Southwold Railway

Southwold Railway

Infobox rail|railroad_name=Southwold Railway
gauge=RailGauge|36
length=8½ miles
start_year=1879
end_year=1929
hq_city=Southwold
locale=England
successor_line=abandoned

The Southwold Railway was a narrow gauge railway line between Halesworth and Southwold in the English county of Suffolk. 8¾ miles (14 km) long, it was built to RailGauge|36 gauge. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1929.

Intermediate stations were at Wenhaston, Blythburgh and Walberswick.

Locomotives

References

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See also

* British narrow gauge railways

External links

* [http://www.southwoldrailway.co.uk/ Southwold Railway Society]
** [http://www.southwoldrailway.co.uk/history/index.php A Short History of the Southwold Railway]


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