King's Lynn 8-car pictures

Waterbeach 30th November

looking north from down platform

Down platform: the overhead wires have been moved to their new supports ...

looking north from down platform

... and the foundations are ready for the new platform; the blue fencing allows work to proceed without closing the railway.

looking south from up platform

Up platform: much of the decking has already been installed. The covered-up sign on the left reads "3/4 car stop", ready for when this is no longer the end of the platform. The next few pictures give a closer view of the decking.

looking south from up platform

looking south from up platform

looking south from up platform

looking south from up platform

looking across tracks from up platform

Space has been cleared on the other side of the tracks, where there was once a siding; we think this is to allow signalling cables to be diverted. And yes, the crossover is out of action.

Showing the platform isn't always as empty as in the previous picture; this one was taken seven minutes earlier (in less-than-ideal lighting conditions).

storage area

Platform components ready for installation.