A quick glimpse over the border at the main railway revival schemes in Suffolk.
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway was always unique. Independent throughout most of it's history (many GER men would say unwanted was more the word), the lightly laid MSLR wound its way through the heart of Suffolk. When it closed there were few to mourn its passing, as very few had ever heard of it!
Despite this, the line had it's admirers and they have managed to rebuild one of the MSLR's standard stations at Brockford, a few yards down the formation from its original location.
No public trains run at this site - yet. Steam is due to return to the line for a period in 2002. There is plently to see and do at the MSLR, with an unrestored steam locomotive, a collection of historically appropriate stock under restoration and a brand new museum building. There is also a track bed walk for the more intrepid enthusiast. You'll never believe that a railway could have run over those gradients.
Two foreign locomotives living on a short section of track in a field in Acton, Suffolk. Any further information welcomed!
The Southwold Railway was a narrow gauge (3 foot) operation, running between Halesworth and Southwold in Suffolk, England, a distance of 9 miles. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1929. There is now a society promoting this railway, and their scheme may include a future partial restoration.
This Society was formed in 2001 to restore services over the closed and lifted section of the Great Eastern Railway between Clare station and Cavendish.
The restored line would be 1.5 miles long and would use vintage Great Eastern Railway rolling stock.
The station at Clare has been well-preserved, and has featured a small display of rolling stock in the former goods shed for a number of years.
At present the company does not have a web site.