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Hardingham railway station

Coordinates: 52°36′37″N 1°01′29″E / 52.61041°N 1.02486°E / 52.61041; 1.02486
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Hardingham
General information
LocationBreckland, Norfolk
Owned byLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Managed byNorfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Platforms1 (special events only)
Key dates
15 February 1847Opened
18 April 1966Closed to freight
6 October 1969Closed to passengers

Hardingham railway station is a railway station in the village of Hardingham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is periodically served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway on the line from East Dereham to Wymondham, but the station is generally closed to the public.

The former yard is now used by an independent rolling stock company, Great Eastern Traction Ltd., specialising in trading in industrial locomotives. Other items of privately owned rolling stock have also been preserved in the former station yard.

There is no public access to this station.

History

Hardingham
railway station
1906
 to Dereham
Bridge 1684
Blackwater River
Bridge 1683
Mill Road
Signalbox
Station
Goods shed
wagon turntable
Bridge 1682
Danemoor Bridge

The Tudoresque main station building was built on the down side of the line, and was of a similar style to the other stations on the line. The station included a two-storey station master's house and a single storey waiting room. The platform was protected by two canopies, one of which was possibly an original Norfolk Railway structure. The up platform buildings were more basic, comprising a simple waiting room. The GER signal cabin, with a 21 lever frame, was located at the north end of the up platform.

The goods yard was located on the down side, providing two sidings, each with a headshunt. A wagon turntable gave access to three short spurs. An additional siding was provided north of the station. Facilities included cattle pens, a loading dock, and a rail connected granary.

When the branch was singled in June 1968, Hardingham was retained as a passing loop until passenger services ended in October 1969.[1]

Rolling stock

Diesel locomotives

Carriages

  • BR 1984 Mk 1 Unclassified Restaurant Car, built 1960
  • BR 14021 Mk 1 Brake Corridor First, built 1962
  • BR 3051 Mk 1 Corridor First, built 1954 (currently at Dereham)
  • BR 87616 Blue Spot Four wheel Fish Van, built 1959
  • BR 889018 Four-wheel Continental Ferry Van, built 1961
  • BR 87602 Blue Spot Four wheel Fish Van, built 1960

Signal box

Location Original location Built by Notes Photograph
Hardingham Snettisham, Norfolk Great Eastern Railway The original signal box was located to the north of the station's up platform, but it was demolished after passenger closure with parts of it used to construct a number of sheds and shelters in the Stationmaster's garden. The non-operational replacement is located on a new site to the south of the down platform. The signal box is private property and does not constitute an operational structure on the railway.

The eight year restoration of the box was recognised through a FirstGroup Craft Skills Award.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Thuxton
Line and station open
  British Rail
Eastern Region

Wymondham to Wells via East Dereham
  Kimberley Park
Line and station open
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Thuxton
Line and station open
  Norfolk Orbital Railway
Mid-Norfolk Railway
  Kimberley Park
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Lynn and Dereham Railway: The Kings Lynn to Norwich Line. The Oakwood Press. pp. 135–137. ISBN 0-85361-443-1.
  2. ^ National award for Hardingham signal box renovation


52°36′37″N 1°01′29″E / 52.61041°N 1.02486°E / 52.61041; 1.02486