Bure Valley Railway
| Bure Valley Railway | |
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 Loco No. 7 'Spitfire' is passed by Loco No. 6 'Blickling Hall' at Coltishall
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| Locale |
Wroxham 52°43′00″N 1°24′30″E / 52.7168°N 1.4084°ECoordinates: 52°43′00″N 1°24′30″E / 52.7168°N 1.4084°E |
| Terminus |
Aylsham 52°47′28″N 1°15′17″E / 52.7911°N 1.2548°E |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Bure Valley Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Bure Valley Railway |
| Stations | 5 |
| Length | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 15 in (381 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed to passengers | 1952 |
| Closed | 1982 |
| 10 July 1990 | opened |
The Bure Valley Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) minimum gauge heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. The railway runs from Wroxham to Aylsham (9 miles or 14.5 kilometres) and is Norfolk's longest railway of less than standard gauge. It uses both steam and diesel locomotives. There are intermediate halts at Brampton, Buxton and Coltishall. There are 17 bridges, including a 105 ft (32 m) long girder bridge over the River Bure in Buxton with Lammas as well as Aylsham Bypass Tunnel under the A140 at Aylsham.
The railway is built on the trackbed of the East Norfolk Railway (ENR). The ENR started in 1877 when the East Norfolk Railway opened from Norwich to Cromer, with an extension from Wroxham to Aylsham in 1880. The ENR was taken over by the Great Eastern Railway in 1882, which was amalgamated into the London & North Eastern Railway in 1923. The railway was nationalised in 1948.
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