Eastern Region maps 1963

[Flamingo]

Two maps from the 1963 ER timetable which might be of interest are attached, if only to show what lines still existed before the Beeching closures really got going. The M&GN had gone by that time and the GC main line was under LMR control. The rest of the Eastern Region was divided into 'GN Lines' ( green on the map) and 'GE Lines' ( blue). I think that may have been the idea of the then manager Mr Fiennes.

In 1963 we moved from Palmers Green to Bush Hill Park and I had a weeks East Anglian Rover ticket to cover many of the branches shown in blue on the map, such as Buntingford, Maldon, Hunstanton, Wells and the like.

Happy days.

[CVR1865]

that second map still has Haverhill on but without the CVR line. A very time specific piece, there wasn't a lot of time between the closing of the two.

[Belvoir]

But it still shows the Maldon branch....

CVHR closed to passenger traffic 1 Jan '62 - final closure 19 Apr '65

Maldon branch closed to passenger traffic 7 Sep '64 - final closure 15 Apr '66

A narrow time-window as far as re-issue of maps goes.

Things were happening very rapidly around that time.

[65447]

More interesting (and accurate) are the official system maps prepared in the Chief Civil Engineer's Department. I have some dated around this time but, since they are about 3' wide by 4', they won't quite fit on my scanner. I also have a selection of ex-timetable maps, amongst others.