STONEA

Stonea is not an easy place to take photographs - you either have to get well bcak or else you are literally on the lineside. There used to be a station, made of wood, which was closed just before it fell down on its own. There is no firm ground here, this being the heart of the Fens, so it has not been possible to replace the hand-operated gates by AHB's, as when they tried, it all ended up in the drain! The crossing is necessary because the bridge only has 7 foot headroom! - going under it is quite a scary experience. In fact, it's not really a bridge at all but an underpass. I have seen caravans stuck under it and once saw a forgetful driver go under with a bike on his roof rack and come out with a few bits of twisted metal in it's place. It can also be very interesting in a cold winter when it floods and then freezes, thus reducing the headroom by several inches! The signal/gate box is now a portakbin and it only controls 2 signals. However, Stonea is famous. It was the site of 'Fenedge Halt', a plywood station built for a PD James detective story made for TV and set in the Fens. A wooden shell was put up around the portakbin too. I have several old pictures of the filming there using an old BR Cravens 105 unit.

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31 125 has very varied consist on 9H70 Chesterton Junction - Peterborough.
31 125 has very varied consist on 9H70 Chesterton Junction - Peterborough.
1985-04-03 00:00:00
31 444 is providing power for 1M67 Norwich - Birmingham.
31 444 is providing power for 1M67 Norwich - Birmingham.
1985-04-03 00:00:00
37 105 has a good load on 6N84 Duxford - Tees Yard via Whitemoor.
37 105 has a good load on 6N84 Duxford - Tees Yard via Whitemoor.
1985-04-03 00:00:00
45 034 has a quite a good load considering it's the 6H94 Bury - Whitemoor.
45 034 has a quite a good load considering it's the 6H94 Bury - Whitemoor.
1985-04-03 00:00:00
47 016 is surprise power for 1E72 Birmingham - Norwich - hope they've got steam heat!
47 016 is surprise power for 1E72 Birmingham - Norwich - hope they've got steam heat!
1985-04-03 00:00:00
47 242 passes west with 6H39 Middleton Towers - Monk Bretton.
47 242 passes west with 6H39 Middleton Towers - Monk Bretton.
1985-04-03 00:00:00
31 119 and 31 218 thunder past Stonea with the Middleton Towers - Monk Bretton sand.
31 119 and 31 218 thunder past Stonea with the Middleton Towers - Monk Bretton sand.
1986-05-30 00:00:00
31 184 and 31 410 head west with a rake of empty COVHOPS.
31 184 and 31 410 head west with a rake of empty COVHOPS.
1986-05-30 00:00:00
47 485 passes Stonea on the down 'European', made up of secondhand IC stock.
47 485 passes Stonea on the down 'European', made up of secondhand IC stock.
1987-07-25 00:00:00
37 304 and 37 251 roar  along on 4M00 Felixstowe - Garston.
37 304 and 37 251 roar along on 4M00 Felixstowe - Garston.
1988-03-30 00:00:00
47 501, now with DRS, is on the lunchtime Peterborough - Cambridge vans with Class 101 51282 behind the loco.
47 501, now with DRS, is on the lunchtime Peterborough - Cambridge vans with Class 101 51282 behind the loco.
1988-03-30 00:00:00
53218/54230, a Class 101 DPU, are kicking up a stink on a Peterborough-bound maiul train - perhaps it's that huge trailing load they have!
53218/54230, a Class 101 DPU, are kicking up a stink on a Peterborough-bound maiul train - perhaps it's that huge trailing load they have!
1988-03-30 00:00:00
31 132 is returning to Whitemoor with a good load from Kings Lynn. Two Speedlink feeders per day ran to Lynn and were often heavily loaded.
31 132 is returning to Whitemoor with a good load from Kings Lynn. Two Speedlink feeders per day ran to Lynn and were often heavily loaded.
1988-05-01 00:00:00
31 285  appraoches the bridge at Stonea on an Up ballast working. Many of these trains ran to Bury, as they do now.
31 285 appraoches the bridge at Stonea on an Up ballast working. Many of these trains ran to Bury, as they do now.
1988-05-01 00:00:00
31 454  speeds towards Peterborough with the lunchtime empty TPO rake.
31 454 speeds towards Peterborough with the lunchtime empty TPO rake.
1988-05-01 00:00:00
37 013 has charge of the 6H90 Norwich - Whitemoor
37 013 has charge of the 6H90 Norwich - Whitemoor
1988-05-01 00:00:00
37 029, still in traffic today,  heads for Whitemoor with 6S96 from Parkeston Quay.
37 029, still in traffic today, heads for Whitemoor with 6S96 from Parkeston Quay.
1988-05-01 00:00:00
37 221 heads an up ballast working at Stonea.
37 221 heads an up ballast working at Stonea.
1988-05-01 00:00:00
Class 116 set T320, Tyseley Depot, is on a Birmingham train. What an ordeal! A hard seat and all the fittings singing!
Class 116 set T320, Tyseley Depot, is on a Birmingham train. What an ordeal! A hard seat and all the fittings singing!
1988-05-01 00:00:00
53359/54122 have been painted green in the style of the early '60's and very nice they look too, if a little dirty!
53359/54122 have been painted green in the style of the early '60's and very nice they look too, if a little dirty!
1988-07-02 00:00:00
37 903 is returning 'engine and brake' after leaving the scrap empties at Snailwell. 37/9's were regulars on these trains, working through from Cardiff.
37 903 is returning 'engine and brake' after leaving the scrap empties at Snailwell. 37/9's were regulars on these trains, working through from Cardiff.
1990-07-27 00:00:00
47 569 heads west with a very short train of 2 GUV's.
47 569 heads west with a very short train of 2 GUV's.
1990-07-27 00:00:00
47 430 heads for either Kennett or Barham with a short Redland train. At that time, the Redland split in March Up Yard, the larger half going on with the train engine to Trowse.
47 430 heads for either Kennett or Barham with a short Redland train. At that time, the Redland split in March Up Yard, the larger half going on with the train engine to Trowse.
1990-07-27 00:00:00
You can see the actual Portakabin signalbox inside this rather handsome structure they have clad it in. The date is a complete guess. A Cravens unit was used and filmed during a Sunday possession.
You can see the actual Portakabin signalbox inside this rather handsome structure they have clad it in. The date is a complete guess. A Cravens unit was used and filmed during a Sunday possession.
1990-08-15 00:00:00
The only genuine article in this picture is the fence in the foreground. This 'station' was built of plywood and plastic for an ITV PD James detective show filmed in Chatteris in about 1990.
The only genuine article in this picture is the fence in the foreground. This 'station' was built of plywood and plastic for an ITV PD James detective show filmed in Chatteris in about 1990.
1999-08-15 00:00:00
Stonea level crossing and bridge as a 170 speeds east. The gatebox is just out of shot to the right.
Stonea level crossing and bridge as a 170 speeds east. The gatebox is just out of shot to the right.
2005-11-16 12:10:00
66 614 approaches the site of the old station on the Kennett - Dowlow stone empties.
66 614 approaches the site of the old station on the Kennett - Dowlow stone empties.
2005-11-16 12:20:00
60 002 heads towards March on 6M14 Harlow - Bardon Hill. Westbound shots are very difficult here.
60 002 heads towards March on 6M14 Harlow - Bardon Hill. Westbound shots are very difficult here.
2005-11-16 12:26:00
66 029 approaches with 6L39 Mountsorrel - Trowse, taken across the Drain.
66 029 approaches with 6L39 Mountsorrel - Trowse, taken across the Drain.
2005-11-16 12:45:00
What a busy picture! 66 029 is crossing the 7 foot headroom bridge whilst 7 foot plus traffic waits at the gates. The gatebox is just visible behind the loco.
What a busy picture! 66 029 is crossing the 7 foot headroom bridge whilst 7 foot plus traffic waits at the gates. The gatebox is just visible behind the loco.
2005-11-16 12:49:00
66 703 on a rake of eastbound JNA's, unusual on weekday, but there was a big possession at Ipswich that week.
66 703 on a rake of eastbound JNA's, unusual on weekday, but there was a big possession at Ipswich that week.
2005-11-16 12:52:00
66 052 follows close behind 66 703 with a rake of PNA's.
66 052 follows close behind 66 703 with a rake of PNA's.
2005-11-16 13:05:00
66 134 heads for Mountsorrel on the Broxbourne S/D empties.
66 134 heads for Mountsorrel on the Broxbourne S/D empties.
2005-11-16 13:36:00
60 019 is about to cross the drain with the MWFO sand empties bound for Middleton Towers
60 019 is about to cross the drain with the MWFO sand empties bound for Middleton Towers
2006-01-06 10:14:00
I'd love to see any of this lot try to get under the bridge! Sometimes there is so much traffic piled up at the gates that they block the bridge off completely.
I'd love to see any of this lot try to get under the bridge! Sometimes there is so much traffic piled up at the gates that they block the bridge off completely.
2006-01-06 11:05:00
Another shot of Stonea bridge, this time with a car going under to show the lack of headroom.
Another shot of Stonea bridge, this time with a car going under to show the lack of headroom.
2006-01-06 11:19:00
66 025 is on 6E84, the Monk Bretton industrial sand.
66 025 is on 6E84, the Monk Bretton industrial sand.
2006-01-06 11:20:00
60 036 hits the crossing on 6M87 Ely - Peak Forest RMC empties - lovely day!
60 036 hits the crossing on 6M87 Ely - Peak Forest RMC empties - lovely day!
2006-01-06 11:45:00
66 003 is on 6L39, the Mountsorrel - Trowse LaFarge stone. Apparently, Freightliner has won all of these LaFarge contracts.
66 003 is on 6L39, the Mountsorrel - Trowse LaFarge stone. Apparently, Freightliner has won all of these LaFarge contracts.
2006-01-06 13:10:00
66 619 on the Kennett - Dowlow stone empties. If Freightliner have won all of the East Anglian LaFarge jobs, where will the locos come from?
66 619 on the Kennett - Dowlow stone empties. If Freightliner have won all of the East Anglian LaFarge jobs, where will the locos come from?
2006-01-06 14:10:00
66 132 appraoches the bridge with 6Z26 Stud Farm - Bury ballast.
66 132 appraoches the bridge with 6Z26 Stud Farm - Bury ballast.
2006-01-27 10:14:00