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April 09, 2012

53 Days to Railfest 2012!! 10th April 2012



53 Days to go!

53 years ago (1959) British Railways (Eastern Region) closed
most of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway.


weybourne yard.24.9.11
This was taken from the Up platform of Weybourne station and show 5619 on the inspection pit for oiling and the blower on raising steam. The signals are replicas of those used on the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (180 miles) of which the North Norfolk Railway is a 5.5 mile preserved fragment.
(C) Adrian Vaughan on Steam Tube

This news item holds great promise of a revival of rail transport in this (East Anglia)region....
"Rail groups on track to complete Norfolk Orbital Railway"
Read about the Norfolk Orbital Railway here.....

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