UPWELL
Upwell station 1900s PC.
Upwell station with G15 127 pre 1913.
UPWELL STATION 1973. Photo by Peter Howie.
Info (from Wikipedia)
Upwell railway station was a station in
Upwell,
Norfolk on the
Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. It was opened in 1883 to carry passengers and agricultural wares to
Wisbech where they would go to market, or be shipped off to other towns or cities. It remained open to passengers only till 1927, when competition from motorised buses forced this service to end. It carried on with the goods, carry produce from the surrounding farms.
It was finally closed in 1966 as part of the
Beeching Axe and shortly afterwards the line to
Wisbech was taken up. The village signs in
Upwell still bear a picture of a tram recognising the heritage of the settlement. It was during several visits that the
Reverend .W. Awdry, author of the
Railway Series, was inspired to come up with the character of
Toby the Tram Engine modelled on the trams that worked the line.
Today not only is the Upwell Tramway gone, but so are the main lines that used to serve Wisbech. Today the farm produce travels almost entirely by road.
The site of the former station has recently been converted into a car park for the health centre (doctors' surgery) in Upwell.
