Fakenham East
A roadside view of Fakenham East station on 11th October 1980, shortly after its final closure to all traffic. Standing in as a bus depot after loss of the passenger service in 1964, the whole site was eventually leveled and reclaimed for sheltered housing. One of the crossing gates was left in the development as a token reminder of the railway, but this eventually deteriorated and went the way of the station. After the successful revivals of other sections of the Wymondham to Wells railway, the original decision to allow building over the actual track bed through Fakenham came to be seen as very short-sighted.
Location: Fakenham East
Original line: Fakenham Branch (Norfolk Railway)
Photographer: Mark Dufton
Contact photographer: Mark Dufton
Date: 11/10/1980
Image number: 69914
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