Wymondham to Wells Branch
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The Wymondham to Wells Branch was a railway built in stages by the Norfolk Railway, Eastern Counties Railway and Wells and Fakenham Railway between 1847 and 1857. The railway ran from Wymondham in the
A GER Class T26, a type often used on passenger trains to Wells before the Grouping, after which most such trains were operated by Claud Hamilton 4-4-0s.[page needed]
Visual effect of original double track restored near Wymondham Abbey.
Derelict remains of Dereham station in 1990.
Looking towards Wells, 1990s
Mid-Norfolk Railway
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The Mid-Norfolk Railway is a 17+1⁄2 miles preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain. Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only
Wymondham to Wells Branch
…services along the line lasted until 1969; the railway continued to be used for freight until 1989. The southern section of the railway now forms the Mid-Norfolk Railway, with part of the northern section serving as the narrow gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway. The Lynn and Dereham Railway – by the Lynn and Dereham…
Dereham station on the Mid Norfolk Railway
Bridge 1692, partially rebuilt for double track, showing 1965 to present day singled line.