Sandy

CRS Code	SDY
Collected date	15/01/12

Sandy is now a minor station on the East Coast Main Line, but was once where the east-west line between Cambridge and Oxford crossed the ECML. Our visit was the start and end of another of the Ramblers' Association Mystery Walks, taking in nearby Sandy Heath TV mast.

The front of the station building, to the west of the line:

At the edge of the station car park is a small garden with rails, wheels, buffers, and this plaque:

The rails and buffers in the garden:

The entrance from the car park to the station:

The station building backs onto platform 2, for northbound trains:

The rear of the station building:

A plaque on the station building commemorates the death of William Peel:

Just south of the station building are some disused sidings:

Looking south along the line from the end of platform 2:

A footbridge spans the tracks. Looking down from it at the station building:

On the footbridge, looking north along the line:

On the left of the previous photo some tilework spelling out the station name can be seen. Here is a better view of it:

Looking south from the footbridge:

A south-facing view of the platforms from the end of platform 2:

The shelter on platform 1:

On platform 1, looking north at the footbridge:

Looking north beyond the footbridge on platform 1:

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