External links
- A 2-4-0 locomotive of the Eastern and Midlands Railway
- A 4-4-0T locomotive of the Eastern and Midlands Railway
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| Eastern and Midlands Railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | East of England |
| Service | |
| Depot(s) | Melton Constable Railway Works |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Closed | 1893, became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 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]
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:
Three Black, Hawthorn 0-6-0ST locomotives named 'Ida', 'Holt' (number 6) & 'Aylsham' built for the GY&SLR. [14]
The Eastern and Midlands Railway became a part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in 1893.
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