NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY

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The 'North Norfolk Railway' -- also known as the "Poppy Line" -- is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland.

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Description

Locomotives

Steam

Diesel

External links

Description

The line, which is just over 5 miles long, once formed part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. At Sheringham it is divided from the national rail network by just the width of a road, and there are plans to reinstate the connection.
There are two stops between Sheringham and Holt, Weybourne (actually about a mile from the village and the former Army camp) and Kelling Heath.
The NNR operates both steam- and diesel-hauled services, and organizes a programme of seasonal special events. A museum has been built at Holt to display some of the lines many artefacts from the Midland and Great Northern Railway. The station building at Holt was originally built at Stalham in 1883 and in 2002 was moved, brick by brick, to be re-erected in its current location at Holt. This project was awarded second place in the 2006 railway buildings competition by the Heritage Railways Association of the UK. The signal box, which can also been seen at the station, is over 100 years old even though it has yet to be commissioned by the NNR. The full signalling system at Holt is expected to be complete by 2009 although some signals have already been erected.
The Railway won the 'Independent Railway of the Year' award in 2006.
Work on rebuilding the line started in 1965, and on 4 June 1967, two steam locomotives were delivered. The operating company, North Norfolk Railway plc, was launched in 1965 following the granting of two Light Railway Orders. In May 1973, the railway was the scene of filming of the episode The Royal Train of the popular TV programme ''Dad's Army''.

Locomotives

Steam

★ 'Operational Steam Locomotives'

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★ GER 0-6-0 Class J15 no. 65462

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★ GER 0-6-2T Class N7 no. 69621

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★ SR 4-6-2 Battle Of Britain Class no. 34081 "92 Squadron"

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★ GWR 0-6-2T No.5643 (visiting from the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway)

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★ WD 2-10-0 'Austerity' no. 90775

★ 'Steam Locomotives Undergoing overhaul, restoration or light repairs'

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★ Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST 'Wissington'

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★ Hunslet Engine Company 0-6-0ST 'Ring Haw'

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★ NER 0-4-0T LNER Class Y7 No. 68088

★ 'Steam Locomotives awaiting overhaul or restoration'

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★ NER Class C1 0-6-0 (LNER Class J21) No. 65033 (On loan from Beamish Museum)

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★ LNER 4-6-0 Class B12 no. 61572

Diesel

★ 'Operational Diesel Locomotives and units'

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 03 no D2063

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. 08772 'Camulodunum'

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 11 no. 12131

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★ BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31207

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★ BR Co-Co Class 47 no. 47367

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★ BR Class 101 no. 101681 (E51228+E56062)

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★ BR Railbus no. E79960

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★ BR Railbus no. E79963 (currently at Mangapps Farm Railway)

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★ TRAMM - DR 98801 ex-Balfour Beatty Track Renewal & Maintenance Machine

★ 'Diesel Locomotives and units undergoing overhaul, repairs or restoration'

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 03 no. D2051

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 04 no. D2280

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★ BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. 08767 ( undergoing transformer repairs)

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★ BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31162 (On loan from the Midland Railway Butterley - undergoing bodywork repairs)

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★ BR Co-Co Class 37 no. D6732 'Mirage' (Undergoing Major Overhaul)

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★ BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. D5207

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★ BR Railbus No. LEV1

External links

★ North Norfolk Railway Website.

★ NNR Shop - Tickets, Books, DVDS etc.

★ Poppyline Website.