Colne Valley and Halstead Railway

A later extension to Bury St. Edmunds and Clare was also approved, however a shortage of funds resulted in only the Stour Valley Railway to Sudbury and the line to Hythe being built.

[1] In 1856, the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway Company was formed by local people to build a branch line from Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station to Halstead.

It was authorised on 30 June 1856, and opened on 16 April 1860 between Chappel (north of Marks Tey) and Halstead, a distance of 6 miles (10 km).

[2] The CVHR station, renamed Haverhill South, was closed to passengers in 1924 but remained open for goods until 1965.

A mile of track was reconstructed in 1973-75 as the Colne Valley Railway, including Castle Hedingham station.