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The Framlingham Branch was a six mile long single track branch railway line that ran from Wickham Market railway station on the East Suffolk Line to via three intermediate stations, , , and . ==Opening== Authorised in 1854, along with a line from to , the line was opened on 1 June 1859 by the East Suffolk Railway.〔Atterbury, P. (2006). ''Branch Line Britain''. David & Charles, Marlborough. ISBN 0-7153-2416-0. p. 100〕 A special train was however recorded as running in February 1859 from Woodbridge. The line south of Woodbridge was being built by the Eastern Union Railway which was not at this time finished.〔'All change for Framlingham' by Canon David Pitcher (2002)〕 The Former Railway Station, Framlingham - geograph.org.uk - 1909559.jpg|The former railway station at Framlingham The building of the branch was reasonably straightforward as the countryside of East Suffolk is relatively flat. Flooding at Parham meant that the river had to be diverted in order to protect the line of the railway. The Ipswich Journal of 4 June 1859 reported on the opening of the line on the 1st. According to the journal "The bells rang merrily throughout the day, a cricket match was played, and tea was provided by Mr John Pipe of the Crown Inn,in his usual style, of which 40 of the gentry and inhabitants of the town partook; appropriate speeches were made, songs sung, and a merry and convivial evening spent." Unfortunately an evening concert at the Corn Exchange was cancelled as the band leader Edward Plantin was involved in a serious accident at the station and died of his injuries a few days later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Framlingham Branch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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