Polar Express Experience Dereham Mid Norfolk Railway
This is the Polar Express Experience. A highly recommended family chrismtas outing. My Children range from 14 to 3 months old and they all had a good time. If you love the movie and love christmas this is for you and your family!
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Mid Norfolk Railway 80's Diesel Gala Class 47 596 Network South East Wymondham Abbey to Dereham
Behind Class 47 596 from Wymondham Abbey to Dereham during the Mid Norfolk Railway 1980's Diesel Weekend. This locomotive is preserved in BR's short lived Network South East colour scheme.
Mid-Norfolk Railway 125 Group MK3 ride Wymondham Abbey – Dereham
A window ride filmed from inside a 125 Group MK3 from Wymondham Abbey to Dereham filmed on the 6/4/2019. Apologies for the cabin noise from myself and fellow passengers but it’s a train so what do you expect. For more videos from that day visit
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Mid Norfolk Railway (Wymondham to Dereham) - 16th August, 2015
This is a ride on the Mid Norfolk Railway - a preserved 'heritage' railway in the heart of Norfolk serving many small villages and hamlets, connecting them with the towns of Wymondham - near Norwich, and Dereham.
Starting at Wymondham Abbey halt, an 0-6-0 tank engine (WD194 3794 'Cumbia') takes our train of 3 Mk2 coaches and 1 Mk1 coach to Dereham, calling at Kimberley Park, Thuxton, Yaxham and Dereham. At Thuxton we see a BR Class 101 DMU pass us on its way to Wymondham Abbey.
Class 04 D2334 on Mid-Norfolk Railway Works Freight 04/03/2018
Two shots of Class 04 D2334 getting a run from Dereham to Wymondham Abbey and back to pick up some ballast hoppers to take to North Elmham for the next stage of track restoration.
First shot from Rashes Green of the Dereham to Wymondham run with the Lowmac wagon and GW Toad brake van, then the second shot from Kimberley Park of the return Dogfish hopper move.
Both shots are full sound recordings to capture the distinctive bark of the 200hp Gardner '8L3' straight-8 and 5-speed Wilson-Drewry CA5 epicyclic gear-box.
County School Station on the Mid Norfolk Railway (MNR)
A look around County School Station, in Norfolk. The platforms, the station building, signal box and the gardens.
Visit placestovisitinnorfolk.com for more information.
UK: Mid Norfolk Railway Autumn Diesel Gala - September 2015
UK: A selection of clips recorded on the Mid Norfolk Railway over the weekend of Saturday 12th/Sunday 13th September 2015 when the railway held a diesel gala event featuring a number of heritage diesel locomotives.
Clips 1 and 2 were recorded on Saturday 12th September. Clips 3 to 7 were recorded on Sunday 13th September.
Clip 1 - At Wymondham Abbey, 20314 & 20311 depart from the run round loop to work the 1535 to Dereham.
Clip 2 (1.15) - Earlier, the class 20s are seen leaving Wymondham Abbey station to enter the run round loop after arrival on the 1420 from Dereham.
Clip 3 (1.55) - At Thuxton 20314 & 20311 are seen arriving on the 1055 Wymondham Abbey - Dereham.
Clip 4 (2.27) - 25057 leaves Wymondham Abbey station for the run round loop after arrival on the 1200 from Dereham.
Clip 5 (3.08) - 25057 leaves Wymondham Abbey loop to work the 1315 to Dereham.
Clip 6 (3.47) - 45133 leaves Wymondham Abbey station for the run round loop after arrival on the 1310 from Dereham.
Clip 7 (4.56) - 45133 leaves Wymondham Abbey loop to work the 1425 to Dereham.
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The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a 14-mile (23 km) preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain. Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the New Generation of heritage railways.
Regular steam and diesel services run 11 miles (18.5 km) through the centre of Norfolk between the market towns of Wymondham and Dereham via Yaxham, Thuxton and Kimberley Park, and occasional sightseer services continue north of Dereham to the limit of the operational line at Hoe, where there is no station. The line is periodically used for commercial freight operations and staff instruction for mainline railway companies.
The MNR is owned and operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (MNRPT, a charitable company limited by guarantee), and is mostly operated and staffed by volunteers. The company owns a further 3½ miles (5.6 km) of line, as far as County School railway station, which will make it the third longest heritage railway in England once restoration is complete. The Mid-Norfolk Railway has long-term ambition to restore the railway as far as Fakenham.
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Wymondham is a historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 9 ½ (15 km) to the south west of the city of Norwich, just off the A11 road from Norwich to London which now by-passes the town. The parish includes large rural areas to the north and south of the town itself. It is the fourth largest civil parish in Norfolk.
The station was featured as the Walmington-on-Sea station in the popular BBC comedy series Dad's Army. Wymondham station is the junction for the Mid-Norfolk Railway, although their trains, running 11.5 miles (19 km) north to Dereham operate from the separate Wymondham Abbey station. The town once had another station, Spinks Lane, but this closed only a short time after opening in the 19th century.
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Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40 km) east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of 21.51 km2 (8.31 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 15,659 in 6,941 households, the population at the 2011 Census increasing to 18,609. For the purposes of local government, Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, the district of Breckland. The town should not be confused with the Norfolk village of West Dereham, which lies about 25 miles (40 km) away.
Since 1983 Dereham has been twinned with the town of Rüthen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also twinned with Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France.
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HST 125 visits the Mid-Norfolk Railway in Dereham
East Midland Trains in conjunction with UK Rail Tours and the Railway Children, ran a train from London St. Pancras International to Dereham.
MID NORFOLK RAILWAY YAXHAM TO DEREHAM 2017
Class 101 ride at the Mid Norfolk Railway
Mid Norfolk Railway Steam Gala | 29-30/06/19
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A fantastic 2 days on the Mid Norfolk Railway (MNR) during the Steam Gala of Saturday and Sunday 29th and 30th June 2019.
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Mid Norfolk Railway info:
The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a 15-mile (24 km) preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain. Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the New Generation of heritage railways.
Regular steam and diesel services run 11 1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) through the centre of Norfolk between the market towns of Wymondham and Dereham via Yaxham, Thuxton and Kimberley Park, and occasional sightseer services continue north of Dereham passing the nearby village of Hoe, where there is no station, to the limit of the operational line at Worthing. The line is periodically used for commercial freight operations and staff instruction for mainline railway companies.
It is the southern section of the former Wymondham-Wells branch line of the Norfolk Railway. The branch opened in 1847, was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts, and was finally fully closed to goods traffic in 1989. (The northern section of this line has been operated by the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway since 1982.)
The MNR is owned and operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (MNRPT, a charitable company limited by guarantee), and is mostly operated and staffed by volunteers. The company owns a further 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) of line, as far as County School railway station, which will make it the third longest heritage railway in England once restoration is complete. The Mid-Norfolk Railway has had a long-term, published ambition to restore the railway as far as Fakenham, but in 2016 the Chairman, Barry Woodgett, informed North Elmham Parish Council that County School would be the final terminus of the MNR, although the railway still retains the eventual intention of reaching Fakenham.
History:
The Wymondham to Wells branch was opened in stages between 15 February 1847 and 1857, after Parliamentary consent was given in 1845. The entire line became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862. The Wymondham to Dereham section received double track in 1882, while the line north of there remained single track.
Along with the rest of the Great Eastern Railway, the branch became part of the Southern Area of the London and North Eastern Railway when the various British railway companies were grouped into four large companies in 1923. The line was heavily used during World War I and World War II, with extra Air Ministry sidings provided at Dereham in 1943. In the early days of the war, Dereham was used as a reception centre for the construction materials used to build the local airfields.
The nationalisation of the Big Four railway companies placed the line as part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on 1 January 1948. The branch line between County School and Wroxham closed to passengers on 15 September 1952, with the section between Foulsham and Reepham closing to goods as well. A stub of the western section, between County School and Foulsham remained open for goods until 31 October 1964, being busiest in the sugar beet season.
Present day:
The 11 1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) section of line between Dereham and Wymondham is in regular use, with a further 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) to Worthing passed for operation, but only used for passengers during special events and for works trains enabling the reconditioning of the derelict line further north. The company also owns the next 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of disused line from Worthing to County School station near North Elmham, although a section of about one mile (1.6 km) lacks track between North Elmham and County School. This makes the Mid-Norfolk Railway one of the longest standard-gauge heritage railways in the United Kingdom. Beyond the railway's holding, the trackbed is mostly intact from County School to Fakenham, and is reserved by the council for railway use.The MNR and other groups plan to restore the line to this third market town.
Accidents:
On 20 March 2011 a car collided with the level crossing gates at Kimberley Park station, demolishing the south gate.
On Wednesday 7 September 2011 a loaded passenger train collided with a lorry on the Greens Lane un-gated level crossing in Dereham. Nobody was injured in the collision and the train was able to complete its journey after a 45-minute delay.
On 30 June 2012 GWR steam locomotive 9466 collided with stabled Class 20 diesel D8069 causing damage that the MNR estimated at the time could have run to hundreds of thousands of pounds to repair. No-one was injured.
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47579 and 47596 Mid Norfolk Railway Diesel Gala Thrash
47579 powers Dereham to Wymondham in the failing light, one of its last turns at the Mid Norfolk Railway. 47596 takes us back to Dereham in the dark, shame the camcorder didn't capture the sparks coming from the exhaust!
Days Out Ep.36 Mid Norfolk Railway
A trip to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham.
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(HD) 45699 'Galatea', Wymondham Abbey - Dereham, Mid-Norfolk Railway, 30/05/2014.
My whole objective for my trip to the Mid-Norfolk Railway was to get a ride behind the Stanier LMS Jubilee steam locomotive no 45699 'Galatea'. Sadly for most of the day she was non operating due to problems steaming, however mid afternoon she was finally put on one of the trains.
I managed to get a few shots from the first coach window of Galatea working hard along the line from Wymondham Abbey through Yaxham to Dereham.
Very good steam gala the Mid-Norfolk put one, look forward to going to their next one.
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Mid Norfolk Railway, June 2019
Day 2 begins with a visit to the Mid Norfolk Railway, the hope that the rain would pass overnight didn't happen, and we arrive at a very wet Dereham station in time for the first train of the day. Undeterred by the weather we purchase our tickets and venture onto the platform. Following on from a small bit of shunting we board the train, headed by WD75008 'Swiftsure' for the journey through 11 miles of countryside to Wymondham Abbey, where a short walk connects you to the mainline. After our locomotive runs round we return to Dereham, the weather slowly improving as we do.
Despite the weather I enjoyed my visit, and would very much like to return in the near future.
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Mid Norfolk Railway Class 37 Golden Jubilee Gala - Including Loco Cavalcade - Part 1 - 25/09/10
The Dereham to Wymondham 'Mid Norfolk Railway' held a class 37 Golden Jubilee Gala from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September 2010, to celebrate 50 years of the class 37 diesel locomotive.
Home based 37003 (numbered 37360 for the event) was joined by D6729/37029, D6737/37037 (from South Devon Railway), 37109 (from East Lancashire Railway), 37219 (from Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway), 37275 (from Barrow Hill), 37423 (courtesy of Direct Rail Services), 37518 (from Nene Valley Railway), 37601 (named 'class 37 'Fifty'' and also courtesy of DRS), 37706 (courtesy of West Coast Railways), 37906 (from Severn Valley Railway) and 97301, the former 37100 (courtesy of Network Rail).
A cavalcade of most of the 37s took place on the Saturday and features in this video.
This video is part 1, filmed on Saturday 25th September and features most of the 37s mentioned.
Mid Norfolk Railway Cab Ride Wymondham to Dereham 28th Aug 2015
Mid-Norfolk Railway ¦ 78019 arrives into Dereham station
Footage taken during a visit to the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
Pathfinder Railtour at Dereham Mid-Norfolk Railway 8 Mar 2014
Pathfinder Railtour (The Mid-Norfolk Navigator) on the Mid-Norfolk Railway 8 Mar 2014
At Neatherd Road level crossing in Dereham heading back to Crewe via Wymondham after reaching Bridge 1701 at Hoe.
The same train near Garvestone:
Photos at Garvestone are here on Picasa:
Locos: DRS 37402 Stephen Middlemore, 37409 Lord Hinton and 37218
Mid Norfolk Railway’s Kimberley Park Sidings
On my trip to the MNR on the 17th July 2019, we passed the new sidings at Kimberley Park with Greater Anglia’s new Class 755 , correct me if I’m wrong.