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Last additions - The railway line from Gt. Yarmouth South Town to St. Olaves
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775 viewsMay 05, 2007
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846 viewsRailway map circa 1928. Showing the route from Gt. Yarmouth Southtown through Belton & towards Ipswich.
Courtesy of Mr J. Deen.
Mar 29, 2007
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Railway map 1886 - 1903`770 viewsMap showing the position and state of the railway l.ine through Belton between 1886 and 1903Feb 24, 2007
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1153 viewsGresley designedclass B17/6 4 - 6 - 0 No:61610 Raynham Hall passes Belton with an up express in September 1958. Entering service as LNER No:2811 in August 1930. Raynham Hall was withdrawn from service at Norwich in October 1959 and scrapped at Doncaster in February 1960.Feb 24, 2007
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1085 viewsAn up express passes headed by Class B17/6 - 4 - 6 - 0 No 61659 East Anglian and Class B1 4 - 6 - 0 No: 61048 approches St. Olaves swing bridge in September 1958.Feb 24, 2007
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1090 viewsBack in 1911. Belton and Burgh Castle station was very much the heart iof the village and set amongst rolling countryside. No trace of the station exists today and since the location and some of the surrounding counteryside was designated for development, residential housing now covers much of the land seen here.
Courtesy of HMRS/H.F.Hilton Coll'n)
Feb 24, 2007
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1054 viewsGreat Yarmouth suffered two major rail closured in 1959 and as a consequence the dismal scene of closed stations on once important rail links became common. Just outside Great Yarmouth and the first station on the line to London, Belton and Burgh Castle was one such station and is seen here in an unwanted and unused state on 15th July, 1963.
Courtesy RCTS/W004064
Feb 24, 2007
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883 viewsSt Olaves railway station.
Courtesy of Mr J. Deen
Feb 18, 2007
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910 views This picture has appeared in a book covering the line from Saxmundham to Yarmouth. The picture was taken inside Belton signal box. Features Billy Squires Feb 18, 2007
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