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Busy Month for our Drains & Fences group
A project to clear all the trees from the confined area between the signal cabinets and the adjacent Citroen garage was finally finished today with the fencing replaced. This project started many years...
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Pushing North on the Northern Section
The Northern Section team and the railway would like to thank you for all your donations to our Sponsor-a-Sleeper appeal, we have been delighted by your generosity and surprised by the locations of...
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CLASS 47 RUNNING DAY – SAT 28th FEB – It is with regret that after exploring several possible options we have to announce that due to technical problems with 47596, plus our ongoing engineering work in...
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Shed Appeal – Engineering Work Update
Over the past few weeks, a lot of work has gone on at Dereham to clear and prepare the site for the new Shed. During the next few weeks we will be running a number of Spoil trains at Dereham to move...
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Wymondham Abbey – Platform Extension
Since Christmas, our Wumondham Abbey volunteers have been busy with further work on the platform. Using the remaining new grp surface panels, the old Dereham end slope has been resurfaced and raised...
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Wymondham Abbey Signal Box
Work is continuing at Wymondham Abbey Halt on construction of the base for the new signal box adjacent to Cavick Crossing which will provide a new home for the top section of the former Spooner Row...
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1940s Dance Party announced for Railway at War Weekend
The Mid-Norfolk Railway is pleased to announce it will be holding a very special 1940s Dance Party featuring live music with the 18 piece Pavilion Big Band on Saturday, August 1st 2015 at the Dereham...
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Spoil Siding completed at Dereham
The Spoil removal siding on the site of the Shed in Dereham Yard has now been completed, and our resident Class 73 (73210) was the first locomotive to traverse the siding. The Spoil removal siding is...
View ArticleBusy first day of season sees many ride to Hoe for the first time
On Saturday, February 28th, the Mid-Norfolk Railway ran its revised DMU service after the failure of 47596. Included in the timetable was the first proper scheduled passenger services to Hoe. The...
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Mid-Norfolk Railway secures 60′ turntable for Dereham
The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust has acquired the 60′ turntable from Hitchin on the East Coast Mainline for use at Dereham where it will become part of the planned new museum and heritage...
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Week long Operation Falcon
Over a week in March, the railway was closed to the public for our Operation Falcon. The railway bought 10 wagon loads of ballast and hired the 10 wagons for a week. With the help of our industry...
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Sleeper changes on the Northern Section continue
Volunteers were out on the Northern Section today making more progress restoring the line towards North Elmham. Nearly 40 sleepers were changed today. The 14.25 mile post was passed early in the day,...
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Another successful Diesel Gala and another first for the MNR
Over the weekend of 27th – 29th March, the Mid-Norfolk Railway hosted its annual Spring Diesel Gala. Unfortunately we were informed by Colas Rail that they were unable to provide the advertised...
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Pushing towards North Elmham
Two milestones were passed today north of Dereham on our work to open the line to North Elmham (and beyond). Sleeper changing works passed bridge 1702 (at the “Secret Valley”) and a rake of coaches...
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Mid-Norfolk Railway welcomes No.10 “Cumbria” to the line for the summer
The Mid-Norfolk Railway is delighted to announce that it will be welcoming the Furness Railway Trust’s 0-6-0 No.10 Cumbria for our summer season. The locomotive is currently in the final stages of a...
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RMB 1842 & RFM 10213 undergo repaint and some refresh work
Over the last few weeks, RMB 1842 & our Mark 3 RFM 10213 have been receiving some refresh work and a repaint. Some photos from this work are shown below.
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Duchess returns for the Summer Steam Gala
The Mid-Norfolk Railway steam gala will be hosted this year on the weekend 19th – 21st June. 46233 Duchess Class will be visiting us again for the three day event before moving to Tyseley for the...
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Northern Section continues to make progress with your help
Our volunteers working to reopen the line towards North Elmham and County School completed replacing sleepers on the curve over bridge 1702 on Sunday. The next task here will be to fine tune the...
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More progress at Thuxton thanks to some generous donations
Our Signalling & Telegraph (S&T) volunteers have been busy at Thuxton recently, the mechanical interlocking was machined on site and installed at the end of April and work is now progressing on...
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Steam Gala Update
It’s just under two weeks until our Summer Steam Gala weekend on Friday June 19th, Saturday June 20th & Sunday June 21st when we welcome back 46233 “Duchess of Sutherland” to the line. We have...
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