Proposals for a railway through Long Sutton had first been mooted in 1843, but the first to reach Sutton Bridge was the Norwich and Spalding Railway which was actually only built from Spalding to Sutton Bridge. The section from Spalding to Holbeach was opened in 1858 and the extension to Sutton Bridge was opened on the 1st July 1862. The line was a single track and was worked by the Great National Railway from the beginning. The line was closed for passengers on the 28th February 1959. The passenger service was steam operated until the end and after the closure the Spalding locomotive shed soon closed down. The section from Sutton Bridge to Spalding was retained as a goods line until the 2nd April 1965, being operated by diesels. The line has since been dismantled. {1}