The Ghost Line: Tracing the Abandoned Lowestoft-Yarmouth Railway
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Take a journey back in time as I explore the remains of the once-busy Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth railway line, which closed in the 1970s. This iconic route once connected two coastal towns, but today it lies forgotten by many, its legacy etched into the landscape. Parts of the line have been transformed into peaceful pedestrian and cycle paths, while other sections have been overtaken by nature, leaving behind faint traces of its past. From hidden remnants to visible landmarks, we’ll uncover the fascinating history of this abandoned railway and the stories it left behind. Join me as I trace the ghost line and bring its forgotten heritage back to life.
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There used to be a B&Q DIY store here and the old line extended further south. You could see a small embankment at the side of the B&Q store.
It clerly got bulldozed away when they built the new shop units.
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The old line actually runs just to the right of the path here.
Back in the '90s, before a paved path was created, it was just very soggy mud, even flooded in places and was quite difficult to pass on my mountain bike.
I can barely remember it though.
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Where this metal fence is, there used to be steps leading down to the old track level but that too was flooded. That area seems to have been abandoned now.
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That grassed area is where the old bridge used to be. In the '90s the bridge walls were still there and it had just been filled in. I think all of the brickwork has been cleared away now though. It was much clerer as a cutting back then, with a narrow mud path showing where the tracks were.
Interesting video, which Sarah with the Trains covered not that long ago. Could have been better researched before you filmed though, as you admitted.
Yeah I sometimes struggle to remember things off the top of my head 🤣 but yeah I tried my best. This was my first video doing something like this but I appreciate the extra information ☺️ I hope you still enjoyed it though 👍
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I did.
Always interesting to see that old line in Lowestoft; I cycled it the other summer and, as I mentioned, first explored it in about 1995 or so. Thinking about it now, I can remember the view of the old mud/soil path from Yarmouth Road and the bridge parapet that was still in place, only on one side though.
I've not seen any images of it as it was then
I grew up in Gorleston, so knew of that line and can remember a lot of its route through there.
There were a number of bridges over various roads still in place in the 1980s. Now I think that there's just one bridge (Bridge Rd)
It's a shame that it closed but it was really a branch line off a branch line, so getting from Golreston, Hopton to Norwich, which you'd either have to walk over a mile to get from Yarmouth Southtown to Yarmouth Vauxhall or change at Lowestoft.
Yeah it's a shame it's gone but according to what I read it was closed due to being considered as uneconomical. Also from what I've read since doing the video, mostly all other parts of the line after Corton have gone either built on with housing or commercial. Really only from Lowestoft upto Corton does the traces and echoes of the line exist and the old Corton Station that's now a house is the only Station building from the line that still exists which is a shame.
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A road's been built on top of the Yarmouth and Gorleston.
It would have been impressive if the line still existed and ran through the Pleasurewood Hills site with a new station there for visitors.
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You used to be able to see Corton station from this bridge. Didn't realise it had got that overgrown !
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But this used to be completely overgrown but now seems as though the houses have been able to extend their gardens onto the track bed.
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Thanks for the extra information ☺️
If you want anymore local history, this channel has quite a few bits of local history or Lowestoft,pakefield, Yarmouth, Norwich etc.
youtube.com/@alittlebitofhistory?si=xfMOWoUVqaZjdb-k
I'll definitely check them out so thanks for the recommendation 👍
A couple of good online tools to use if you're doing this type of thing , that you may or maynot know about are... side by side maps from the nation library of scotland and railmap on line... first one puts old map along side a google maps..and the second one shows old railways and canals...
I did not know about that but thank you for the info. Was my first time doing something like this so appreciate the feedback. But yeah tried my best with when I was in specific areas I did the satellite image transitions from what it looked like in 1945 to how it looked now to give it somewhat of an ariel show of how things changed.