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Leiston railway station

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Passenger services lasted up until 1966 when the line closed to passengers. In August 1967, the track between Aldeburgh and Sizewell siding was lifted using steam cranes. By 1969, all that remained was one single line to Sizewell. In 2005, the line through the station was used for staff road
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as much of the British rural rail network was cut back. The station survives intact and the line is still used to service the nearby
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Leiston
East Suffolk
52°12′36″N 1°34′26″E / 52.2100°N 1.5740°E / 52.2100; 1.5740
East Suffolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Leiston
Suffolk
Great Eastern Railway
Saxmundham
Aldeburgh
Beeching Axe
nuclear power station
Sizewell
Saxmundham
Great Eastern Railway
Aldeburgh Branch Line
Thorpeness
"Disused Stations"
OCLC
931112387
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Flag of Suffolk
Suffolk
Aldeburgh branch
Leiston
Thorpeness

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