When the relief signalman came to open up the Likely Hill signal box, north of Lavenham on the line to Bury St Edmunds on December 22nd 1959, he got the shock of his life...
Heavy overnight snow had completely filled the embankment to the north of the road bridge, cutting off the line.
Hours later, and with the whole Eastern Region apparently in chaos following the storm, the snow plough finally struggled up from Stratford behind a B1...
The train brought up a large gang of workmen, but where to begin?
With the police in attendance, the traffic superintendent arrived by car from Cambridge to supervise the work....
Suffice to say, the line did not reopen that day and remained closed over the whole Christmas period. This was perhaps the last fatal blow that contributed to the line's demise in 1962.
Happy Christmas to you all, courtesy of 'Lavenham in Winter'!
Paul
Heavy overnight snow had completely filled the embankment to the north of the road bridge, cutting off the line.
Hours later, and with the whole Eastern Region apparently in chaos following the storm, the snow plough finally struggled up from Stratford behind a B1...
The train brought up a large gang of workmen, but where to begin?
With the police in attendance, the traffic superintendent arrived by car from Cambridge to supervise the work....
Suffice to say, the line did not reopen that day and remained closed over the whole Christmas period. This was perhaps the last fatal blow that contributed to the line's demise in 1962.
Happy Christmas to you all, courtesy of 'Lavenham in Winter'!
Paul
