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Photographs of Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway

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Braintree: A pre-electrification scene at Braintree on October 9th 1976. The DMU driver and conductor are enjoying a brew up in the signal box, which still bore the full name “Braintree ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [09/10/1976] Ref: 40881	Braintree: Electric trains were still a novelty at Braintree when this photo was taken on 5th November 1977. Previously worked by DMUs and signaled with semaphores, the new electric service to ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [05/11/1977] Ref: 32855	Braintree: The railway reached Braintree in 1848 and this wooden building served as the town’s terminus for 21 years until a connecting route to Bishop’s Stortford was constructed via a junction ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [21/01/1978] Ref: 27464	Cressing: 312 782 calls at Cressing on 17 February 1991 with a BR Network SouthEast Liverpool Street - Braintree service. Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Ian Dinmore [17/02/1991] Ref: 35370
Maldon: The most notable engineering work on the former line between Woodham Ferrers and Maldon was the Chelmer viaduct that connected Maldon East and West stations. The central span was demolished ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [23/07/1978] Ref: 37820	Maldon East: In the 1970s, derelict signal boxes on closed lines were quite common around Essex and East Anglia. This example on the Witham to Maldon line used to control the level ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [13/11/1977] Ref: 26158	Maldon East: Unseen since the 1970s has been this Witham-facing elevation of Maldon East station. At the time of this photo in 1977, foundations were being laid (visible in the foreground) for ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [13/11/1977] Ref: 37845	Maldon East: Immediately beyond the exit from Maldon East station was a level crossing on a busy main road (the B1018), and beyond that the station signal box. At times of freight ... Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Mark Dufton [15/07/1978] Ref: 37713

Locations along this line: Maldon East Braintree Cressing Maldon