Elmbridge railway station (Upwell Tramway)
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Elmbridge railway station was a stop on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway
. It was located on the outskirts of Wisbech
, Cambridgeshire
, though actually in the county of Norfolk
being just across the border from Wisbech. It was opened in 1883 to serve nearby settlements and closed to passengers in 1927. The entire tramway line closed to goods in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe
.
Former Services
Wisbech and Upwell Tramway
The Wisbech and Upwell Tramway was a rural standard gauge tramway in East Anglia. It was built by the Great Eastern Railway between Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and Upwell, Norfolk to carry agricultural produce. Although called a tram, in many ways it more closely resembled a conventional railway...
. It was located on the outskirts of Wisbech
Wisbech
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish with a population of 20,200 in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, though actually in the county of 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...
being just across the border from Wisbech. It was opened in 1883 to serve nearby settlements and closed to passengers in 1927. The entire tramway line closed to goods in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
.