Felixstowe Docks and Railway
of Felixstowe
A half mile line.
1875 The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Co was incorporated, having been founded by Colonel George Tomline, a prominent local landowner. Business commenced under the name of “The Felixstowe Railway and Pier Company”. [1]
1877 The first F. R. & P. Co. passenger train ran from Westerfield to Felixstowe
1879 This line was transferred to the Great Eastern Railway.
1879 The company title was changed to the Felixstowe Railway and Dock Company, and powers were given to construct a dock, warehouses and rail sidings. Later in the same year, the company title was again changed, to the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company, as as it remained. 1882 Work commenced on the Dock Basin.
1886 The Felixstowe Dock was opened for trade; the first commercial vessel entered on 7th April.
1886 The Great Eastern Railway acquired 13.75 miles of railway formerly owned by the Felixstowe Railway and Dock Company. The present company owns the dock portion of the original undertaking, with 33 chains of railway in connection therewith. [2]
1889 Colonel Tomline died. The Dock was left to Captain Ernest Pretyman.