Station Print

Mid 19th century print of Great Chesterford railway station built in 1845 by Francis Thompson to service the new Chesterford to Newmarket Railway. which was operational  from 1845-1858 and closed due to mounting financial difficulties.

Railway Station

Photograph of the station in 1982 when the signal box was still in use and the canopy had been removed from the bridge. The signal box was in use from 1881 – 1983 on the Great Eastern Railway’s main line to Cambridge.

Railway Station

Photograph of Great Chesterford station in 1939 with a steam engine at the platform. The station was on the main Great Eastern Railway line to Cambridge.

Railway Accident

Engine involved in the accident at Great Chesterford Station on the 8th April 1965 being loaded onto a low loader for removal.