Cambridge to Mildenhall railway

Cambridge-Mildenhall Line
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Distance from Cambridge 20m 59ch Mildenhall 19m 68ch Worlington Golf Links Halt 16m 58ch Isleham Ipswich to Ely Line to Ely 13m 36ch Fordham Ipswich to Ely Line to Newmarket 10m 50ch Exning Road Halt 9m 75ch Burwell 8m 02ch Swaffham Prior 6m 05ch Bottisham and Lode 4m 49ch Quy 2m 31ch Fen Ditton Halt 1m 56ch Barnwell Junction Fen Line 0m 00ch Cambridge West Anglia Main Line

Former Cambridge to Mildenhall railway.

The Cambridge to Mildenhall railway is a closed railway between Cambridge and Mildenhall in England, built by the Great Eastern Railway.

Opening

The single track line opened from Cambridge to Fordham on 2 June 1884 and then to Mildenhall on 1 April 1885 with a length of 20.75 miles (33.4 km).^[1]

Halts

The three halts on the line (Worlington Golf Links, Exning Road and Fen Ditton) had no raised platforms and consisted of little more than a sign. A special carriage was fitted with steps and passengers for these halts were asked to travel in this carriage.

Passenger services

Beginning with four to five return trains a day, by 1949 there were four and down to three in 1953. In July 1958 railbuses operated the route; some of these vehicles are now at the North Norfolk Railway.

Closure

The line was closed to passengers on 18 June 1962 and to goods on 13 July 1964 apart from the section from Fordham to Burwell that closed on 19 April 1965.

The Cambridge University Railway Club travelled on the last train from Mildenhall to Cambridge. They have the Quy station nameboard.

References

1. Joby, R. S. (1977). Forgotten Railways East Anglia. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7312-9.

Turner, Peter (1978). By Rail to Mildenhall: The Story of the Cambridge to Mildenhall Railway. Mildenhall Museum Publications. ISBN 0-905457-02-1.

External links

• 1959 film of a steam hauled journey from Cambridge to Mildenhall.