at Newmarket Warren Hill (just north of the tunnel) on 4 April 1885. This was primarily for people attending race meetings at Newmarket arriving from the north and east with those from the south using the original terminal station. Warren Hill was not a through station but a two-platformed terminus station with some associated carriage sidings. On 4 January 1887 the ENR was leased to the GER and in 1898 was fully vested. A new junction at Coldham Junction Cambridge was opened and the approach to Cambridge improved with the new arrangements coming into force on 17 May 1896. The current Newmarket station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 7 April 1902 and located south of the site of the original Newmarket station. The 1879 platform closed at this time. London and North Eastern Railway (1923–1947) Following the grouping of 1923 the lines became part of the London & North Eastern Railway. Despite being a heavily used section of line it remained single until 1938 when the section between Soham and Snailwell Junction was doubled. This was fortuitous as the route carried significant traffic during the Second World War to the many airbases located in East Anglia. Indeed, it was one of these trains that was involved in the accident detailed below. Between 1945 and 1948 Newmarket Warren Hill station was closed to passengers although it is believed the last train ran in August 1938. The platforms and sidings remained in situ. British Railways (1948–1994) In 1948 as a result of nationalisation of the railways the route became part of British Railways Eastern Region. The Bury Free Press reported on 2 January 1959 that all local passenger services between Cambridge and Ipswich would now be operated by Diesel Multiple Units. The Mildenhall branch closed in 1962 (Fordham to Mildenhall) and 1964 (Cambridge Barnwell Junction to Fordham) and this was followed by Fordham station on 13 September 1965 although freight traffic lasted a further year until 12 September 1966. Soham station also closed to passengers on 13 September 1965. The sidings at Warren Hill were removed in the early 1960s although the platform remained until the 1980s. Goods facilities were withdrawn from Dullingham and Saxham & Risby on 28 December 1964. It is believed that the Warren Hill Junction–Snailwell Junction probably closed on this date as well with the cessation of passenger traffic although by this time Snailwell Junction