As a family we travelled by train from Nottingham to Caistor Holiday camp in 1957 and 1958 for our annual weeks holiday and from which we used the timetabled trains into Yarmouth vauxhall Station. The journey from Nottingham being a tortuous 4. 1/2 hours running for many miles as single track. However, the camp facilities were worth it as there was plenty to do throughout the day and at night. Plenty of good memories.
@samtaylor858 a journey I would love to travel back in time and take. The view of the sea on the run into Weybourne from Holt on the NNR, is the closest I get to the experience.
I was born in Beccles during WW2, but I was raised in Lowestoft and Oulton Broad. Being a railfan from a very young age, I used to cycle to Yarmouth to visit the 3 stations. Beach station was favorite, because the steam locos were foreign! East Anglia was part of Eastern Region (ex GER) but locos at Beach Station were Midland Region! The closure of Beach was pre-Beeching, but the closure of Southtown Station (terminus for express trains from Liverpool Street and locals from Lowestoft) was after Beeching.. Lowestoft had 2 stations - Central (the terminus) and North (the first stop on the coastal line to Southtown). Oulton Broad still has 2 stations - North (on the Norwich line) and South (on the Beccles, Ipswich and Liverpool St line). I miss it all!!
It was a very different world! I read that the M&GN section was one of the only areas of British Railways to have it's passenger services standardised with the introduction of the Ivatt Standard Class 4s.
Glad you enjoyed it! A different time when people would dress well even for travelling on holiday. I think those same people would be shocked to see modern travelling outfits.
That`s a bit like the Ipswich to Felixstowe line .Trains would arrive at Felixstowe Town, then forward to Beach station.. It`s a pity they closed beach station as the name implies ,you only had too walk a few yards to the beach ..........
No problem, glad you liked them! I have a real like for the M&GNR, its closure really coincided with a loss of a way in life that came during the 1960s, especially with the railways closures.
No, that was Wendling Railway Station on the Dereham to Kings Lynn line, which had recently closed at the time of filming. They also used some stock footage from The Titfield Thunderbolt in the 'Battle School' episode. Weybourne Station on the NNR, was used for the episode 'Royal Train'.
It's my understanding that West Runton although opened with very basic facilities was a permanent station opened with the rest of the Melton Constable to Cromer line in 1887. Caister Camp Halt was the second station built near to the village, and as a halt was request only.
