In this week’s column, Hunstanton writer John Maiden discusses the importance of rail links… As a self-confessed railway enthusiast, it pleased me no end to read the Lynn News report of plans to open the long-awaited railway station at South Lynn. The former station in this area was closed to passengers before Hunstanton station was axed in May 1969. Even the railway-bashing Dr Beeching had not included the Lynn to Hunstanton line on the list of stations he wanted to close – in the mistaken belief that this would make the railways more profitable. From personal experience, I know very well tha…
