Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway

The Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway was a light railway in Essex, England. The line was sanctioned in 1906, although did not finally open to traffic until 1 April 1913. It was the last significant rail line building in Essex. [ [http://www.e-gfl.org/e-gfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/history/trains/ten.htm Notes on the line] ]

The railway left the West Anglia Main Line at Elsenham. There were two stations (Sibleys [ [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/sibleys/index.shtml Notes on Sibleys station] ] and Thaxted) and three halts on the Railway; all except Mill Lane Halt (opened in 1922) were opened with the line. The line was never a commercial success, since all the stopping points were located at some distance away from it; Thaxted station was 0.75ml (1.2km) distant from the town, since to construct a crossing of the River Chelmer would have been too costly.

The Railway finally closed on 1 June 1953. [ [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/t/thaxted/index.shtml Notes on the line] ]

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* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#560,230,1 Thaxted station on navigable 1946 O. S. map]