DMU Operations: Eastern Region
Ely - March - Peterborough
DMUs were operating these services by the Summer 1959 timetable using Cambridge sets.
Black Bank station closed to passengers in June 1963, Stonea in November 1966.
This would later become a Cambridge - Peterborough service.
Sample Timetables
9th June to 14th September 1958
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 40 (1.1 mb pdf).
15th June to 13th September 1959
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (1.6 mb pdf).
2nd November 1959 to 12th June 1960
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (0.9 mb pdf).
11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (0.9 mb pdf).
18th June to 9th September 1962
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (1.4 mb pdf).
17th June to 8th September 1963
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (1.4 mb pdf).
9th September 1963 to 14th June 1964
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (0.9 mb pdf).
7th September 1964 to 13th June 1965
In the Passenger Services Eastern Region timetable it was Table 35 (0.7 mb pdf).
Images
19th July 1959
A Wickham set is seen north of Ely, on the March route, with the 4.51pm Ely - Peterborough service, Sunday July 19th 1959. Michael Mensing.
1960
A Derby Lighweight set headed by E79262 works a Peterborough - Ely service seen West of Whittlesea in 1960. Michael Mensing.