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Lynn And Dereham Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![The Wymondham to Kings Lynn line was not earmarked for closure in the Beeching report, but was a casualty of the 1960s none the less. Once the Dereham - Wells and Swaffham - Thetford branches had been pruned from it in 1964 and “rationalization” applied, it faded away. This photo is of the intermediate Swaffham station (former junction for Thetford) on 23rd October 1976, some 8 years after final closure. The view is eastward. [Ref query 1663]<br><br>[Mark Dufton 23/10/1976]](/images/60000/60212.jpg "Swaffham")
![The derelict signalbox at East Winch on the Kings Lynn - Dereham line seen on 20th November 1977. Last active in 1968, the remains survived to be moved recently for restoration at Thuxton station on the Mid Norfolk railway.<br><br>[Mark Dufton 20/11/1977]](/images/28000/28317.jpg "East Winch")
![Kings Lynn Junction signal box, January 1987. <br><br>[Ian Dinmore /01/1980]](/images/38000/38801.jpg "Kings Lynn Junction")
![The line between King's Lynn and Dereham was closed on September 9th 1968, but freight activity continued on short sections at either end. Shown here is the King's Lynn end at Middleton Towers, the first station out. This section of the line was (and is) retained for sand traffic from British Industrial Sand's transfer sidings just beyond the station. On March 29th 1980, a DMU is paying a visit as part of a west Norfolk freight lines rail tour. Apart from the absence of a signal box and signals, a photo taken at the same place in 1968 during the last days of passenger service would be little different.<br><br>[Mark Dufton 29/03/1980]](/images/21000/21491.jpg "Middleton Towers")
![Almost time for lunch... Scene on board the Network Rail track recording special en route to Middleton Towers on 24 February 2010. [See image 31836]<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 24/02/2010]](/images/31000/31953.jpg "Middleton Towers")
![Middleton Towers station on 24 February 2010.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 24/02/2010]](/images/31000/31967.jpg "Middleton Towers")
![The track recording service at Middleton Towers on 24 February 2010 with technical staff posing for a group photograph in front of DRS 37423 and the Network Rail observation car <I>'Caroline'</I>.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 24/02/2010]](/images/32000/32385.jpg "Middleton Towers")
![View from the Network Rail track recording special leaving Middleton Towers on 24 February 2010.<br><br>[Ian Dinmore 24/02/2010]](/images/56000/56690.jpg "Middleton Towers")
![With Middleton station on the left and Middleton Towers sand loading terminal in the middle distance, this view from the level crossing is towards Dereham on 24 February 2018. A DBC operated train is being loaded with sand which later in the day departed to Warrington Arpley.<br><br>[John McIntyre 24/02/2018]](/images/63000/63032.jpg "Middleton Towers")
