The Saffron Walden branch traversed the undulating countryside formed by the East Anglian Heights in the picturesque north west corner of Essex. The by-passing of the town by the Eastern Counties Railway Cambridge main line forced local businessmen to engender their own railway but the Saffron Walden Railway branch had a perilous infancy and was soon in receivership. The line was taken over by the Great Eastern Railway but the desired use of the line as a through route to Suffolk failed to materialise. During the two world wars the line played a minor but essential role in the defence of the country. Despite the influx of commuters to London and Cambridge from the late 1950s the line closed in 1964.
| ISBN: | 9780853612025 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2017 |
| Author: | P Paye |
| Publisher: | The Oakwood Press an imprint of Stenlake Publishing Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Locomotion Papers |
| Genres: |
Places in old photographs |