 Between 1855 and 1861 the line was leased to Peto.Accordingly the East Suffolk Railway, the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway, and the Lowestoft and Haddiscoe Railway amalgamated on 23 July 1858, under the name of the "East Suffolk Railway".Captain H W Tyler of the Board of Trade made the necessary inspection for passenger operation on 7 March 1859; however there were a number of technical shortcomings, and the Board of Trade had received no undertaking as to the method of operation of the line.