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  1. Alan Warren

    List of UK Heritage railways

    The Mid Norfolk Railway is 11 miles long for regular services between Wymondham and Dereham (not 9) while there are another 3 miles or so of track open on special occasions up to Worthing.
  2. Alan Warren

    Heritage/Enthusiast Railways Providing Functional Passenger/Freight Service

    The MNR still sees occasional military traffic off the main line
  3. Alan Warren

    Heritage railways - Work undertaken/services provided for TOCs and Network Rail

    And don't forget the Mid Norfolk Railway is also used by Direct Rail Services for servicing their Railhead Treatment Trains at Dereham.
  4. Alan Warren

    New build projects

    The B17 Spirit of Sandringham project has just received the hornblock castings from William Cook of Sheffield (along with 2 spares)
  5. Alan Warren

    Pacer Withdrawals: The list (Reference)

    142 061 has been purchased for use on the Mid Norfolk Railway https://www.facebook.com/DerehamTRSMD/photos/pcb.2665746120305559/2665745940305577/?type=3&theater
  6. Alan Warren

    Heritage Railways and Mainline Freight

    A good example of the benefit of having a main line connection. The Mid Norfolk Railway were able to offer last minute overnight stabling for this 6Z68 working on 3rd August. The text attached to the video explains why.
  7. Alan Warren

    Swanage Railway - Appeal Launched As Existence Threatened

    Well said Scrotnig I do exactly the same. I am a member of at least 4 different railways (some for more than 20 years) and have never used my discount cards. I want these railways to succeed which is why I joined them in the first place!
  8. Alan Warren

    B17 New Builds

    Good old Sir Rod! Sir Rod Stewart CBE to become patron of the B17 Steam Locomotive Trust It is with great pleasure that the Trust is able to announce that legendary singer, songwriter and entertainer, Sir Roderick D. Stewart CBE (known as Sir Rod), has very kindly accepted an invitation to...
  9. Alan Warren

    LHCS Mk3 disposals

    82112 was certainly at Dereham on the Mid Norfolk Railway today, 20 May. Can not make out the other number. Photo by Boots Lynn on Friends of MNR Facebook page.
  10. Alan Warren

    GA Class 90 Mark 3 Sets Withdrawal

    Not sure if this has already been noted on this thread but I understand the Mid Norfolk have purchased a number of the Greater Anglia Mark 3s that were stored on their line. Do not know their numbers but seems to make sense as they will have had no transport costs to pay as they were already...
  11. Alan Warren

    How many of our Heritage Railways are in trouble?

    Seems like the Mid Norfolk Railway are able to earn a little bit of income from Greater Anglia stock storage/movements. This photo (courtesy of the Mid Norfolk Facebook page) was taken within the last few days.
  12. Alan Warren

    Heritage railways that will probably be still running in 25 - 30 years time

    For what it’s worth I think the Mid Norfolk Railway should be up there amongst those who will survive. This under-appreciated railway receives little publicity in the media but nevertheless seems to make a healthy profit each year - £115,000 in 2018 (the last published accounts). This could be...
  13. Alan Warren

    Heritage Railways and Mainline Freight

    A nice video of the recent MOD working on the Mid Norfolk -
  14. Alan Warren

    Heritage Railways and Mainline Freight

    Another photo of the MOD working today from Ludgershall to Swanton Morley - seen here at Crownthorpe on the MNR (photo courtesy of Laurence Neave, MNR Facebook page)
  15. Alan Warren

    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    745 106 made it as far as north as Dereham for a two week storage. Virtually every spare piece of track on the Mid Norfolk Railway is now being used for storing the 745s and 755s. It left today for Crown Point I believe. (Photo courtesy of the MNR)
  16. Alan Warren

    Dangerous Driving?

    Interestingly a lot of that video was filmed at County School on the Mid Norfolk Railway. So who knows, one day they may be going through that procedure all over again!
  17. Alan Warren

    Is there a solution to the 9F mainline ban?

    A memory of Evening Star on the main line. At Leeds on 29 October 1977 (my photo)
  18. Alan Warren

    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Oh dear https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/greater-anglia-cambridge-packed-service-17697145
  19. Alan Warren

    New homes for ex-Caledonian Sleeper Mark 2 and 3 stock

    Two have arrived on the Mid Norfolk Railway today (photo courtesy of MNR)

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