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Norwich Extension (Lynn and Fakenham Railway)

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

The former station at Whitwell and Reepham, Norfolk, currently in the process of being restored as a railway museum complete with track and sidings. ...
Peter Todd 19/10/2011

In 2009, 'the railway' returned to the former Midland and Great Northern station at Whitwell & Reepham in the shape of a new heritage centre see image ...
Mark Dufton 29/09/1979

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Lenwade

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A stiff breeze swishes the foliage near Lenwade station on 16th September 1978. The view is of the rail bridge across the River Wensum, just to the ...
Mark Dufton 16/09/1978

That's yer lot! The last passenger train to call at Lenwade (Hertfordshire Railtours 'Anglian Explorer') prepares to leave the station and head ...
Mark Dufton 29/09/1979

In the late 1970s, the former Midland and Great Northern station at Lenwade had a regular passenger service, albeit one visit a year from a succession ...
Mark Dufton 16/09/1978

The M & GN station at Lenwade (closed to passengers 1959) looking south on a cold and damp 23 January 1977. Although there was still regular goods ...
Mark Dufton 23/01/1977

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Attlebridge

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A melancholic air of damp and dereliction at Attlebridge on 23rd January 1977, shortly after the lifting of the track between Drayton and Lenwade. The ...
Mark Dufton 23/01/1977

By 1976, the former Midland and Great Northern Joint line from Norwich City had been lifted to a point just north of Attlebridge station. This photo ...
Mark Dufton 13/02/1977

The closed station at Attlebridge passed into private ownership in the late 1970s and by the date of this photograph, 13th October 1979, had ...
Mark Dufton 13/10/1979

After closure to passengers in 1959, the attractive M&GN station at Attlebridge remained largely intact until after the disused track was lifted in ...
Mark Dufton 22/04/1978

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Drayton [Norwich]

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Hellesdon

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The first station out from the Midland and Great Northern Joint terminus at Norwich City was Hellesdon. This is the view of its remains on a wintry ...
Mark Dufton 18/02/1978

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Norwich City

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The former Midland and Great Northern terminus at Norwich City was reduced to rubble twice in its lifetime, once by the Luftwaffe in World War Two, ...
Mark Dufton 19/11/1977

After final closure on 3rd February 1969, the ruins of Norwich City station disappeared in stages. First to go were the street facing structures, ...
Mark Dufton 23/10/1976

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Holt Branch

From Melton Constable to Holt [1st].

Melton Constable

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Melton Constable to North Walsham (Eastern and Midlands Railway)

Holt [1st]

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Cromer Branch (Eastern and Midlands Railway)

Norwich Extension (Lynn and Fakenham Railway)

Portions of line and locations

Fakenham to Norwich

Fakenham West

Thursford

Melton Constable

Hindolvestone

Guestwick

Whitwell and Reepham

Lenwade

Attlebridge

Drayton [Norwich]

Hellesdon

Norwich City

Holt Branch

Melton Constable

Holt [1st]

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