Beccles

CRS Code	BCC
Collected date	25/08/09

Beccles is a station on the East Suffolk Line which was once a junction with lines to Great Yarmouth and Tivetshall on the Great Eastern Main Line. After closures in the 1950s and the reduction of the East Suffolk Line to single track in the 1980s, it is now a one-platform halt.

The front of the station building, with building work going on to the right:

Looking round slightly we see a footbridge which spans the tracks:

The rear of the station building, seen from the footbridge. Old photographs show the ramp in the foreground leading to a foot crossing to allow access to the now disused and overgrown island platform:

Looking south towards the station along the working platform:

Looking north along the platform:

A side view of the station building from the footbridge:, showing the modern station facilities:

An amusing small hatch in the side of the station building:

The up platform, for trains to Ipswich, was abandoned in the 1980s, and the buildings on it demolished. However, it is still there and visible from the footbridge, here looking south:

The posts for the old station sign are still visible in this view northwards from the operational platform:

The other end of the footbridge over the tracks:

The ramped approach to the footbridge (the steps in the previous photo lead into the trees to the left):

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