Driving back from Bressingham, I passed through Thetford and spotted a sign to the station. Since I wasn't in a rush, I took a little detour to have a look at it.
The station seems to be two buildings - one red brick, one blue brick. I'm assuming the blue is a later addition since it doesn't look anything like the rest.
Unsurprisingly, the signal box has seen better days, but at least it is still standing, and reasonably intact.
This was the big surprise though - loading gauge! Is there another on the real railway? It's even complete, not just the support with the curved bit missing.
Finally, a quick look down the platform with some very attractive canopy supports.
3 comments:
Nice photos of Thetford. The sidings there are marked as “Out of Use”, so is the loading still on the rail network?
The blue brick is actually flint stone like nearby Swaffham. The cream firebricks were fired locally by the contractor
Thanks for that. An even more interesting wall finish.
I'm glad I took the detour to visit.
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