had been to attending the public meetings, but the closure was decisive. Notwithstanding the dire warnings of protesters, a substitute bus service operating from Melton Mowbray to Spalding following closely the route of the railway was almost completely lacking in patronage, and was soon given up. The Melton Constable to Sheringham line had retained its passenger services for the time being; however that too closed to passengers after 4 April 1964. North Walsham to Mundesley closed on 5 October 1964. The Spalding to Sutton Bridge goods connection closed after Friday 2 April 1965. Topography Saxby to Sutton Bridge ; Midland Railway station; Little Bytham Junction; boundary point between Midland Railway and M&GNJR; Bourn; opened 16 May 1860; renamed between 1872 and 1893; closed 2 March 1959; convergence of line from Essendine; divergence of line to Spalding; ; opened September 1866; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened September 1866; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened September 1866; closed 15 September 1958; Cuckoo Junction; divergence of avoiding line to Welland Junction; ; GNR station; opened 17 October 1848; M&GNJR route reverses here; divergence northward of GNR and GN&GE Joint lines;. Welland Bank Junction; convergence of avoiding line from Cuckoo Junction; ; opened 1 December 1858; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 15 November 1858; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 December 1858; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 15 November 1858; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 November 1862; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 July 1862; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 July 1862; closed 2 March 1959; Dock Junction; divergence of line to Docks; Sutton Bridge Junction; convergence of line from Peterborough; ; first station Norwich and Spalding terminus opened 1 July 1862; Lynn and Sutton station opened 1 March 1866; closed 2 March 1959. Peterborough to Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Peterborough Wisbech Junction; divergence from Midland Railway route; Dogsthorpe Brick Works; Eye; opened 1 August 1866; renamed 1875; closed 2 December 1957; ; opened 1 August 1866; closed 2 December 1957; ; opened 1 August 1866; closed 2 December 1957; Murrow; opened 1 August 1866; renamed 1948; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 August 1866; closed 2 March 1959; Wisbeach; opened 1 August 1866; renamed Wisbech 1877; renamed 1948; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 August 1866; closed 2 March 1959; ; opened 1 August 1866; closed 2 March 1959. Sutton Bridge Junction;