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The Mid-Norfolk Railway
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Mid-Norfolk Railway 2005'
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VB 101 DMU L836 at Dereham station in 2005 with a train to Wymondam
The class 101 diesel multiple units were built by Metro-Cammell between 1956 and 1959 at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The last five sets were not withdrawn till 2003.
Class 101 DMU L836 in Dereham station in 2005
The Mid-Norfolk was mainly a diesel line in 2005. But was is putting in water cranes and water tanks, so steam could use the line. Now each summer the Mid-Norfolk hirers in a steam locomotive and has at least one steam Gala.
It now has a working water tank and water crane and pits to service locomotives and now a new engine shed in 2019.
The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust
It was only around 1995 that The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust started to restore this line between Dereham and Wymondham. It now has 17.5 miles of track (11.5 miles is in use) which when its is all in use, will be one of longer preserved railways in the UK. A lot of the other preserved railways had already had a twenty year start when they started.
The Mid-Norfolk Railway's own web site is at
Page updated 7/8/2019
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