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The last days of the Lynn and Dereham railway (1968)
 
The last days of the Lynn and Dereham railway (1968)
Posted by lympstone_commuter at 16:09, 2nd November 2025
 
This old BBC documentary film has just appeared on YouTube, recording the last days of the line between Kings Lynn and Dereham in 1968.

I thoroughly recommend it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uke3Y43F-BQ

I thought it was a great watch - fascinating, evocative, nostalgic, and of course melancholy......

 
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