Framlingham railway station
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Framlingham | |
|---|---|
 The former station, now retail space | |
| General information | |
| Location | Framlingham, East Suffolk England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | East Suffolk Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1859 | Opened[1] |
| 3 November 1952 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 19 April 1965[2] | Closed |
Framlingham railway station was located in Framlingham, Suffolk, UK and was the terminus station on the Framlingham Branch.
It opened on 1 June 1859 and closed to passengers in 1952, and to freight in 1965. The first company to operate trains to the station was the Eastern Counties Railway, which had taken over from the East Suffolk Railway Company that built the branch line.
Regular passenger services were withdrawn in November 1952. Subsequently occasional special passenger trains used the line until the goods train services were withdrawn on 19 April 1965.[3] 1963 [4]
The station dealt with significant goods traffic until the 1950s and also had a small single tracked engine shed where the branch engine was kept overnight. This was a sub shed belonging to the Ipswich Locomotive District and on 1 January 1922 GER Class C32 (later LNER F3) 2-4-2T no 1066 was allocated there.[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway Framlingham Branch | Parham |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Lost Railways of East Anglia by L.Oppitz page 112
- ^ BR records
- ^ Great Eastern Railway Society Journal 131 pages 130-137 Stanley C Jenkins (July 2007)
- ^ Hawkins, Chris; Reeves, George (1987). Great Eastern Railway Engine Shed Part 2. Didcot UK: Wild Swan. pp. 250, 377. ISBN 0-906867-48-7.
External links[edit]
52°13′07″N 1°20′35″E / 52.2185°N 1.3430°E
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