The new railway station between Milton and Chesterton is now unlikely to open before May 2017 according to Ian Manning, county councillor for East Chesterton. The £44m north city station was due to open in December 2015, but was put back to May and then to December 2016. Cllr Manning believes the opening will now […]
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LNER B1 class 4-6-0 No. 61306 “Mayflower” is back again this Saturday (10/10) hauling The Cathedrals Express from Warminster to Cambridge and Ely and we should be getting to see it twice, and in the day time both times too. “Mayflower” at Milton level crossing According to UKSteam Info it departs Cambridge at 13:22 and […]
The Christmas White Rose
46233 “Duchess of Sutherland” is hauling The Christmas White Rose from Cambridge to York and back this Thursday (17/12). Timings on uksteam.info suggest that the train will pass Fen Road level crossing at about 07:45 heading north however at that point it like it will be diesel hauled with 46233 immediately behind it and then […]
The Cathedrals Express
LNER B1 class 4-6-0 No. 61306 “Mayflower” is back again this Saturday (10/10) hauling The Cathedrals Express from Warminster to Cambridge and Ely and we should be getting to see it twice, and in the day time both times too. “Mayflower” at Milton level crossing According to UKSteam Info it departs Cambridge at 13:22 and […]
The Cathedrals Express … but no “Mayflower”
As promised we got The Cathedrals Express through last Saturday but as Ian Blair, who made the effort to go down to take more photos in less clement weather than on its previous visit, discovered “Mayflower” wasn’t hauling the train as promised. Instead it was hauled by a Class 47 diesel “County of Essex”. Ian […]
The Cathedrals Express
As promised LNER B1 class 4-6-0 No. 61306 “Mayflower” is back again on Saturday (21/3) hauling The Cathedrals Express from Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Line to Ely and this time we really are getting to see it twice, and in the day time both times too. “Mayflower” at Milton level crossing on its last […]
The Easterling
We have a new steam train visitor this Sunday, a train called The Easterling hauled by LNER B1 class 4-6-0 No. 61306 “Mayflower” which we don’t think we’ve seen at Milton level crossing before. The train will be composed of ten Mk1/2 carriages with a Class 47 diesel on the back. “Mayflower” as preserved, photo […]
Consultation on Station Area Plans
Local residents, organisations and businesses are being asked for their views on how the final major piece of brownfield land available in Cambridge could be regenerated. The Issues and Options Consultation on the Cambridge Northern Fringe East area will give interested parties the chance to have their say on all aspects of the development, including […]
Unusual Trains over the Level Crossing
From this weekend until 1st February, Saturday night/Sunday morning East Coast and Great Central passenger services plus engineers’ trains to and from Whitemoor (March) will be diverted past Milton. This will bring some HSTs and class 180s through Milton and unknown freight workings (probably 66s on engineering trains). The Sunday morning ones might offer some […]
Last Steam Train Visit of 2014
For early risers you have one last chance to see a steam hauled train this Thursday morning (18/12) when our old friend LNER A4 class No. 60009 “Union of South Africa” hauls The Christmas White Rose from Cambridge to York and back. No confirmed timings yet but it looks like it’s going to be an […]
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Fri, 27 December | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 2 January | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 9 January | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 16 January | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 16 January | Green Bin Collection |