"A whistle-stop venture from Kings Lynn to Hunstanton via rail, in the company of Chib Thorp, amateur filmmaker and rail enthusiast from Leigh-on-Sea."
"Edward Thorp, known as ‘Chib’, an undertaker from Leigh-on-Sea,
spent his weekends throughout the year visiting the rural railway lines
in East Anglia with wife Edna and their dog Micky.
Chib always took along his 8mm camera, a good supply of Kodachrome film,
and a tape recorder, to document their trips.
Chib would edit the film himself at home, have a magnetic stripe added
to the film, and on his Kodak projector, which had a recording facility,
he would record a commentary.
The train journey starts outside King's Lynn station, passing through the first station North Wootton, then to the lovely Wolferton - the station that once served the Sandringham Estate, stopping at Dersingham then Snettisham Station and Heacham, before hitting Hunstanton, the end of the line. Presumably the film's title "Future Uncertain" refers to the spate of line and station closures and therefore withdrawal of passenger services by British Rail following the Beeching Report."
The train journey starts outside King's Lynn station, passing through the first station North Wootton, then to the lovely Wolferton - the station that once served the Sandringham Estate, stopping at Dersingham then Snettisham Station and Heacham, before hitting Hunstanton, the end of the line. Presumably the film's title "Future Uncertain" refers to the spate of line and station closures and therefore withdrawal of passenger services by British Rail following the Beeching Report."
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You made my husband's day with this. We found Silverton station quite by accident when on a search for the Golden pheasant. My husband always visits Weybourne, Sherringham etc while I am at Cley and he had been reading about the Hunstanton line so this was a real treat. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGlad your husband enjoyed the film. I was over the moon when I found that on Facebook!
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