Colne Valley Railway
| Colne Valley Railway | |
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Castle Hedingham station on the Colne Valley Railway | |
| Coordinates | 51°59′48″N 0°34′47″E / 51.9966°N 0.5798°E |
| Commercial operations | |
| Built by | Colne Valley and Halstead Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1861/1863 |
| Closed | 1961 Passenger traffic 1965 Freight traffic |
| Preservation history | |
| 1973 | land purchase |
| 1974 | Preservation Society formed |
| Headquarters | Castle Hedingham Station |
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The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a 1 mile (1.6 km) long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard.