Wickham Railway Station served the village of Wickham in Gobwortham, Norfolk, England. It was on the Cawthorne Valley line of the Goble & Wickham Great Railway. The station opened in 1903 and originally closed to passengers in 1955 and to goods in 1962.
The station was opened by the Goble & Wickham Great Railway on 1 June 1903. It was on the Cawthorne Valley line between Hesselworth Halt and Cawthorne, between Wickham and Cawthorne, opened in 1907. |
The station closed to passengers on 7th February 1955 and to goods traffic on 30th April 1962.
The prospect was raised of Wickham Station becoming part of a heritage railway in the 1960’s after closure of the line. Indeed the line was leased by Justin Noble, through Wickham and the line used for testing of his Saddler Pacerailer. Several locomotives arrived, including a terrier now based on the Isle of Wight. However it was not to be on this occasion.
The Goble & Wickham Great Rly (GWGR) – also known as the "Goble Line" – is now a heritage steam railway in Gobwortham, Norfolk, England. It re-opened to passengers on 8th August 2015, and the goods line re-opened a few days later, once the freight licences and relevant health and safety checks had been completed.
There are several improvements planned for the railway. Now that the original level crossing gates have been reinstated, one of the next projects is to open a museum in the station building.
The current owners of the line, Martin Wickham & Nathan Goble, relatives of the original railway pioneers of the 1900’s, operate the main line as a tourist attraction preservation line, and the goods section of the line helps fund the whole operation, offering a road and rail haulage service to local businesses.
The main hauliers are Hesselworth Haulage, owned and operated by Nathan Goble’s Grandmother, their lorries can regularly be seen visiting the site collection freight for all over the UK.
The prospect was raised of Wickham Station becoming part of a heritage railway in the 1960’s after closure of the line. Indeed the line was leased by Justin Noble, through Wickham and the line used for testing of his Saddler Pacerailer. Several locomotives arrived, including a terrier now based on the Isle of Wight. However it was not to be on this occasion.
The Goble & Wickham Great Rly (GWGR) – also known as the "Goble Line" – is now a heritage steam railway in Gobwortham, Norfolk, England. It re-opened to passengers on 8th August 2015, and the goods line re-opened a few days later, once the freight licences and relevant health and safety checks had been completed.
There are several improvements planned for the railway. Now that the original level crossing gates have been reinstated, one of the next projects is to open a museum in the station building.
The current owners of the line, Martin Wickham & Nathan Goble, relatives of the original railway pioneers of the 1900’s, operate the main line as a tourist attraction preservation line, and the goods section of the line helps fund the whole operation, offering a road and rail haulage service to local businesses.
The main hauliers are Hesselworth Haulage, owned and operated by Nathan Goble’s Grandmother, their lorries can regularly be seen visiting the site collection freight for all over the UK.