Barnham railway station (Suffolk)

Barnham railway station is a former station in Barnham, Suffolk on a now closed line between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. It was located close to the Norfolk border.[1]

For the still operational station in West Sussex, see Barnham railway station.

Barnham
Location
PlaceBarnham
AreaWest Suffolk
Operations
Original companyThetford and Watton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
History
1 March 1876 (1876-03-01)Station opened
8 June 1953 (1953-06-08)Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The railway line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford was proposed by the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway (B&TR) and authorised on 5 July 1865; but the company had problems in raising the necessary money.[2] After assistance was given by the Thetford and Watton Railway (T&WR), the plan was modified, and instead of running to the main station at Thetford, a curve was built so that T&WR trains from Swaffham could run directly to the Bury St Edmunds line without reversing at Thetford.[3] The B&TR line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Bridge was opened on 1 March 1876.[4] The B&TR was purchased by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1878.[2]

Trains on the B&TR were operated by the T&WR until 1879, when operation was taken over by the GER;[5] after this, trains from Bury began to run to Thetford; the east to south curve at Thetford Bridge was not used after 1880.[6] Thetford Bridge was then the last station before Thetford.[7]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Thetford Bridge   Great Eastern Railway
Thetford-Bury St Edmunds Line		   Seven Hills Halt
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References
  1. British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 12.
  2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 120. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David; Cobb, Michael (August 2007). Waller, Peter (ed.). Railways of Britain: Norfolk and Suffolk. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7110-3223-1. 0708/c1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 217.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Awdry 1990, p. 166
  6. McCarthy, McCarthy & Cobb 2007, map 26
  7. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12, section B5. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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