Balfour Beatty bring back railway History

A piece of railway history has returned to Lowestoft with a new sign installed at Coke Ovens Junction, half a mile to the west of the town’s railway station. The name of the junction disappeared in 1970 when the Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth line closed.

Although Coke Ovens Junction pre-dated the opening of the direct Yarmouth route in 1903, having initially served as the point where the railway had numerous coke ovens, the name had survived for more than 100 years. The junction originally had a large sign reading: “Coke Ovens Junction Lowestoft ½ Mile” which would have been seen by thousands of passengers.