Fenny Stratford signalbox and station, 1991
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Fenny Stratford signalbox and station, 1991
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 18 Aug 1991
View westward, towards Bletchley: ex-LNWR (Oxford) - Bletchley - Bedford - (Cambridge) line. This is the surviving section, between Bletchley and Bedford, of the formerly - and still potentially - important 'Varsity Line', which survived the 'Beeching Axe', the rest being closed 1/1/68. Although there were modern road barriers at this Simpson Road level-crossing, in 1991 they may still have been controlled from the signalbox, but the latter was since removed when the signalling was modernised. The single-platform 'station' seen ahead remains in use, albeit unstaffed, even though it is only a mile away from Bletchley station.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.999776
Longitude
-0.715641