Defunct railway in Suffolk, England
Santon Downham Tramway Downham Hall Timber Railway |
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Iron bridge over the River Little Ouse near Santon Downham |
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Line length | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
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Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
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Route map |
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Presumed route superimposed onto modern map[1][2][3]
Legend
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Depot Santon Downham
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Saw mill at standard gauge siding
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Little Lodge Farm
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B1107
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High Lodge Thetford Forest
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The Santon Downham Tramway or Downham Hall Timber Railway was a 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long forest railway with a gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) in Santon Downham near Thetford in England, which was operated around 1918 to 1922.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
TerrySoham
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Norfolk XCIII.SW (includes: Lynford; Santon Downham; Weeting with Bromehill.) 1926–1929.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Norfolk CII.NW (includes: Brandon; Santon Downham; Thetford.) 1926–1929.
- ^ D. Manning: The Bridge. Santon Downham History.
- ^ Timber Railway. Santon Downham History.
- ^ Friends of Thetford Forest: The Hidden Heritage of High Lodge - The Light Railway at High Lodge. With three alternative route maps.
- ^ John Rayment: The Hidden Heritage of High Lodge - Canadians on the Downham Estate. 2019.