over the ECR and the EUR before the Bill received its Royal Assent. The system settled down for the next six decades, apart from the disruption of World War I. The difficult economic circumstances that existed after the war led the government to pass the Railways Act 1921 which led to the creation of the so-called "Big Four" companies. The GER amalgamated with several other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Berney Arms became an LNER station on 1 January 1923. Upon nationalisation in 1948 the station and its services became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways. The post office at Berney Arms Station, which had opened in 1898, was closed in 1967. On privatisation the station and its services were transferred to Anglia Railways, which operated it until 2004, when National Express East Anglia won the replacement franchise, operating under the brand name 'one' until 2008. In 2012 Abellio Greater Anglia took over operating the franchise. The former Berney Arms signal box is preserved at Mangapps Railway Museum in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. Least-used station On 1 December 2020, Berney Arms was announced as the least used station in Great Britain for the 2019/20 period (between April 2019 and March 2020), with only 42 people using the station. The low numbers were largely due to the station being closed for major signalling works along the line for much of the 2019/20 period, but were also caused by the local pub being closed down. This is also one of the main reasons that passenger numbers had been falling dramatically since the 2016/17 period. However, the station was used by 348 passengers in the year to March 2021; the greatest yearly rise for any station in the UK. Locality The station is located around from the River Yare in an area of exposed grazing marsh. The surrounding marshland is managed as the RSPB Berney Marshes reserve and is adjacent to Breydon Water, a major site for wildfowl. Berney Arms Windmill, owned by English Heritage, is located on the Yare near to the station, as is the Berney Arms public house (currently closed). The Weavers' Way and Wherryman's Way long-distance footpaths both pass near the station. Services The line is on part of the Wherry Lines currently operated by Greater Anglia. Services are formed by Class 755/3s. The station is a stop for two trains per day to