East Anglian Railway Museum
The East Anglian Railway Museum is a museum located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, England, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury.Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Museum
- Description: industrial railway museum in Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Postal code: CO6 2DS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station and The Swan.
Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch to Sudbury off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Wakes Colne and the neighbouring Chappel.
The Swan
Pub
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Swan is a pub, which is situated 1,900 feet southwest of East Anglian Railway Museum.
Church of St Barnabas
Church
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Barnabas is situated 2 miles south of East Anglian Railway Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chappel and Rose Green.
Chappel
Village
Photo: Rbelcham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chappel is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The River Colne flows through the village. It is significant for its Victorian viaduct, which crosses the Colne valley.
Rose Green
Hamlet
Rose Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chappel, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located on the A1124 road and the River Colne, near the village of Wakes Colne.
Fordstreet
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fordstreet or Ford Street is a village on the A1124 road, in the civil parish of Aldham in the Colchester district in Essex, England. It is located on the River Colne and is near the city of Colchester. Artist Damon Albarn lived there as a child. Fordstreet is situated 2 miles southeast of East Anglian Railway Museum.
East Anglian Railway Museum
- Categories: railway museum, charitable organization, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wakes Colne, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.92607° or 51° 55′ 34″ northLongitude
0.75989° or 0° 45′ 36″ eastElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9F32WQG5+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 502309808OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“East Anglian Railway Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “東盎格利亞鐵路博物館”
- German: “East Anglian Railway Museum”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wakes Colne and Swan Street.
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