The Mid Norfolk Railway Steam Gala on Friday 24th June 2016
The Reunion Steam Gala
4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland
4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland on Friday 24th June 2016 at Hardingham station during its run past.
There were two run pasts at Hardingham station on the Friday of this three day event. 4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland was first and then
4-6-0 Royal Scot did the second one. Trains do not stop here on normal days as the station is not open to the public.
Thank's to the owner of the station for letting us use his station.
4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland on Friday 24th June 2016 coming into Thuxton station
Duchess of Sutherland
4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland was built by the London Midland and Scotish Railway (LMS) at its Crewe works in1938 it was one of a class of 38 pacific steam locomotives.
In 1964 it was withdrawn by BR and went to Butlins holiday camp at Ayr as a static display. Then in 1971 it moved to Bressingham Gardens Steam Museum which is not to far away from the MNR at Diss in Norfolk. Like Royal Scot, Duchess of Sutherland was at Bressingham as a static display till1996.
In 1996 the locomotive was acquired by the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust.
GWR Pannier Tank 9466 on Friday 24th June 2016 at Derham Mid-Norfolk Railway station.
This Great Western 0-6-0 Pannier tank engine was all so at the Gala, and was used on the trains to Hoe. and one train to Wymondham. Which passed at my train at Thuxton.This tank locomotove has been on hire for the last few summers at the MNR.
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.
Trains run now between Dereham and Wymondham. The next section from Dereham to County School is next. There is a even longer term aim to reach as far as Fakenham. The way they are going, they may well get there.
