<b>Great Ryburgh Station</b><br>A view of Great Ryburgh Station site. The station opened in 1857, when the line between Dereham and Wells opened as part of the Norfolk Railway. The entire line, between Wymondham and Wells became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862.
<p>A charter train ran as far as Fakenham in 1979, but the section of line between Ryburgh and Fakenham was closed from 1st January 1980. The last freight train left Ryburgh in August 1981, but the section remained intact for a while longer. A weedkiller train visited Ryburgh in May 1982 and the Neptune Track Recorder unit reached Ryburgh level crossing in August 1982, after which the section was officially closed and lifted.
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The half timbered effect building is the original station masters house, the platform is behind the white sign.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/29497">Ashley Dace</a>
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