St Ives – Cambridge Railway Line (Longstanton)

The following photographs given to LDHS by Len and Rene Sanders. Len worked at Longstanton railway station as a porter before becoming a signal-man and working  Swavesey Station.

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The following photographs are of Longstanton railway station and the old railway line. They were taken as part of the Hilary Stroude Collection in 2005 -2007.

2005:

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2006:

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February 2007:

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