

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Following enjoying a Tom Jones concert at Newmarket Racecourse we spent the following day in Cambridge. Whilst my wife and son did some shopping I was permitted to visit the station.

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Frontage, Whittlesford Parkway station
Located just under fifty miles from London (Liverpool Street) Whittlesford station is a delightfully proportioned building that opened in this form in 1890. In this photograph, it contrasts with the ugly modernist design of the Holiday Inn Express building on the other side of the station.
Keywords: Frontage Whittlesford Parkway station

317504 & 317661, LE 10.21 Cambridge-London Liverpool Street (2H23), Whittlesford Parkway station
The 10.21 Cambridge to Liverpool Street Greater Anglia service arrives at Whittlesford Parkway station. Whittlesford station became designated as a Parkway station in 2007 with the completion of a large car park a short distance from the station.
Keywords: 317504 317661 10.21 Cambridge-London Liverpool Street 2H23 Whittlesford Parkway station Abellio Greater Anglia

379008, LE 09.28 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge (2H16), Shelford station
378008 passes through Shelford station with the 09.28 Liverpool Street to Cambridge service. The Electrostar units entered service some three years ago on this route and have proved to be a major success improving the travelling experience of passengers between London and Cambridge.
Keywords: 379008 09.28 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge 2H16 Shelford station Abellio Greater Anglia

Frontage, Shelford station
Shelford station is built in a classic eastern counties style utilising London stock bricks that many station buildings (and others) used throughout the late Victorian times in this part of the country. The station is now used as an Indian restaurant that, unfortunately, we did not sample. Just an interesting aside, Shelford's one-time station master was a certain Reginald Hall who was the father of the renowned theatre director Sir Peter Hall.
Keywords: Frontage Shelford station

379010, LE 09.58 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge (2H18), Sawston level crossing TL475495
379010 heads north past a small occupation level crossing near the village of Sawston in Cambridgeshire. The Greater Anglia Electrostar is working the 09.58 Liverpool Street to Cambridge 2H18 stopper.
Keywords: 379010 09.58 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge 2H18 Sawston level crossing TL475495 Abellio Greater Anglia Electrostar

379008 & 379030, LE 11.04 Cambridge-London Liverpool LS (2H25), Sawston foot crossing TL479486
379008 and 379030 head south past a small foot crossing just south of Sawston in Cambridgeshire. The pair of Abellio Greater Anglia Electrostars are working the 2H25 11.04 Cambridge to Liverpool Street service. The photograph is taken from the security of a swing gate that protects pedestrians at the footpath crossing.
Keywords: 379008 379030 11.04 Cambridge-London Liverpool LS 2H25 Sawston foot crossing TL479486

Frontage, Cambridge station
Cambridge station is a finely designed Grade II listed building with its long classical façade and porte-cochère that was, unfortunatly, partially filled in during the twentieth centuary. There is some debate as to the designer of the structure but it is generally agreed that it should be attributed to both Sancton Wood and Francis Thompson.
Keywords: Frontage Cambridge station

317339, FC 15.55 Cambridge-London King's Cross (2C53), Cambridge station
317339 is one of the second batches of the BREL (Derby) of these units that were designated 317/2s that entered service in 1986. Now towards the end of their working lives, they are operated by First Capital Connect for the next two months or so before Govia Thameslink takes over their operations as once again our crazy franchising system undergoes one of its totally unnecessary commercial jerks.
Keywords: 317339 15.55 Cambridge-London King's Cross 2C53 Cambridge station

365513, FC 14.44 London King's Cross-King's Lyn (1T32), Cambridge station
365513 'Hornsey Depot' leaves Cambridge station working the 14.44 King's Cross to King's Lyn First Capital Connect service. Like the Class 317 units that are also operated by FCC these more modern units dating from the mid-1990s also face an uncertain future as new trains are now on order. It is not at all clear at the moment if they will move to another operator or if the scrap man will be rubbing his hands!
Keywords: 365513 14.44 London King's Cross-King's Lyn 1T32 Cambridge station FCC First Capital Connect Hornsey Depot

170204, LE 14.20 Ipswich-Cambridge (2W18), Cambridge station
The 14.20 Ipswich to Cambridge Greater Anglia service arrives at its destination having completed its fifty-five-mile journey. I am not at all sure about this rather pale China blue livery applied to GA's assets including this unit 170204. It looks a little dated now but I am sure that this will change as the franchising process relentlessly and unnecessarily rolls over again.
Keywords: 170204 14.20 Ipswich-Cambridge 2W18 Cambridge station Greater Anglia

365503, FC 14.55 King's Lyn-London King's Cross (1T01), Cambridge station
With the rather dated and somewhat ugly 1980s styled Tony Carter combined pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the entire station complex at Cambridge dominating the background 365503 arrives at the station. The First Capital Connect 14.55 King's Lyn to King's Cross service is thirty-eight miles into its one hundred-mile journey at Cambridge. The bridge made the national press last year due to a driver attempting to use it as a short cut, see..... https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/395144/on-yer-bike-driver-takes-wrong-turn-up-cycle-bridge/
Keywords: 365503 14.55 King's Lyn-London King's Cross 1T01 Cambridge station First Capital Connect FCC Smiler

379027, LE 14.28 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge (2H36), Cambridge station
379027 and another four-car fellow Electrostar completes its journey at Cambridge having worked the 14.28 from King's Cross. These technologically advanced units have been in operation for some three years now and have a proven reliability record to date. One of the units (379013) is currently being developed to run entirely on battery power in an experimental program between Network Rail and their owner Akiem.
Keywords: 379027 14.28 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge 2H36 Cambridge station Abellio Great Anglia Electrostar

365505, FC 16.15 Cambridge-London King's Cross (1C05), Cambridge station
FCC's 365505 prepares for departure from Cambridge's platform three with the 16.15 service to King's Cross. When air conditioning was added to the units the extra vent was combined into the front ends and they took on this rather comical look that led them to be nicknamed 'Smilers' or 'Happy Trains'! Notice the clouds gathering above the station that was to lead to a torrential rainstorm in the coming few minutes or so.
Keywords: 365505 16.15 Cambridge-London King's Cross 1C05 Cambridge station First Capital Connect FCC Networker Express

170519, XC 15.27 Stansted Airport-Birmingham New Street (1N61), Cambridge station
CrossCountry's 15.27 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street service pauses at Cambridge station. The service is being worked by 170519 that is seen on Cambridges four hundred and seventy metre long platform four and one that is divided in the centre at the point where there is a scissor crossover.
Keywords: 170519 15.27 Stansted Airport-Birmingham New Street 1N61 Cambridge station

170106, XC 13.22 Birmingham New Street-Stansted Airport (1L42), Cambridge station
In torrential rain 170106 comes to a halt at Cambridge station working the 13.22 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport 1L42 service.
Keywords: 170106 13.22 Birmingham New Street-Stansted Airport 1L42 Cambridge station

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