March A Railway Town

A history of the Whitemoor Marshalling Yards at March in Cambridgeshire. At one point during World war Two these were the biggest Marshalling Yards in Europe. The video was recorded in 1992 and includes many interviews with the men who worked in the yards. Hump Shunting was used to sort the wagons into trains for London, East Anglia and the North. Re edited with improved sound.

[@fenman1954]

As a march man and ex British Railways employee I can remember Whitehall yard working. Now a rail materials depot . Thanks for these memories.

[@johnmasters504]

I first met Peter Wright around 1972, when my local WH SMITHS closed, and I had to get my OS maps from him, I met Gordon Southwell and Fred Clark back in 1974, I read today, they plan to relay a track into the former Platform 1 at March Station soon. if true...

[@davidclark6581]

Thank you all for your effort in this fim production. Rekindled lots of bye gone memories

[@matthewpayton]

I met Trevor Bevis at ST Wendreda's church 30 years ago. When my class visited the church 30 years ago. And Gordon Southwell became mayor of March in 93-94.

[@aljonflavin6760]

A great history film from beginning till end told by some of the folk that worked there and a new language, GREAT.

[@tomhiggins4124]

Brilliant history !!!!!!@, total respect to all the sir,s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

[@lindacleveland1289]

So enjoyed this film , have a great affection for March, my grandad worked on the railway as a guard , Walter Scarff if anyone remembers him lived down Estover was a friend and neighbor to Ben Gimbert , my mums best friend was Joyce, Bens daughter so we know the story of Ben’s courageous actions that day. Fate is a strange thing but at the time my dad was a fireman and was supposed to be on that fated train but was unwell so he swapped shifts , now I’m just realising that James Nightall must have been the fireman (correct me if I’m wrong )
Dad moved on into farming and we left March in around 1949/50
When I was a small child I have such memories of the night time sounds from the marshalling yards heard from my grandparents house , the squealing of metal on metal, the crashing sounds as wagons hit the buffers , such happy memories ❤

[@noeldunford4955]

Yes I spent many happy days at whitemoor yards it's a crying shame it's gone plus the closing of the march to Spalding line could be a main freight line avoiding Peterborough

[@noeldunford4955]

I do remember a story about one of the workers got crushed between the buffers he died when family was there when they parted the wagon

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

Interesting.

[@carot2003]

Interesting. Local..

[@raythirkettle4155]

Can anyone relate the storey of the March “Whiskey Galore” episode.? I was told this some time go but, alas, cannot recall the date and details. It would be great if someone would post a TH-cam about this please! Without, of course, admitting any involvement!

[@lindacleveland1289]

Sadly no audio in the middle of this 😮

[@nigelsaunderstv]

Hi Linda sorry to hear that do you have a time code please? I have checked it quickly and can't find the section with no audio.

[@lindacleveland1289]

@Nigel Saunders I have rechecked the video and miraculously I now have audio , not sure what happened 😮 I used the link from Facebook whether that made a glitch I don’t know but all is ok . Look forward to rewatching this instead of skimming through it.

[@nigelsaunderstv]

@@lindacleveland1289 Ah thank goodness for that you had me worried! Thank you for letting me know.

[@jimward8095]

So much for 'progress'...not?

[@simontaylor2319]

WE spend too much time wallowing in the past, in this country. Why is it still waste ground?

[@LouisSingleton-Knott-cg7hj]

It’s not! They reopened some of it as a materials handling and recycling yard and then gave the rest over to a prison.

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

Interesting.