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]
^ abAwdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 120. CN 8983.
^McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David; Cobb, Michael (August 2007). Waller, Peter (ed.). Railways of Britain: Norfolk and Suffolk. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 6. ISBN978-0-7110-3223-1. 0708/c1.
^Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 217.
^Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 12, section B5. ISBN0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
barnham, railway, station, suffolk, still, operational, station, west, sussex, barnham, railway, station, barnham, railway, station, former, station, barnham, suffolk, closed, line, between, thetford, bury, edmunds, located, close, norfolk, border, barnhamgene. For the still operational station in West Sussex see Barnham railway station 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 BarnhamGeneral informationLocationBarnham West SuffolkEnglandOther informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyThetford and Watton RailwayPre groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 March 1876 1876 03 01 Station opened8 June 1953 1953 06 08 Station closedHistory editThe railway line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford was proposed by the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway B amp 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 amp WR the plan was modified and instead of running to the main station at Thetford a curve was built so that T amp WR trains from Swaffham could run directly to the Bury St Edmunds line without reversing at Thetford 3 The B amp TR line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Bridge was opened on 1 March 1876 4 The B amp TR was purchased by the Great Eastern Railway GER in 1878 2 Trains on the B amp TR were operated by the T amp 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 vteThetford toBury St Edmunds lineLegendBreckland line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Thetford nbsp Thetford Bridge nbsp Barnham nbsp Seven Hills Halt nbsp Ingham nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bury St EdmundsEly Ipswich lineFormer Services Preceding station Disused railways Following stationThetford Bridge Great Eastern RailwayThetford Bury St Edmunds Line Seven Hills HaltReferences edit British Railways Atlas 1947 p 12 a b Awdry Christopher 1990 Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies London Guild Publishing p 120 CN 8983 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 Allen Cecil J 1956 1955 The Great Eastern Railway 2nd ed Hampton Court Ian Allan p 217 Awdry 1990 p 166 McCarthy McCarthy amp Cobb 2007 map 26 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 External links editBarnham station on navigable 1946 O S map 52 22 46 N 0 44 01 E 52 3795 N 0 7336 E 52 3795 0 7336 nbsp This article about a railway station in the East of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnham railway station Suffolk amp oldid 1116153396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
