Welcome to Norfolk Railway Society

NRS Meetings 2018/19
Our meetings take place at United Reformed Church Hall, Ipswich Road, Norwich NR4 6Q.  Events are listed in good faith but please check with us before travelling.
Meetings (19.30 start unless stated)
​20th September – Members’ Summer Reports.
4th October - Ipswich: A railway Junction in the East - John Day.
18th October – The Great Northern Railway – Not Just Stirling Singles (Part 4) – Allan Sibley.
1st November – The Kingdom of Fife & the Railways of Perth over the last 50 Years – David Maclean.
15th November – An East Anglia Railwayman over 4 Decades: Enthusiast, Preservationist, Signalman, Manager & Driver – Steve Ashling.
3rd December – Christmas Meal.
6th December – 25 Years of Plandampf – Chris King, Chris Mitchell & Paul Hudson.
20th December – Pre-Christmas Members' evening.
Norfolk Transport Group
Unless stated same venue and start time as NRS meetings.
27th September - Members' Evening.
11th October - Dinky Toys - David Cooke.
25th October - Around 60 years ago - Mike Fordham.
8th November - Models and toys - Bring yours along.
22nd November - Nostalgia Transport 8mm film evening - Phil Slater.
29th November - Team Quiz night.
13th December - Films on screen - Arthur Barrett.

About Us

We are a group of people who enjoy meeting to discover more about railways. We have a varied programme of meetings on the first and third Thursday of each month from late September until early May. We also put on a Show for the public every year. Read more...
News Digest 2018 - the latest links to news stories.  For older stories see the News Archive.
Signal Remodelling - Lines between Norwich and Yarmouth/Lowestoft closed 10th - 18th February.
The closure of these routes is to enable major engineering works to take place. For full details of replacement services click here. See also the Network Rail news item.
East Coast, West Coast and East Midlands rail franchises - update
In a statement to the House of Commons on 5th February Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said he will end the contract with Stagecoach/Virgin for the East Coast franchise. Read his full statement here.
This news was also reported by Railway Gazette.
In other franchise news, the shortlist to receive invitations to tender for the next East Midlands franchise includes Abellio, Arriva, incumbent Stagecoach and a joint venture of First Group and Trenitalia. Read Railway Gazette's report.
Meanwhile on the West Coast route incumbent Virgin Trains will continue to operate intercity passenger servcies until the start of the West Coast Partnership under a direct award by the Transport Secretary. Read Railway Gazette's report.
NRS Show Day 2018
Thank you to all exhibitors, members and vistors who came to our show on Saturday 10th March at Poringland Community Centre. We hope you enjoyed they day.
NRS Show Day 2017
Thank you to all exhibitors, members and visitors for making our 2017 show a success. See our Gallery of photos.
We made a donation of £250 to Southwold Railway Trust - see their latest update.
Photo Galleries of previous Show Days are available here:
Show Report 2014
2015
2016