Most of them have long gone but the memories remain and from time to time we hear about suggestions to build more stations as plans for thousands of new homes are discussed.

Over the next few weeks we shall be looking at some of the stations and lines which criss-crossed the county and provided such a valuable service for both locals and visitors.

In his autobiography the late George Cushing, founder of the Thursford Steam Museum, recalled how people would walk to Thursford station on Sunday evenings just to watch the trains go by.

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Back in the 1830s there were talks and plans to build railways in Norfolk with the first one being a link between Norwich and Yarmouth. The line followed the course of the River Yare.

By May 1 1844 Norfolk had its first railway and the........

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