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The North Norfolk Railway is a preserved steam
railway which runs between Sheringham and Holt on the Norfolk coast.
Website:-
www.nnrailway.co.uk
Phone:-
+44 (0) 1263 820800
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The North Norfolk Railway is a preserved steam
railway which runs between Sheringham and Holt on the Norfolk coast.
Website:-
www.nnrailway.co.uk
Phone:-
+44 (0) 1263 820800
North Norfolk Railway Images
2013 North Norfolk Steam Gala
The 2013 North Norfolk Steam Gala was held over two
weekends, 8th-10th and 16th/17th March. Initially marketed as a BR standards
gala, only four standards were present on the first day, 7MT Britannia,
9F Black Prince, 4MT 80072 (Llangollen Railway) and 2MT 78019
(Great Central Railway). LMS Black Five Lancashire Fusilier (East
Lancashire Railway) GWR Prairie 4141 (Epping-Ongar) and industrial
Wissington (Mid-Suffolk Railway) were also present.
The weather on the first Friday was thick fog which delayed services, which
were also held up by the temporary failure of 80072. On the Saturday there
was 43mm of rain in nearby Cromer. Snow was forecast for the Sunday.
The images just below try to capture the weather on the day - other images
are shown in the individual loco sections.
North Norfolk Railway 2013 Spring
Gala
Photos: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
North Norfolk Steam Locomotives
LNER/GER B12 8572
(Built: 1928 for LNER by Beyer-Peacock)
The B12 is the M&GN society's flagship locomotive. It
was built by Beyer-Peacock in 1928 to a Great Eastern design, for express
passenger services in East Anglia. It was preserved by the M&GN society in
1963. The engine is currently in LNER apple green livery.
2012
B12 8572 arriving at Holt with the Gresley Quad-art
set
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
B12 8572 at Holt Station with the Gresley Quad-art set
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
B12 8572 & J15 7564 at Weybourne Station with the
Gresley Quad-art set
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
GER J15 7564
(Built: 1928 for LNER by Beyer-Peacock)
The J15 was built at Stratford in 1912 for use on
pick-up goods and branch passenger trains across the Great Eastern Railway
network. The engine survived until dieselisation, when it was preserved by
the M&GN society. The engine is currently in LNER black livery.
2012
J15 7564 arriving at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
J15 7564 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
J15 7564 at Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
J15 7564 at Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
J15 7564 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
2013
J15 7564 at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2018
WD 90775 was built at Glasgow in 1943 as part of an
order for the Ministry of Supply. The engine from new was sent abroad to
work, and never worked for British Railways. The locomotive was repatriated
for preservation in 1984, and has been working on the NNR since 2003. It was
purchased by the M&GN society in 2006. 90775 is currently out of service
awaiting a major overhaul. The engine is numbered 90775, as the last British
Railways engine of the same design was numbered 90774.
90775 at Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
92203 was built in 1959 by British Railways, and
allocated to heavy iron ore trains on Merseyside. The engine was withdrawn
in 1967 and purchased by David Shepherd, who named the locomotive Black
Prince. 92203 is on an extended loan to the North Norfolk Railway, and
painted in BR black livery.
2012
92203 at Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
92203 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 10th April 2012
92203 at Weybourne on the first day of the 2013 Spring
Gala
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
2013
92203 at Weybourne on the first day of the 2013 Spring
Gala
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
92203 at Weybourne on the first day of the 2013 Spring
Gala
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
92203 at Weybourne on the first day of the 2013 Spring
Gala
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
5619 is a Great Western 56xx locomotive, built at
Swindon for use in the South Wales valleys hauling coal trains. The
locomotive is owned by the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust and is on an
extended loan to the NNR. It is currently painted in BR green livery.
2012
5619 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
5619 at Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
5619 running non-stop through Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
5619 arriving at Weybourne with 45337 waiting to leave
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
North Norfolk Diesel Locomotives
D3940 is a class 08 locomotive, built in 1960 at
Derby. The engine has spent time based at Colchester, and is now normally
based at Sheringham. It has been restored to original green livery as built,
with its original number D3940.
2012
D3940 in use as station pilot at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
The Class 101 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) is formed of
vehicles 51228 and 56062, the former being a Driving Motor Brake vehicle,
whereas the latter is a Driving Trailer. The class were designed to replace
steam hauled trains on branch lines with low passenger numbers. The class
101s were built by Metropolitan-Cammell in Birmingham, and the final members
of the class were withdrawn from local services around Manchester in 2003.
101681 has been restored to BR green livery, as carried when first
introduced, the set is owned by the North Norfolk Railway.
2012
Class 101 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 19th April 2012
Class 101 interiors and at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 19th April 2012
North Norfolk Visiting
Steam Locomotives
BR &MT 70000 Britannia was built at Crewe in
1951, the first BR Standard loco to be built and first of 55 Britannia
Class pacifics. It was bought by the Britannia Locomotive Company from BR in
1969. It was based at the Severn Valley Railway and returned to service in
1980. It was too heavy for regular SVR use so was moved to the Nene Valley
Railway in 1981. Restored to main line standards in 1991, Britannia ran
specials until 1997 when it withdrawn with boiler problems. Following a
further overhaul it returned to main line service in 2011. Britannia
visited the North Norfolk
Railway Spring Gala in 2013.
2013
Britannia arriving at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
Britannia arriving at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
Britannia nameplate
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
Britannia nameplate
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
Black Five 45337 was visiting for the North Norfolk
Railway Spring Gala 2012.
2012
LMS 5MT 45337 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
LMS 5MT 45337 at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
LMS 5MT 45337 reversing onto train at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
LMS 5MT 45337arriving at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
LMS 5MT 45337 leaving Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
LMS 5MT 45407 The
Lancashire Fusilier
Black Five 45407 visited from the East Lancashire
Railway for the North Norfolk
Railway Spring Gala 2013
2013
LMS 5MT 45407 at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
LMS 5MT 45407 and 92203 at Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
Kinlet Hall was visiting for the North
Norfolk Railway Spring Gala 2012.
2012
Kinlet Hall arriving at Holt from Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
Kinlet Hall arriving at Weybourne from Holt
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
No.80072 is a British Railways
Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T built at Brighton in 1953 and withdrawn 1965,
ending up at Woodham's at Barry. It
arrived at the Llangollen Railway in 1995 and returned to steam in 2009, remaining
operational in 2013 and visiting the North Norfolk 2013 Spring Steam Gala.
2013
80072 at the North Norfolk Railway 2013 Spring
Gala
Photos: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
No.78019 is a British Railways
Standard Class 2 2-6-0 built at Darlington in 1954 and withdrawn 1966. It
arrived at the GCR in 1998 and returned to steam in 2004, remaining
operational in 2013 and visited the North Norfolk 2013 Spring Steam Gala.
2013
78013 at the North Norfolk Railway 2013 Spring
Gala
Photos: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2013
Hudswell Clarke 1700 -
Wissington
Wissington was built by Hudswell Clarke in
1938 (builders no.1700) but looks much older. It was visiting the North
Norfolk for the Railway Spring Gala 2013, where it acted as the Sheringham
station pilot. Wissington worked for its whole life at at
Wissington sugar factory, near Downham Market. Now owned by the M&GN Joint
Society and ran in 2012 on the Mid-Suffolk Railway.
2013
Wissington working as pilot at Sheringham
Photo: © Ian Boyle 8th March 2018
Gresley Quad-Articulated Set
2012
Gresley Quad-articulated set at Weybourne
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
Gresley Quad-art set leaving Weybourne with B12 and
J15
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
North Norfolk Railway Stations
2012
Sheringham station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
Sheringham station details
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
2012
Weybourne station
Photo: © Ian Boyle 9th March 2012
North Norfolk Railway Publicity
