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Railway in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eastern and Midlands Railway was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of several small railways in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, England, including the Yarmouth and North Norfolk Railway, the Lynn and Fakenham Railway and the Yarmouth Union Railway. Many of these lines were built by contractors Wilkinson and Jarvis. In 1893 the Eastern and Midlands Railway became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.[1]
Eastern and Midlands Railway | |
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Overview | |
Locale | East of England |
Service | |
Depot(s) | Melton Constable Railway Works |
History | |
Opened | 1881 |
Closed | 1893Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | , became part of the
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Lynn and Fakenham Railway Act 1876 | |
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Act of Parliament | |
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Citation | 39 & 40 Vict. c. cxlvi |
The constituents of the Eastern and Midlands Railway were:[2]
The spellings of some place names have changed since the 19th century (e.g. Wisbeach/Wisbech and Bourn/Bourne).[9]
In 1884, William Marriott became the locomotive superintendent[10] at the company's Melton Constable Railway Works. The railway's stock included:
The Eastern and Midlands Railway became a part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in 1893.
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