Ceremonial cutting of the first sod, Isle of Axholme Joint Railway, Epworth.

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Title:Ceremonial cutting of the first sod, Isle of Axholme Joint Railway, Epworth.
Description:Miss Bletcher, daughter of the chairman of the company, can be seen turning the first sod. The Axholme Light Railway opened in 1905 and this section was the last to be built in the county using powers under the Light Railway Act of 1896. Passenger services succumbed to the bus company as early as 1933.