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Wells Signal Box
This Signal Box was formerly situated at Swainsthorpe, a few miles south of Norwich on the main line to London. Built in 1886, it continued in use until new signalling was introduced in 1987. It was transferred to Wells in the same year.
The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge heritage railway running between the coastal town of Wells and Walsingham which is further inland. The railway occupies a part of the trackbed of the Wymondham to Wells branch line.
The line, which is 4 miles (6.44 km) long, once formed part of the Great Eastern Railway and is now the longest 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway in the world. It runs from the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea to the pilgrimage centre at Walsingham. It is the northern section of the former Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea line which was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts.
Wells Signal Box
This Signal Box was formerly situated at Swainsthorpe, a few miles south of Norwich on the main line to London. Built in 1886, it continued in use until new signalling was introduced in 1987. It was transferred to Wells in the same year.
The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge heritage railway running between the coastal town of Wells and Walsingham which is further inland. The railway occupies a part of the trackbed of the Wymondham to Wells branch line.
The line, which is 4 miles (6.44 km) long, once formed part of the Great Eastern Railway and is now the longest 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway in the world. It runs from the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea to the pilgrimage centre at Walsingham. It is the northern section of the former Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea line which was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts.