- Upwell railway station (Upwell Tramway)
Upwell railway station was a station in
Upwell ,Norfolk on theWisbech and Upwell Tramway . It was opened in1883 to carry passengers and agricultural wares toWisbech where they would go to market, or be shipped off to other towns or cities. It remained open to passengers only till1927 , when competition from motorised buses forced this service to end. It carried on with the goods, carry produce from the surrounding farms.It was finally closed in
1966 as part of theBeeching Axe which saw large segments of the British railway network shut down. The line toWisbech was taken up, and the stations converted or demolished. The village signs inUpwell still bear a picture of a tram, a nod to the heritage of the settlement. [ [http://www.lner.info/co/GER/wisbech/route.shtml The Wisbech and Upwell Railway: Route ] ] It was during several visits that the Reverend .W. Awdry, author of theRailway Series , was inspired to come up with the character ofToby the Tram Engine modelled on the trams that worked the line.Today not only is the Upwell Tramway gone, but so are the main lines that used to serve Wisbech. Today the farm produce travels almost entirely by road.
The site of the former station has recently been converted into a car park for the health centre (doctors' surgery) in Upwell.
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