North Norfolk Railway News

HERITAGE RAILWAY INVESTS £300,000 IN TRACK REPLACEMENT AHEAD OF 2023 SEASON New pointwork costing over £300,000 is being installed at the eastern end of Weybourne Station on the North Norfolk Railway.  The turnouts allow trains to use the stations two platforms and also allow entry to the line’s locomotive depot and the major project will be completed in time for the line’s popular historic, steam trains and heritage diesels to run during the February half-term.   The sections of track being renewed were last replaced in the 1970s using second hand materials so many components are almost life-expired. North Norfolk [...]

TRAIN SERVICES & EVENTS FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II We were saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. We offer our condolences to the Royal Family at this sad time are grateful for Her Majesty’s decades of service. Friday 9 September was particularly poignant for our team as the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service announced at the Platinum Jubilee weekend was to have been formally presented at a special ceremony. Our trains will continue to run normally, except on the day of the State Funeral when the Railway will be closed. [...]

The North Norfolk Railway’s popular Steam Back to The Forties weekend is set to return on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September with a host of activities on and off the tracks that recall the atmosphere of the turbulent decade. The weekend will feature live music, stunning classic vehicles, vintage trade stands, historical displays, and wartime fashions, all accompanied by an intensive train service.   The main exhibition site will be adjacent to Holt Station where over 85 military vehicles, a full-size replica Spitfire and an array of vintage cars will be on show. Visitors will be able to get [...]

North Norfolk Railway Tracks Back to the Sixties   The North Norfolk Railway is to host a Sixties Weekend on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July recalling the atmosphere of the transformative decade with steam and diesel trains working side-by-side plus live music from the era and displays of some of the distinctive road vehicles of the time. A half-hourly train service will operate between Sheringham and Holt with rover tickets allowing passengers to hop on and off all day to travel behind several different locomotives and to see the activities at Weybourne Station. Here, classic cars, including Minis and [...]

HEAVY FREIGHT VISITOR FOR NORTH NORFOLK’S BANK HOLIDAY STEAM GALA   GWR 2-8-0T, No 4270 is set to guest at the North Norfolk Railway’s Bank Holiday Steam Gala on Saturday 27, Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August. The 103 year old Great Western heavy freight locomotive will be one of up to seven engines in steam for the three day event which will feature a varied schedule of passenger services including double-heading, non-stop expresses and local workings. The special intensive timetable will also include demonstration goods trips.   4270 Was built at the GWR’s Swindon Works in 1919 to handle [...]

Class 25’s Norfolk Visit Extended After appearing at the North Norfolk Railway’s Mixed Traction Gala earlier this month, visiting  Class 25, D7659, is to stay at the East Anglian line until late July and will play a leading role in a number of forthcoming events. The recently-restored “Rat” will appear at the NNR’s Beer & Cider Festival on Friday 24 and Sunday 26 June hauling three return trips from Sheringham plus an early service from Holt. Diesel duties on Saturday 25 will be handled by resident Class 37, D6732. D7659 will also haul services on Sunday 3 July as part [...]

North Norfolk Railway Receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Volunteers at the North Norfolk Railway which runs magnificently restored steam and heritage diesel trains between Sheringham and Holt have just been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.   The railway operates along 5½ miles of restored track from Sheringham to Weybourne and Holt with almost all the tasks necessary to run the trains being carried out by a team of around 300 dedicated volunteers. The line is one [...]

Newly restored Class 25, D7659, will be visiting the North Norfolk Railway from its Peak Rail base for the East Anglian line’s annual Mixed Traffic Gala on 10, 11 and 12 June, working as part of an 11-engine line-up scheduled to include a variety of steam and diesel locomotives, multiple units and shunters.   Owned by the Waterman Railway Heritage Trust, D7659 returned to service late last year after an absence of over 23 years and will be making her first appearance as a gala visitor following a restoration that amounted to a complete rebuild of the 1966-built locomotive. The [...]