Vision for upgraded Lowestoft Station roof revealed
New images are to go on display showing how Lowestoft’s historic railway station could look with a reinstated concourse roof, enabling better facilities for rail passengers and creating a unique tourist attraction for the town. The Lowestoft Central Project and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) commissioned leading railway architects to produce the designs which […]
Broads ‘Discovery Hub’ installed at Great Yarmouth Station
Passengers travelling through Great Yarmouth Station are now welcomed by a Broads Discovery Hub, installed as part of a series of improvements to the station environment. The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) created and installed the Discovery Hub, following a grant from train operator Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund and a collaboration […]
Lowestoft Station shop and tourist information office celebrates 5th birthday
The team behind Lowestoft Station’s community rail shop and tourist information office have celebrated five years of serving the local community and visitors to the town. In 2020, the Lowestoft Central Project and the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) worked together to open the facility which has since proved hugely popular with both local […]
Railway 200 exhibition train visit to Lowestoft is most successful to date
Last week’s visit of Inspiration, the Railway 200 exhibition train, to Lowestoft Station, has attracted the highest visitor numbers to date for any station on the train’s nationwide tour. 3,111 people visited the train during its four-day stay in Lowestoft from 11-14 August, beating the preceding four-day weekend stop in the nearby city of Norwich, […]
Iconic railway artefact finds new home in Suffolk
Oulton Broad North railway station signal box, an iconic piece of railway infrastructure and familiar landmark to both rail and road users, is to be preserved for future generations following a major overnight exercise to relocate it to a nearby museum. In the early hours of Sunday 8 June, volunteers from Network Rail, the Wherry […]
Popular summer rail-bus link from Great Yarmouth Station will run for another year
The Wherry 100 bus service, which connects rail passengers arriving at Great Yarmouth Station with the town centre, bus station, seafront attractions and one of the area’s largest holiday parks, will run again this year. Having operated for several years, its future was in doubt after the previous transport company chose not to continue the […]
Former wartime evacuees reunited at Lowestoft and Glossop Stations
Former wartime evacuees have attended their annual summer reunion at Lowestoft and Glossop stations. On Monday 2 June, the Friends of Glossop Station supported a commemorative and celebratory event at their station, followed by another special event at Lowestoft Station, hosted by the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP), on Saturday 7 June. The collaborative […]
Celebratory event held to mark Wherry Lines CRP’s 25th anniversary
The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special event run in conjunction with its local train operator, key partner and core funder, Greater Anglia. Friday 6 June saw guests enjoy a trip on all three Wherry Lines routes between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and Norwich and Lowestoft, on one […]
Network Rail volunteers lend a helping hand with projects at Lowestoft Station
The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project were delighted to be supported by volunteer teams from Network Rail, allowing them to make significant progress in efforts to improve the approaches to Lowestoft Station as well as assisting with a heritage initiative. Network Rail colleagues from various regional teams joined forces to […]
Panels at Oulton Broad North hailed as ‘masterclass in station interpretation’
The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has installed two large interpretation panels at Oulton Broad North Station, providing insights into the history of the area as well as useful visitor information and maps to help people explore nearby Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft Museum and the Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve. The panels – which have […]
Lowestoft Station to host critically acclaimed Kindertransport exhibition
Lowestoft Station is set to host the critically acclaimed exhibition, A Thousand Kisses, telling the story of the Kindertransport through the experiences of eight children and the loved ones they left behind. Between December 1938 and May 1940, almost 10,000 unaccompanied and mostly Jewish children were brought to Britain from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and […]
Lowestoft Station project receives major boost through GBRTT volunteering
Volunteers at Lowestoft Station received a major helping hand thanks to nine members of the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) who spent two days helping the group develop a new heritage quarter. The Lowestoft Central Project and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) have been working to create a small heritage area to the […]