GRIMSTON WARREN NARROW GUAGE RAILWAY
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During a walk in 2025, after a tip-off from my partner, we discovered remains from what was once the Grimston Warren Narrow Gauge Railway, used for the quarry. Although we learned from Wikipedia that Grimston Warren has yielded ammonites dating back around 130 million years, very little information is available about this long-lost quarry. Maps indicate the railway line was in use in the 1830s and, by the 1960s, was disused. The sand pits were also abandoned. The narrow gauge railway, as shown on maps, was also connected to the Lynn Fakenham line at Bawsey sidings.
I can imagine this old line was used with horses, but I could be wrong.
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Traces of this railway can be found on maps dating back to the 1830s, linking up to the Lynn Fakenham line at Bawsey sidings.
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Seen here in a 50-50 perspective, the land here has not changed in many years.
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Maps dating 1888-1915
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The map below shows the Tramway
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Maps dated 1888-1915 show the narrow guage railway connected up to the Lynn Fakenham line at Bawsey sidings.
Maps dating from 1937 to 1961 show the sand pits as disused.
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Grimston Warren photographs
Taken 2025
Track bed.
The old narrow gauge track bed, with a part of the old railway, remains visible.
Track sections
Possible old disused sleeeper.
Further down the line, more track was found buried.
Old wheels off the old quarry railway wagons.
Possible remains from the old railway.
Other pages that might be of interest include the first one, which shows more on Bawsey sidings.
The second is the Bawsey-Leziate sand pits narrow-gauge railway.
Thanks for looking