Transport
The Wymondham railway station (voted Best Small Station in the 2006 National Rail Awards) possesses a piano showroom and a locally famous themed Brief Encounter restaurant. The latter featured in Mark Greenstreet's 1996 comedy film 'Caught In The Act' which starred Sara Crowe, Annette Badland, Nadia Sawalha, Paul Shelly and Leslie Phillips. The whole site has been sympathetically restored by owner David Turner and also houses a small railway museum. The station was featured as the "Walmington-on-Sea" station in the popular BBC comedy series "Dad's Army". Wymondham station is the junction for the Mid-Norfolk Railway, although their trains, running 11.5 miles (19 km) north to Dereham operate from the separate Wymondham Abbey station.
The town once had another station Spinks Lane, but this closed only a short time after opening in the 19th century.
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