Ryburgh railway station was a railway station in the village of Great Ryburgh in the English county of Norfolk.
Ryburgh | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Great Ryburgh, North Norfolk, Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TF957273 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Norfolk Railway Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London & North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 20 March 1849[1] | Opened |
| 5 October 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 August 1981 | Closed to freight |
History
editThe station opened in 1849, when the line between Dereham and Wells opened as part of the Norfolk Railway. The entire line, between Wymondham and Wells, became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862.[2]
The passenger service between Dereham and Wells ended on 5 October 1964,[3] although the line remained open for goods trains as far as Fakenham. The closure of the station was discussed in the House of Lords on 22 June 1964, with Lord Wise asking Lord Chesham what the government intended to do to address the tonnage of grain that the closure would put onto local roads.[4] 1978 saw the formation of the Fakenham and Dereham Railway Society, a forerunner of the Mid-Norfolk Railway, which hoped to preserve the line between these two towns.
A charter train ran as far as Fakenham in 1979, but the section of line between Ryburgh and Fakenham was closed from 1 January 1980. The last freight train left Ryburgh in August 1981, but the section remained intact for a while longer. A weedkiller train visited Ryburgh in May 1982 and the Neptune Track Recorder unit reached Ryburgh level crossing in August 1982, after which the section was officially closed and lifted.[5]
Future use
editThis station would be restored as part of the Norfolk Orbital Railway, which proposes seeing public service trains running from Sheringham to Wymondham via Fakenham.
Services
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakenham East Line and station closed |
British Rail Eastern Region Wymondham to Wells via East Dereham |
County School Line and station closed | ||
 Proposed Heritage railways
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| Fakenham | Norfolk Orbital Railway Mid-Norfolk Railway |
County School | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 397
- ^ MNR history of the line Archived 27 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Mid-Norfolk Railway web site
- ^ Tuddenham, 1965, page 87
- ^ PROPOSED CLOSURE OF GREAT RYBURGH STATION
- ^ MNR: The line's rebirth Archived 24 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Mid-Norfolk Railway web site
Bibliography
edit- Tuddenham, E. (March 1965). "Railway World". Ian Allan.
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