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Devon and Cornwall's lost and abandoned railways - and how some will return to life Some of these lost railway routes could be restored Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can u...

This proved to be the first of the 19 railway books which they compiled together, 18 of them in the Middleton Press series. For anyone who loves reading about the railways across Norfolk and Suffolk they are a fascinating look at our history. A goods diesel crosses Norwich Road, Fakenham, in July 1968 while a staff member leans on the gate, ready to close it behind the train. The Eastern Counties Farmers premises seen generated a lot of grain traffic up to the close in 1980. Photo: S Moore - Credit: S Moore So join us on a journey  from Wymondham to Wells on the historic line which stretched...

IT was without mounting concern that he watched the stranger get up from the railway bridge where he had sat for some ten minutes before squeezing through the wire fence to get onto the railway track near the New Forest station. Discarding boards he had been carrying by laying them on the bank, the trespasser walked a further five yards and then placed his head on the rail. The shocked railway employee Bill Holyland knew he had little time to prevent a tragedy. A train was imminent. He dashed down the track and grabbed the man who refused to move.