DescriptionFakenham West Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1895740.jpg
English: Fakenham West Railway Station, near to Pudding Norton, Norfolk, Great Britain.
This is another before and after shot, althoughfor the before you would have to refer to 'Rails to the Coast' by Malcolm R White.
It was opened by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway Company in 1880 on their Kings Lynn to Fakenham route (later to become a line to Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth).
The company was incorporated into the Eastern & Midlands Railway Company by an Act of Parliament of 18 August 1882, and comprised the Lynn & Fakenham, Yarmouth & North Norfolk (Light), and Yarmouth Union. These were all dissolved on 31 December 1882. The company also controlled the Cromer Railway.
From 1 July 1893 the properties of the company were acquired by the Midland and Great Northern companies under the provisions of the Midland and Great Northern railway companies (Eastern and Midland Railway) Act 1893, managed by a Joint Committee of the two companies having equal rights.
From 1 January 1923 the Midland Railway became vested in the London Midland & Scottish Railway Company, and the Great Northern Railway in the London & North Eastern Railway Company.
The LMS and LNER jointly managed the line from 1923, with all operations being taken over by the LNER in 1936.
Decline began from here, and when BR got the line in 1948 things were looking good with new 'Mucky Ducks' (Ivatt 4MTs) arriving for M&GN services. However most of the M&GN system including this line closed February 1959.
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