County School
The former station at County School in Norfolk has the distinction of having been opened for rail business twice and pushed into dereliction twice. Its first lease of life was 1886 to 1964, freight trains passing through for the next 17 years. After all traffic ceased and 8 years of quiet decay, it was happily restored as a working rail heritage centre. Unfortunately, that venture failed in 1995 and the trains vanished once more. Another period of track-lifting and dereliction ensued, before some basic care and maintenance led to an improved outlook as a static museum awaiting connection to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham. Third time lucky? This photo shows the station in its first period of decline, on March 20th 1977.
Location: County School (former)
Original line: Fakenham Branch (Norfolk Railway)
Photographer: Mark Dufton
Contact photographer: Mark Dufton
Date: 20/03/1977
Image number: 31282
