History of the Sudbury Line

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History of the Sudbury Line

The story of the Sudbury line begins back in 1846 and 1847 when authorisation was given to construct a railway line between Marks Tey and Sudbury, this section of the site gives a basic history of the different eras and operators that the line has passed through.

Please choose from the links below to find out more.

In this Section:

The First 100 Years
The Story from 1849 when the line opened until 1948 when it was nationalised.

1.0 EUR/ECR
1.1 GER
1.2 LNER

Nationalisation and the BR Years
Find out about the British Railways and Network SouthEast eras.

2.0 British Railways
2.1 The Axe Falls
2.2 Closure
2.3 Another Threat
2.4 Network SouthEast
2.5 New Trains & Service Cuts

Privatisation
The Great Eastern TOU went into private ownership under FirstGroup - a short - but interesting time.

3.0 No Trains
3.1 Bigger Trains and Sunday Services

Welcome to One
The train company which replaced First Great Eastern, and subsequently couldn't quite decide what it wanted to be called.

4.0 New Operator, New Tracks
4.1 Branch Line Day Out, More New Tracks