The Mid - Suffolk Light Railway

The Mid - Suffolk Light Railway

This rambling railway backwater serving local farming communities as it meandered across the picturesque landscape of rural Suffolk had a fascinating history. Part of a larger proposal, financial problems prevented any more than 19 miles between Haughley and Laxfield, and a short 1 mile section south of Kenton being completed and opened in 1904. Further financial problems saw the line enter Receivership but it soldiered on and after sorting out these difficulties the line was taken over by the LNER in 1924 and miraculously, with negligible passenger traffic, the line survived nationalisation, not closing until 1952.This meticulously researched account recalls the line's history, operational details, timetables, staff, line description, locomotives and rolling stock.It will appeal to all East Anglian and Great Eastern Railway devotees as well as light railway students and modellers.
Hardback, 216 pages, numerous maps, rolling stock and architectural drawings.