2016
TL1597 : Steam loco prepares to depart Ferry Meadows station
taken 8 years ago, near to Longthorpe, Peterborough, England
Steam loco prepares to depart Ferry Meadows station
British Railways steam locomotive no. 1501, a Great Western Railway (GWR) Class 1500 0-6-0 pannier tank engine, prepares to depart from Ferry Meadows station en route for Wansford on the Nene Valley Railway (NVR). The locomotive was built for BR's Western Region at Swindon Works in 1949. It was originally deployed for empty stock workings at London Paddington station before being sold to the National Coal Board (NCB) in 1961 following the introduction of diesel shunters. It was acquired by the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) in 1970. No. 1501 was on loan to the NVR when this image was taken.
The NVR opened a station at Ferry Meadows when it commenced operating passenger services in 1977. The current station building was added in 2004. The building itself was originally located at Fletton Junction on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and was demolished and rebuilt at its present location. Ferry Meadows station was constructed on the site of the former Orton Waterville station, which closed to passenger services in 1942 but remained in use by railway staff until the closure of the section of line between Peterborough and Wansford in 1966, after which it was demolished.
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