Ashwellthorpe railway station
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Ashwellthorpe was a railway station that existed in the village of Ashwellthorpe
, Norfolk
on a cut off line between Forncett
and Wymondham
. It was opened in 1881, and closed in 1939.
The line, originally single track, was used for main line diversion trains during the floods of 1912. It was doubled for military purposes during the First World War.
, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. The station then closed under that management.
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 6 km south-east of Wymondham and 20 km south-west of Norwich...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
on a cut off line between Forncett
Forncett railway station
Forncett railway station was a railway station in Forncett, South Norfolk. It was opened in 1849 when the Great Eastern Main Line was constructed from London to Norwich. It was closed during the Beeching Axe with other smaller stations along the line....
and Wymondham
Wymondham railway station
Wymondham is a railway station in the town of Wymondham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by local services operated by East Midlands Trains and National Express East Anglia on the Breckland Line 17 km west of Norwich to Peterborough and Cambridge.Wymondham station is...
. It was opened in 1881, and closed in 1939.
The line, originally single track, was used for main line diversion trains during the floods of 1912. It was doubled for military purposes during the First World War.
History
Opened by the Great Eastern RailwayGreat Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. The station then closed under that management.