| 词条 | Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway |
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The Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway was a {{convert|5.5|mi|0|adj=on}} long light railway in Essex, England. The line was sanctioned in 1906, although did not finally open to traffic until 1 April 1913. It was the last rail line built in Essex until the construction of Stansted Airport railway station.[1] The railway left the West Anglia Main Line at Elsenham. There were two stations (Sibleys[2] and Thaxted) and three halts on the Railway; all except Mill Road Halt (opened in 1922) were opened with the line. The line was never a commercial success, since all the stations were located at some distance from the settlements they served; Thaxted station was 0.75 miles (1.2 km) distant from the town, since to construct a crossing of the River Chelmer would have been too costly. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is ELT.[3] As a light railway it was limited to {{convert|25|mph|0}} giving a journey time of 22–28 minutes. There were five down and four up trains per day on opening.[4] Passenger services were withdrawn from 15 September 1952 and the railway finally closed on 1 June 1953.[5] References1. ^Notes on the line 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/sibleys/index.shtml|title=Subterranea Britannica - Notes on Sibleys station|accessdate=22 July 2008}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/elrs/_mileages/E/ELT.txt|title=Engineer's Line Reference|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=The Cambridge Line|author=Michael R Bonavia|year=1995|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing|isbn=0-7110-2333-6}} 5. ^Notes on the line External links
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