Walsham; opened 13 June 1881; renamed 27 September 1948; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened August 1882; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 3 July 1880; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 17 July 1933; closed 17 September 1958; ; opened 17 January 1880; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 17 January 1880; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 17 July 1933; closed September 1939; reopened June 1948; closed 17 September 1958; ; opened 15 July 1878; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 16 May 1878; closed 2 March 1959; a temporary station to north opened 15 July 1878; temporary station to south opened October 1878; temporary stations closed July 1879; ; opened 7 August 1877; closed September 1939; reopened June 1948; closed 2 March 1959; Ormesby; opened 7 August 1877; renamed 21 January 1884; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 7 August 1877; closed September 1939; reopened June 1948; closed 2 March 1959; ; summer service only; opened 17 July 1933; closed September 1939; reopened June 1948; closed 28 September 1958; ; summer service only; opened 17 July 1933; closed September 1939; reopened June 1948; closed 28 September 1958; Caister; opened 7 August 1877; renamed 1 January 1893; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 7 August 1877; closed September 1939; reopened June 1948; closed 2 March 1959; Yarmouth; opened 7 August 1877; renamed 1883; closed 2 March 1959. Key people For over 40 years William Marriott served the M&GN and its predecessors, joining the staff of the original contractors, Wilkinson and Jarvis in 1881, serving as Engineer from 1883, Locomotive Superintendent from 1884 and finally becoming Traffic Manager as well in 1919, before retiring in 1924. He is commemorated in the name of the Marriott's Way footpath, much of which follows the trackbed of the M&GN Norwich line, and in the work of the North Norfolk Railway Murrow flat crossing At Murrow the M&GNJR crossed the GN&GE Joint Line on the level, one of few such crossings in the UK, and the only one where two joint lines crossed. Locomotives Because of the relatively early closure date, most workings throughout the life of the M&GN were operated by steam power. A small number of diesel multiple unit services were run in the final years, alongside the very occasional incursions of early diesel locomotives. The M&GN mainly used designs from the MR and GNR, but included in its stock some