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- The Higham Ferrers branch line was a short railway branch built in Northamptonshire, England, by the Midland Railway to serve the industrial towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers. It was originally intended to continue the line to Raunds, but that was frustrated by the refusal of a landowner to release his land. The line opened in 1893 for goods traffic and 1894 for passengers. For some time a thriving passenger and goods business developed, helping the towns to expand. The passenger service operated as a shuttle to and from Wellingborough. As road transport became practical in the 1930s and subsequently, the usage of the line declined, although heavy mineral traffic remained buoyant. Nevertheless the line was closed to passenger operation in 1959, although some factories' holiday special trains ran annually after that. Goods and mineral traffic ended in 1969. The station site at Rushden has been acquired by a heritage railway group. (en)
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- The Higham Ferrers branch line was a short railway branch built in Northamptonshire, England, by the Midland Railway to serve the industrial towns of Rushden and Higham Ferrers. It was originally intended to continue the line to Raunds, but that was frustrated by the refusal of a landowner to release his land. The station site at Rushden has been acquired by a heritage railway group. (en)
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- Higham Ferrers branch line (en)
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