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Former Lowestoft Wartime Evacuees are invited to their annual Summer Reunion which will take place at the town’s railway station on Saturday, 6 June 2026.

A popular exhibition featuring photos and memories of the former Lowestoft to Yarmouth Railway will run at Gorleston Library from Monday 1 to Friday 5 June.

The Bittern Line Community Rail Partnership and the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership along with parent organisation Community Rail Norfolk have been re-accredited by industry trade body, Community Rail Network on behalf of the Department for Transport, with recognition based upon their extensive efforts over the past year and an array of exciting plans for the future.

Last weeks visit to Lowestoft station of the Railway 200 touring exhibition train, Inspiration attracted the highest visitor numbers for any station on the trains nationwide tour to date, second only to an appearance at the Greatest Gathering Exhibition at Alstom’s historic Litchurch Lane works in Derby which featured some 140 visiting trains and locomotives and attracted some 40,000 people to the wider event.

Some of the area’s top crafters and makers will be at Lowestoft Railway Station this Saturday and Sunday as the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership and Lowestoft Central Project host their annual Arts and Crafts Weekend.

The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special event run in conjunction with its local train operator, key partner and core funder, Greater Anglia. Friday 6 June saw guests enjoy a trip on all three Wherry Lines routes between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and Norwich and Lowestoft, on one of Greater Anglia’s state-of-the-art bi-mode trains, before a special reception at Lowestoft railway station.

Oulton Broad North railway station signal box, an iconic piece of railway infrastructure and familiar landmark to both rail and road users is to be preserved for future generations following a major overnight exercise to relocate it to a nearby museum.

The Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership and the Lowestoft Central Project are delighted to have been supported by teams from Network Rail recently, making significant progress in efforts to improve the approaches to Lowestoft station and assist in a heritage initiative.