Talk:Sunshine Coast Line

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I'm pretty sure this line has a proper name, but not the Tendring Hundred Railway. I will change this to Colchester-Clacton Line, but will change it if I or someone else finds it's proper name. (This should be added to the template for railway lines in UK. Jake95 19:50, 6 December 2006 (UTC) Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to what i was doing. I meant to put this on another article. Never mind. However, I do think that this line has a proper name like the Bittern line or something. I MUST FIND OUT! Jake95 20:00, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, not the Bittern Line, since that runs from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham. Mark126 22:55, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

No, sorry. This is the Sunshine Coast Line. I have an image of the logo:
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This article needs to be redone to include the name Sunshine Coast Line, along with the templates used on the article. I am too wimpy to do this. I know, be bold and that, but ... oh, what the hell, I'm doing it. Jake95 13:42, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

PS. Once I'm done, would somebody move this article to one called Sunshine Coast Line? I am unaware of how to do this. Jake95 13:51, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I'm going to move it. Jake95 18:37, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I've moved it! Yay! Finite discussion. Jake95 18:47, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

The 1738 through train to London can be seen at http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/pj/tt It is also in the current paper timetables. It looks as though the 1738 from Walton stops at Thorpe-le-Soken, where passengers can change to the 1745 from Clacton, getting to Liverpool Street at 1916, or they can stay on the 1738 from Walton and arrive at Liverpool Street at 1933. Mark126 (talk) 15:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Crab and Winkle Express

I have not seen it documented anywhere but in my youth the train operating on the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea spur of the Colchester to Clacton-on Sea line was known as the "Crab and Winkle Express" ( the line itself was also refered to as the 'Crab and Winkle") The name reflected the main marine harvest from the Brightlingsea area but did not reflect the speed of the 'Express". I suspect these names were just local nicknames as I think it unlikely that a railway company would have deliberately chosen the name. Also there are other lines with the same name. As the people who remember this name are in the senior age group I thought that I should document my recollections of this train somewhere, in case anyone comes searching in the future - what better place than Wikipedia.. The line was closed and the tracks removed in the early 1950s. It was steam hauled to the end with very poor quality carriages. Passengers used umbrellas to protect themselves from the leaky roof in many parts of the carriages.Bebofpenge (talk) 13:45, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Distances down-line

Does anyone have a source for the distances of the stations down-line from either Liverpool Street or Colchester? If so, please share the information so that I can add it. --TBM10 (talk) 12:21, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Does your local library have Quail/Trackmaps? If so, it's all in there. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:34, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks so much. --TBM10 (talk) 19:03, 18 August 2015 (UTC)