Wells on Sea railway station

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Wells on sea
Station on heritage railway
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Wells railway station, 2014
General information
Location Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Coordinates 52°56′57″N0°51′55″E / 52.94917°N 0.86528°E / 52.94917; 0.86528
Grid reference TF925429
Owned by Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
1982Opened
Location
Wells on Sea railway station
Wells & Walsingham
Light Railway
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Depot
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Wells on Sea
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Leicester lime works
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The Midden Halt
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Bridge 1731 - Warham Road
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Level crossing
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Warham
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Bridge 1730
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Bridge 1729 - works access (water pumping station)
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Bridge 1728 - Wells Road
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Wighton Halt
(1st station 1982-2005)
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Bridge 1727
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Clipper Lane
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Wighton Halt
(originally Seton's Halt)
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Farm occupation crossing
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Farm occupation crossing
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Sewage works
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Level crossing
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Barnards Cutting (reconstructed in 1999)
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Bridge 1726 - Westgate Bridge (over Edgar Road)
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Walsingham

Wells on Sea railway station is located in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on the narrow gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway. [1] It was opened in 1982. It is located south of the former level crossing on the A149 Coast Road, close to the former junction with the West Norfolk Junction Railway. The original station, which has been converted to non-rail use, is half a mile closer to the town.

Contents

Passenger facilities

Passenger facilities consist of a single rail-level platform, a large car park, toilets (near the car park), and the ground floor of a formerly redundant signal box moved from Swainsthorpe to Wells, wherein a souvenir shop and tearoom are now situated, together with waiting room facilities.

Operational facilities

A small yard, a water tower, storage sheds, and the main steam locomotive shed and works are all located at the southern end of the passenger station. At the northern end of the station there is a smaller secondary engine shed, generally used for the housing of the diesel locomotives. As of 2014 the northern depot also includes a large purpose-built shed with engineering facilities, lifting equipment, and powerful internal lighting. This shed is used as the winter (closed season) carriage shed, but during the summer (operating season) it becomes the main engineering works and locomotive running shed. Outside the new shed, on the site of the former turntable, a large overhead gantry has been installed (during 2014) for heavy lifting.

Station plan

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References

  1. "Home". wellswalsinghamrailway.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
Preceding station HR icon.svg Heritage railways Following station
Terminus Wells & Walsingham Light Railway The Midden Halt
towards Walsingham