Welcome to Norfolk Railway Society
1955----- Now in our 60th Year ----2015
Coming Up...
Friday 6 to Sunday 8 March - _North Norfolk Railway Spring Steam Gala.
Next NRS Meeting
Thursday 5 March 2015 - Victorian Railway History - Dr David Turner.
Other Meetings
Thursday 12 March - NORFOLK TRANSPORT GROUP  - Out and about with John Hutchinson.
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We hope you enjoyed the 2015 NRS Annual Show on 21st February.
Thank you to all exhibitors and everyone who helped to create a successful show.

Photo galleries are now available of:
The 2015 Show and
60 Years of the NRS in Pictures.
Also read the EDP's report of the Show.
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In the News - links to stories of local interest
Posted 2 March
The North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala next weekend will be without the Y14 locomotive whose overhaul is not complete. However D49 Morayshire and Pannier 1501 will be the visitors with local support from Standard 4.

Mid-Norfolk Railway have rescheduled the Class 47 100 mile running day to Sunday 15 March.  the event includes a volunteer recruitment day and Mothers' Day services.
Posted 24 February
Mid Norfolk Railway have announced a postponement of the Class 47 100 mile running day on Saturday 28 February.  They intend to run a railcar service instead with some journeys extended to Hoe.

Posted 23 February
We are in the news! Read the EDP's report of our Annual Show.

Network Rail seeking to recruit 18 apprentices from the East of England to their three year training scheme.

We're all of a twitter! The new way of contact between passengers and train operators. Railmagazine.com and 50,000 complaints to AGA - EDP report.

For a different approach to 'Then and Now' photographs see the work of Stuart McPherson as reported in the EDP.

Local news reports about on the next East Anglia franchise..replacement trains...and 'Norwich in Ninety'.

Posted 19 February
The competition for the next East Anglia Franchise began today with the publication of the Prospectus (PDF document) and other procurement documents by the Dept for Transport.

Posted 18 February
Today the death was announced of Clive Morris, Chairman of the NNR - EDP.  He visited our Show just 12 months ago to receive our donation towards the NNR’s Suburban Four Appeal.  We send our We send our condolences to his widow and family.

Posted 13 February
Evening News report of the “The Cathedrals Express”  hauled by ex-LNER B1 61306 Mayflower departing from Norwich on Wednesday 11 February.

Model railway exhibition at Dereham on Saturday 28 February to coincide with the MNR's Class 47 100 miles event. - EDP.

Plans to restore Beccles Railway Station building - EDP

Posted 5 February
60 Years of Norfolk Railway Society in the EDP today
On pages 42-43 there is a feature by Derek James on 60 Years of the NRS.  Not on the EDP website - buy the paper!

NNR announces record passenger numbers for the second year running - EDP

Meet Britain's longest train - the ballast cleaner - BBC

The first battery-powered train to run for 50 years carried its first passengers on the Manningtree - Harwich branch last month - Network Rail News

Posted 28 January
Death announced of Lieut Cmdr Roy Francis, founder of the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway - WWLR website & EDP

Coastal Communities Fund gives a boost to North Norfolk Railway project to develop Sheringham Station - EDP

The Workers who kept Norwich's railways running - an EDP photo archive.

Passengers' deepening dissatisfaction evidenced in latest National Rail Passenger Survey - Passenger Focus and NRPS Report (opens as a PDF document)

No weekend rail services to London for two months. From 31 January until 22 March the line between Manningtree and Shenfield will be closed every Saturday and Sunday - EDP and see Abellio Greater Anglia planned alterations page.

Posted 26 January
The Breckland View - 14/12/14 Melton Constable Trust buys key site for Norfolk Orbital Railway. See the NOR website.

Direct rail service from Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth? Two stories from the EDP: 02/01/15 New Rail Study & 08/01/15 Concerns in Reedham.

Posted 16 January
EDP - 5/11/14 Network Rail blueprint for speeding up trains...
EDP  - 6/11/14 Trowse Swing Bridge could be replaced...
Related document -  Network Rail Anglia Route Study - draft for consultation. Public consultation closes 3/2/15.

EDP - 5/1/15 North Norfolk Railway improvement grant bid...

Network Rail Report into passenger service disruption over Christmas.  Although not directly a local issue the knock on effects were widespread. Click to open a pdf version of the report.
Website Updates
2 March
- In the News
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Local Railways:
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Barton House Railway
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