Overview
The line, which is 4 miles (6.44 km) long, once formed part of the Great Eastern Railway and is now the longest 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway in the world. It runs from the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea to the pilgrimage centre at Walsingham. It is the northern section of the former Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea line which was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts.
The railway operates from a new-build station located on the A149 approximately half a mile south of the original terminus at Wells. The terminus at Walsingham is situated a short distance north of the original GER station.
Trains run daily between March and November. Trains are mostly steam-operated; however in some cases diesel is used.
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Read more about this topic: Wells And Walsingham Light Railway