Mid-Norfolk Railway
| Mid-Norfolk Railway |
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| Steam-hauled train on Danemoor Bank, 2011 |
| Locale |
England |
| Terminus |
Dereham |
| Connections |
Network Rail (at Wymondham South Junction) |
| Commercial operations |
| Name |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Built by |
Samuel Morton Peto |
| Original gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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| Preserved operations |
| Operated by |
Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust |
| Stations |
5 |
| Length |
17 1⁄2 mi (28.2 km)
15 mi (24 km) operational |
| Preserved gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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| Commercial history |
| Opened |
1845 |
| Closed to passengers |
6 October 1969 |
| Closed |
4 August 1980 (to freight)
1989 (to all traffic) |
| Preservation history |
| 1974 |
Wymondham, Dereham and Fakenham Rail Action Committee formed |
| 1978 |
Fakenham & Dereham Society formed |
| 1995 |
Dereham Rash's Green to Yaxham re-opens to passengers |
| 1997 |
Dereham railway station re-opens to passengers |
| 1998 |
Dereham to Wymondham section re-opens to goods |
| 1999 |
Dereham to Wymondham section re-opens to passengers |
| 2013 |
First passenger train (north of Dereham), as far as Hoe |
| Website |
| www.mnr.org.uk |
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Mid-Norfolk Railway
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Site of Fakenham station |
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Bridge 1715 (M&GN fly-over) |
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Norfolk Orbital Railway formation |
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Bridge 1714 |
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NOR boundary (23 miles 11 chains) |
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Site of Ryburgh station |
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Section not in rail ownership |
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Bridge 1712 (Gately Road) |
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Bridge 1711 (Mill Road) |
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Bridge 1710 |
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Bridge 1709 |
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Bridge 1708 B1110 (Bridge Road) |
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18 Milepost |
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MNR boundary |
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Yarrow Level Crossing |
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