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The Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch), also known as the Crab and Winkle Line, was a railway line in England. It was formed of the Watton and Swaffham Railway, founded in 1866 as an independent venture by the Thetford and Watton Railway Company. Freight services commenced in January 1869, with passenger services in October 1869. The line ran from Thetford, via Watton to a junction with the Lynn and Dereham Railway at Swaffham and was completed in 1875. The extension to Swaffham cost £72,000,

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rdfs:label	Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch) (en)
rdfs:comment	The Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch), also known as the Crab and Winkle Line, was a railway line in England. It was formed of the Watton and Swaffham Railway, founded in 1866 as an independent venture by the Thetford and Watton Railway Company. Freight services commenced in January 1869, with passenger services in October 1869. The line ran from Thetford, via Watton to a junction with the Lynn and Dereham Railway at Swaffham and was completed in 1875. The extension to Swaffham cost £72,000, (en)
foaf:name	Thetford and Watton Railway Company (en)
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location	England
dcterms:subject	Closed railway lines in the East of England British companies established in 1866 1866 establishments in England Railway companies established in 1866 Railway lines opened in 1869 Railway lines closed in 1964 Rail transport in Norfolk
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sameAs	Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch) Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch) Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)
successor line	Great Eastern Railway
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caption	Cutting near Swaffham (en)
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start year	1869 (xsd:integer)
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has abstract	The Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch), also known as the Crab and Winkle Line, was a railway line in England. It was formed of the Watton and Swaffham Railway, founded in 1866 as an independent venture by the Thetford and Watton Railway Company. Freight services commenced in January 1869, with passenger services in October 1869. The line ran from Thetford, via Watton to a junction with the Lynn and Dereham Railway at Swaffham and was completed in 1875. The extension to Swaffham cost £72,000, On 21 July 1879 the line was leased to the Great Eastern Railway for 999 years, commencing 1 March 1880. It was vested into the GER in 1897, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1923. The line was closed to passengers on 15 June 1964, with a two-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) driven by driver David Grant of Dereham operating the final service. There were only 70 passengers on the final stage of the journey. Roudham Junction to Watton was closed completely at this time, and the remainder was closed to freight on 19 April 1965, after transporting the final sugar beet and coal traffic. (en)
railroad name	Thetford and Watton Railway Company (en)
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closing year	1964-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
opening year	1869-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
track length (μ)	30175.200000 (xsd:double)
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Bury_and_Thetford_(Swaffham_Branch)
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Roudham Junction railway station Holme Hale railway station Thetford railway station Lynn and Dereham Railway Stow Bedon Stow Bedon railway station Watton, Norfolk Watton railway station Swaffham railway station Ingham railway station Seven Hills Halt railway station Wretham and Hockham railway station Watton and Swaffham Railway
is Wikipage redirect of	Watton and Swaffham Railway
is route of	Thetford railway station

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