Hitchin Goods Yard (exc.) to Bedford Junction

Restored archive page

This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.

Junctions and other features Running Lines Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions Distance from Signal Box above Loops and Refuge Sidings Notes
Up Down
1 ↕ Hitchin Goods yard (Eastern Region) –
Henlow Camp Station
2 ↕ ↓ Shefford Station 6m 353yds
3 ↑ ↕ Southill Station 2m 838yds
Cardington Stn.
4 ↕ ↓ Bedford No. 1 (Western Lines) 6m 864yds
5 ↑ ↓ Bedford Midland Road L. & N.W. Junction 0m 507yds
6 ↑ ↓ Ouse Bridge 0m 362yds
7 ↑ – Bedford Midland Road Junction 0m 291yds

Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.

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