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Railway

This category has lots of pages devoted to the history of the railway which reached Wivenhoe in 1863.

  • Disastrous Tide at Wivenhoe

    Disastrous Tide at Wivenhoe

    Chelmsford Chronicle, 27 November 1903
  • Film made about the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea Railway

    Film made about the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea Railway

    A short film made in 1963
  • Lily Elizabeth Wade

    Lily Elizabeth Wade

    A tragic accident at Wivenhoe Railway Station
  • Paget Halt

    Paget Halt

    Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway
  • Paget Road railway crossing from the train in the 1960s

    Paget Road railway crossing from the train in the 1960s

    A picture taken from the rear cab of the train about 1963/64
  • The 'Crab and Winkle' train

    The 'Crab and Winkle' train

    The Crab and Winkle train coming into Wivenhoe Station
  • The Brightlingsea Branch

    The Brightlingsea Branch

    by Peter Paye, John Masters, 1977, ISBN 1-901190-01-3, 166pp
  • The Fighting Branch: A History of the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea Railway from 1866-1964

    The Fighting Branch: A History of the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea Railway from 1866-1964

    By Paul Brown, Scribe Publishing, Brightlingsea, 1975, 68pp (Essex County Libraries E385)
  • The Tornado rattles through Wivenhoe

    The Tornado rattles through Wivenhoe

    The first steam train for a long time
  • The Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway

    The Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway

    By Paul Brown, Ian Henry Publications, 1985, 1995, ISBN 0 86025 456 9, 155pp (Essex County Libraries E.385)
  • The Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway - A talk given by Paul Brown

    The Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway - A talk given by Paul Brown

    An illustrated talk given by Paul Brown in St Mary's Church given on Friday 21st March 2014
  • Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway

    Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway

    by Paul Brown, Ian Henry Publications, 1985, ISBN 0-86025-889-0, 128pp
  • Wivenhoe Railway - Picture of a Lady sitting on a fence

    Wivenhoe Railway - Picture of a Lady sitting on a fence

    Edwardian Lady at the third stile
  • Wivenhoe Railway - Swing Bridge over Alresford Creek

    Wivenhoe Railway - Swing Bridge over Alresford Creek

    The swing bridge over Alresford Creek demolished as result of the Beeching Cuts
  • Wivenhoe Railway - The iron bridge

    Wivenhoe Railway - The iron bridge

    Approaching the iron bridge
  • Wivenhoe Railway -150 year celebrations in 2013

    Wivenhoe Railway -150 year celebrations in 2013

    The 150th anniversary of the railway coming to Wivenhoe
  • Wivenhoe Station

    Wivenhoe Station

    Tank loading ramp built for WW2
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