Miniature Railways of Great Britain Barton House Railway June 2018
This railway must be the shortest ground level 7 1/4 railway we have ever rode.Set out in the garden of a private house in Wroxham Norfolk.
The pretty garden is on a steep slope,not ideal for a garden railway,you can see the guys bringing the loco from the shed down to the lower part of the garden by rope,do they drive it back? I don't know.A raised track has been built on the lower part of the garden,as you can see o the film,we didn't know the waterfront had two stations,so missed that side of the railway.
The owner must be railway mad (just like us) as he has some very nice railway items on display around the house/museum.
Just one thing we didn't like the staff seemed miserable and that they didn't enjoy there work.
The boat trip back on the Broads was nice though.
Barton House Railway 2008 (1)
In June 2008 we visited this long established museum in Wroxham and had several rides on the more recently established 7.25 gauge railway. Two steam and one battery-electric loco were in use that day.
Barton House Railway 2008 (2)
Filmed in June 2008 during a visit to this long established museum in Wroxham. We had several rides on the more recently established 7.25 gauge railway. This film shows the steam locomotive 'Edward Thomas' in action ... One other steam and a battery-electric loco were in use that day.
Barton House Light Railway
The Barton House light Railway is a 7 1/4 Gauge Railway which runs in Wroxham, Norfolk. Both ends termiate facng the Worxham Broads. 16th October 2006.
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Barton House Railway, a great day for all the family. Little Steam, Diesel and Electric trains with authentic signalling and tablet working. The nerve centre is the original Honing signal box controlling trains from Wroxham to Riverside East and West. All profits go to a nominated charity ... this year Nelsons Journey for bereaved children.
Places to see in ( Wroxham - UK )
Places to see in ( Wroxham - UK )
Wroxham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Wroxham has an area of 6.21 square kilometres. The village is situated within the Norfolk Broads on the south side of a loop in the middle reaches of the River Bure. It lies in an elevated position above the Bure, between Belaugh Broad to the west and Wroxham Broad to the east or south east. Wroxham is some eight miles north-east of Norwich, to which it is linked by the A1151 road.
The village and broad lie in an area of fairly intensive agriculture, with areas of wet woodland adjoining the broad and river. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland although the river, broad and their immediate environs fall within the executive area of the Broads Authority. On the northern side of the Bure is the village of Hoveton, often confused with Wroxham.
Wroxham Bridge was rebuilt in brick and stone in 1619 replacing a bridge built in 1576, which itself replaced an earlier, probably wooden, structure. It is considered to be the second most difficult on the Broads to navigate (after Potter Heigham) and a pilot station sits on the Hoveton side of the river to assist boaters for a fee: £6 per boat.
Wroxham Broad lies about one mile downstream from Wroxham Bridge. The broad has an area of 34.4 hectares and a mean depth of 1.3 metres. It lies to the west of the Bure, with two navigable openings between river and broad. The broad is popular for sailing and is the home of the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club. It is also an important habitat for broadland flora and fauna. Between 2000 and 2005 the island between the two channels linking Wroxham Broad to the Bure underwent restoration to stop erosion and improve the island's ecology, which had become degraded. The project was a joint initiative involving the Broads Authority, Norfolk Broads Yacht Club and the local landowner, Trafford Estates. Scrub was cleared and a stretch of piling installed, allowing sedge, reed and rush to grow back. By 2005 it was reported that more birds, including kingfishers, were nesting on the island and the rare Cetti's warbler was often spotted. Greater numbers of ducks including pochard and tufted ducks now wintered nearby and there was a greater profusion of wild flowers and marsh flora including orchids. During the course of the work, in 2004, volunteers came across an unexploded Second World War hand grenade in the dredgings, which had to be exploded by an army bomb disposal team.
Wroxham is often called the Capital of the Broads, an accolade that may with some merit be challenged by Hoveton, where the majority of local businesses and boatyards are situated, the first centre on the Broads for boating holidays and excursions from the late nineteenth century when expansion of the rail network had made access to the area easier. The East Norfolk Railway arrived in Wroxham and Hoveton between 1874 and 1876 and John Loynes started the first boat hire firm on the Broads at Wroxham where he moved the business he had started in Norwich in 1878.
Both Wroxham and Hoveton have several boat building and pleasure craft hire yards. Other local industries include the canning of soft fruits. Wroxham village had at one time – for much of the 20th century – its own public house (The Castle, in Norwich Road), four village shops (one in Castle Street and three in Norwich Road) and a primary school (in Church Lane), all now closed. A public library was built near Bridge Broad, a small broad near Wroxham Bridge, in the 1960s.
Barton House Railway is a miniature steam-driven railway (now two railways) large enough for passengers, with full size signal box and signals and a museum of railway artefacts, open to the public since 1963 in a large riverside garden in Hartwell Road. It is based on the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, which operated some of the train services in East Anglia before British railway nationalisation in 1947. The original railway runs on a 3.5 gauge track with a miniature steam locomotive. In 1979, work started on the 7.25 gauge 'Riverside' railway which ran initially with an electric engine and later with a steam locomotive. Barton House Railway is run by volunteers and makes donations from proceeds to local charities.
( Wroxham - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Wroxham . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Wroxham - UK
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Barton House Railway
A hidden gem in the Norfolk Broads. One of the Pick of the Bunch Series.
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Norfolk By Rail
A trip around Norfolk's railways both heritage and national network.
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Bressingham-
Bure Valley-
Mid Norfolk-
North Norfolk-
Wells & Walsingham-
Whitwell & Reepham-
Riverdale Hall Hotel in UHD - Northumberland National Park Hadrians Wall MotorBikeTV
Riverdale Hall is Northumberland’s premier country house hotel, providing extensive sporting and leisure facilities. With an award winning restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, cricket field and salmon river in its own delightful grounds.
Riverdale Hall Hotel lies on the banks of the North Tyne salmon river, on the outskirts of the small market town of Bellingham, Northumberland.
With southerly views over its own cricket field, and Dunterley Fell (part of the Pennine Way), it is situated in the hilly and rugged fells of the Northumberland National Park. Nearby are Kielder Water and Kielder Forest, and of course Hadrian’s Wall.
Bure Valley Railway 2008 (1)
We made a return visit to the 15 gauge Bure Valley Railway in June 2008 and walked the Bure Valley Footpath that parallels the track from Aylsham to Wroxham. During our walk, and on our return by train, we observed 'Spitfire'in action at various points along the line.
58005 on the Walsham Tanks at Wroxham & Wensum Curve
58005 approaches and stops at Wroxham Station with the Harwich Parkston Quay to North Walsham Carless Tanks. The mechanical signaling is still in place as you see the token exchange with the Sprinter coming off the single line section. 58005 is also seen on the return loaded train on the Wensum curve Norwich.
Neatishead, Norfolk Broads, UK
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Norfolk Broads at Hoveton, Wroxham and Salhouse
A short film showing typical scenes of the Norfolk Broads around Hoveton, Wroxham and Salhouse. There are clips of a Norfolk Broads Wherry and George Formby's cottage at Wroxham with a lamp post in the garden. To be on a boat anywhere on the Broads is my favourite thing to do but to be on this stretch of the Broads is a particular favourite:-)
Wroxham, Norfolk Broads
A lovely morning by the river.
Great Norfolk Railway Revival
Full length documentary film featuring North Norfolk Railway, Mid Norfolk Railway, Barton House Railway, Wells & Walsingham Railway, Bure Valley Railway. Many fascinating insights. argusvideo.co.uk
Brundall Summer Holiday 2008
Our boating holiday this year
Wroxham Miniature Worlds
Wroxham Miniature Worlds.
Market towns, south Norfolk, UK
Tranquil countryside, punctuated with thriving market towns full of thriving businesses, 'Slow Town' Diss - a hidden gem waiting to be discovered, Lively Wymondham, home of Kett's Rebellion and a 900-year-old abbey, waterside Loddon at the heart of the southern Norfolk Broads, vibrant and charming Harleston in the Waveney Valley
Petits animal adventure train ride
A ride on the train at Petits animal adventure park