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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox rail Шаблон:Stoke Ferry Branch RDT The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway was a branch line in western Norfolk, England.

History

The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway (D&SF) was just over Шаблон:Convert long.Шаблон:Sfn It was authorised on 24 July 1879, and opened on 1 August 1882, being worked by the Great Eastern Railway (GER).Шаблон:Sfn It ran from a junction with the GER at Denver (to the south of Downham), to a terminus at Шаблон:Stnlnk.Шаблон:Sfn There were two intermediate stations: Шаблон:Stnlnk and Abbey (latterly known as Abbey and West Dereham).Шаблон:Sfn

Ownership changes

On 6 August 1897 an Act of Parliament authorised the GER to absorb the D&SF, which they did on 1 January 1898.Шаблон:Sfn Being part of the GER, the line passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at the Grouping on 1 January 1923.Шаблон:Sfn

When the railways were nationalised in 1948 operation of the line became the responsibility of British Railways Eastern Region.

Closure

The LNER withdrew the passenger service on 22 September 1930.Шаблон:Sfn

Freight services were withdrawn from Denver (13 July 1964) Ryston (28 December 1964) Abbey (31 January 1966) and Stoke Ferry (19 July 1965).Шаблон:Sfn[1]

The section between Abbey and Stoke Ferry was abandoned in 1965 but traffic continued to the Wissington Railway until 1982.

Wissington Light Railway

At Шаблон:Stnlnk, a privately owned line, the Wissington Light Railway, branched off. It opened Шаблон:Circa, mostly closed in 1957,Шаблон:Sfn and finally closed in 1982.Шаблон:Sfn

Notes

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References

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  1. 19 April 1965 BR (Eastern Region) records ref- MSL1/1439