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Sheringham is the name of a preserved railway station in Sheringham, Norfolk. It was once part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network and closed in 1967 when a new station was opened by British Rail c.200m eastwards. Since July 1975 it has served as the eastern terminus of the North Norfolk Railway.
The North Norfolk Railway (NNR) – also known as the "Poppy Line" – is a 5 + 1 ⁄ 4-mile (8.4 km) heritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the towns of Sheringham and Holt. The North Norfolk Railway is owned and operated as a public limited company , [ 1 ] originally called Central Norfolk Enterprises Limited.
Sheringham railway station is the northern terminus of the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the town of Sheringham. It is 30 miles 22 chains (30.28 mi; 48.7 km) down the line from Norwich, including the reversal at Cromer. The station is situated on the southern edge of the town centre, but within walking distance of the beach.
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Built 1894. Withdrawn 1928. Moved to NNR and stored at Sheringham, until scrapped in 1998. [94] 1 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway: 4w bogie Director's Saloon Built 1906. Preserved 1968, and used as diesel workshop storage until 1999 when it was sold to a private owner at Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. [95] 5318 London & North Western ...
It was extended to Cromer by 1877 before being extended to Sheringham in 1877, using a section of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line. From the early twentieth century until the end of steam services, in 1962, the Great Eastern Railway operated coastal holiday services from London Liverpool Street under names such as the Norfolk ...
Swanage Railway Trust's T3 class steam locomotive No. 563 blew its whistle as it left Swanage station, driven by Billy Johnson from Swanage and fireman Aidan Strand from Hamworthy.
Holt's new heritage railway station. In 1965, within a year of the closure of the line, the North Norfolk Railway was formed to restore part of the line as an independent heritage steam railway. Initially, it operated between Sheringham and Weybourne; later, it was extended to the eastern edge of Holt at a new station site.