Eastern and Midlands Railway

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Eastern and Midlands Railway
Overview
Locale East of England
Service
Depot(s) Melton Constable Railway Works
History
Opened1881;143 years ago (1881)
Closed1893;131 years ago (1893), became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

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]

Contents

Constituents

Lynn and Fakenham Railway Act 1876
Act of Parliament
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (variant 1, 1952-2022).svg
Citation 39 & 40 Vict. c. cxlvi

The constituents of the Eastern and Midlands Railway were: [2]

Spelling variations

The spellings of some place names have changed since the 19th century (e.g. Wisbeach/Wisbech and Bourn/Bourne). [9]

Routes

Westbound from Kings Lynn
Eastbound from Kings Lynn

Locomotives

In 1884, William Marriott became the locomotive superintendent [10] at the company's Melton Constable Railway Works. The railway's stock included:

To the M&GN

The Eastern and Midlands Railway became a part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in 1893.

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