The Southwold Railway 1879–1929: The Tale of a Suffolk Byway (Narrow Gauge Railways)
by Alan Taylor, David Lee, Rob Shorland-Ball
Chronicles the brief life of Suffolk’s narrow-gauge Southwold Railway from its 1879 opening to closure in 1929, covering construction, operations, and local impact.
About This Book
The Southwold Railway operated as a narrow-gauge line connecting the Suffolk coast to the main railway network between 1879 and 1929.
Built to serve a small coastal town, the railway played a modest but locally important role in regional transport and trade.
The book traces the line’s construction, daily operations, rolling stock, and eventual closure using surviving records and photographs.
Authors Alan Taylor, David Lee, and Rob Shorland-Ball document both the engineering and the social context of this Suffolk byway.
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