National Express East Anglia (NXEA) was a train operating company in England owned by National Express that operated the Greater Anglia franchise from April 2004 until February 2012. Originally trading as One,it was rebranded National Express East Anglia in February 2008. It provided local,suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street to destinations in Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Suffolk and Norfolk in the East of England.
The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a 17+1⁄2 miles (28.2 km) preserved standard gauge heritage railway,one of the longest in Great Britain. Preservation efforts began in 1974,but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the "new generation" of heritage railways. The MNR owns and operates most of the former Wymondham-Fakenham branch line of the Norfolk Railway. The branch opened in 1847,was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts,and was finally fully closed to goods traffic in 1989.
The Wherry Lines are railway branch lines in the East of England,linking Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. There are 14 stations including the three termini. They form part of Network Rail Strategic Route 7,SRS 07.11 and are classified as a rural line.
Great Yarmouth railway station is one of two eastern termini of the Wherry Lines in the East of England,serving the seaside town of Great Yarmouth,Norfolk. The other terminus at the eastern end of the lines is Lowestoft,and the western terminus to which all trains run is Norwich.
Norwich railway station is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the city of Norwich,Norfolk. It is 114 miles 77 chains (185.0 km) down the main line from London Liverpool Street,the western terminus.
The Breckland line is a secondary railway line in the east of England that links Cambridge in the west to Norwich in the east. The line runs through three counties:Cambridgeshire,Suffolk and Norfolk. It takes its name from the Breckland region of Norfolk,and passes through Thetford Forest.
Harling Road railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England,serving the villages of Larling,Roudham and East Harling,Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Kimberley Park railway station is a railway station in the village of Kimberley in the English county of Norfolk.
Eccles Road railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England,serving the villages of Eccles,Quidenham and Wilby in Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Thetford railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England,serving the town of Thetford,Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Attleborough railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England,serving the town of Attleborough,Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east. Attleborough is situated between Eccles Road and Spooner Row,108 miles 19 chains (174.2 km) from London Liverpool Street via Ely.
Spooner Row railway station is on the Breckland line in the East of England,serving the village of Spooner Row,Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Brandon railway station is on the Breckland Line in the East of England,serving the town of Brandon,Suffolk,although the station is actually situated across the county boundary in Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Ashwellthorpe was a railway station that existed in the village of Ashwellthorpe,Norfolk,on a cutoff line between Forncett and Wymondham. This entry covers the history of the line and the station.
Hardingham railway station is a railway station in the village of Hardingham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is periodically served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway on the line from East Dereham to Wymondham.
Forncett railway station was a railway station in Forncett,South Norfolk located 104 miles from London Liverpool Street. It was opened in 1849 when Norwich and Ipswich were connected by the Eastern Union Railway in 1849. Between 1881 and 1951 it was a junction for a short route to Wymondham and was closed as a result of the Beeching Axe with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich.
Fransham railway station is a former station in Great Fransham,Norfolk. It was opened as part of the Lynn and Dereham Railway,becoming part of the East Anglian Railway from 1847,on the section of line between Dereham and Swaffham.
Railways have played an important part in the history and development of the English county of Norfolk. It currently has thirty open National Rail stations,though there were once well over a hundred.
The Wymondham to Wells Branch was a railway built in stages by the Norfolk Railway,Eastern Counties Railway and Wells and Fakenham Company between 1847 and 1857. The railway ran from Wymondham in the south,through Dereham and Fakenham to the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea;more specifically,the line ran from Wymondham South Junction,where it met the present-day Breckland Line. Passenger services along the line lasted until 1969;the railway continued to be used for freight until 1989. The southern section of the railway now forms the Mid-Norfolk Railway,with part of the northern section serving as the narrow gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway.
Greater Anglia is a train operating company in Great Britain owned as a joint venture by Abellio,the international arm of the state-owned Dutch national rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen,and the Japanese trading company Mitsui &Co. It operates the East Anglia franchise,providing the commuter and intercity services from its Central London terminus at London Liverpool Street to Essex,Suffolk,Norfolk and parts of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire as well as many regional services throughout the East of England.
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