Brundall Gardens Station celebrates 100-year anniversary
Celebrations took place at Brundall Gardens Station earlier this month to mark 100 years since the station opened. The station, on the Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft ‘Wherry Lines’ rail route, opened on 1 August 1924, in response to the increasing number of tourists who were making their way to the lakes and waterways […]
Popular summer bus service linking station with seaside is saved
A popular summer bus service described as a vital link for tourism will run again this year after the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) stepped in with new funding. With Great Yarmouth Station located some distance from the beach, bus station and town centre, it means that rail passengers arriving at the resort will […]
Former wartime evacuees reunited at Lowestoft Station
Former wartime evacuees have attended their annual summer reunion at Lowestoft Station. Each year, the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project hosts the reunion event at the station, the very location those evacuated departed from aboard a number of special trains in June 1940. The event, on 1 June, gave former […]
A delightful day out in Lowestoft for the Tourism Network
Members of the Community Rail Tourism Network visited the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project in April to showcase their inspiring initiatives and community rail projects. The visit is the first in a number planned, aimed at supporting sustainable tourism by rail and sharing best practice on how Community Rail Network […]
Young people create posters bringing rail travel and local landscapes to life
A group of young people have created a series of railway posters promoting sustainable travel and the unique natural habitats throughout the Broads National Park as part of the Wherry Lines CRP-funded Rails, Sails and Trails education project. To kick off the creative process, young people aged 13-16 years attending National Saturday Club (NUA) sessions […]
Rare piece of railway history returns to Lowestoft home
Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has worked to restore a giant original piece of railway heritage in its home of Lowestoft Station after being discovered recently at auction. Known in the industry as a ‘Running in Board’, original blue and white signs are highly sought after. The double-sided enamel British Railways platform sign reading […]
Lowestoft Station to host Holocaust Memorial Day service
Lowestoft Station, an arrival point for the Kindertransport in 1938, will host the town’s annual commemoration event for Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday 27 January. All are welcome to attend the event which will commence at 9:45am in the station parcel office exhibition space, followed by a wreath laying on the concourse. The service will […]
Wherry Lines CRP offers exclusive opportunity to visit historic swing bridge
The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project will once again play a key role in the Lowestoft Heritage Open Days Festival, providing members of the public with the rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of Somerleyton railway swing bridge.
Colouring book aims to make rail travel more enjoyable for neurodiverse children
A new colouring book will be made available at railway stations for children to take with them on their train journeys, with a particular aim of helping those with autism and anxiety feel more relaxed when travelling.
Wherry Lines CRP sponsor summer bus service linking railway station to town
A new daytime bus service has been launched in Great Yarmouth, linking the town’s railway station with the seafront, town centre, and one of the area’s largest holiday parks.
Men’s Sheds to transform disused area of Lowestoft Station into community space
North Lowestoft’s Men’s Shed have become custodians of the former Lowestoft Railway cattle dock and plan to transform it into a community space as part of a collaboration with the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP), the Lowestoft Central Project and Greater Anglia. Situated off Denmark Road, Lowestoft, the land has been unused for several […]
East Anglia’s station adoption initiative reaches 20-year milestone
A scheme to get individuals and communities in East Anglia involved with their local railway stations is celebrating 20 years of brightening up stations across the region. The Station Adoption initiative, now managed by Greater Anglia, was officially launched on 3 March 2003 by Anglia Railways in Norfolk and Suffolk. Over the years, the scheme, […]