A rail firm has sought to dispel ongoing concerns that a derelict former Suffolk railway station could be demolished.

This newspaper has been contacted by a number of concerned readers who fear that Greater Anglia, which owns Trimley station, is deliberately neglecting the former terminal building to the point where it would have to be demolished.

One of the concerned readers cited an email he received from a Greater Anglia employee which said that neither his company, nor the landowners, rail infrastructure manager Network Rail, were "funded to rebuild it".

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However, Greater Anglia is not routinely funded to renovate and restore vacant buildings on its estate that add no operational value to the customer experience.

A spokesperson for the firm said that instead it was looking to work with local stakeholders and the district council to find a sustainable use for the building.

He said: "The building at Trimley station has not been in operational use for decades and we’re currently working to determine its future.

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“We are in frequent contact with East Suffolk Council regarding the building.

“We understand local stakeholders are investigating options and we are keen to work with the community if a sustainable use and funding option can be identified.”

In October, Adrian Reynolds, chair of community group Trimley Station Community Trust, which has been campaigning to save and restore the building, said talks about the building's future were continuing and the trust remained an "interested party".

Having opened in 1891, the station building was thought to be the sole surviving country railway station built by the Great Eastern Railway in Suffolk.

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However, the property has been unused since it closed to passengers in the 1960s and the trust has been seeking to save it from demolition by finding sources of funding.

Weeds have sprung out of the gaps where roof tiles are missing and the premises is surrounded by fencing.

Bids had been made for lottery funding, which were all rejected, while the trust looked at other potential sources, but these needed matched funding, which the trust did not have.

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