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Latest
News-2012.
3/2/12
J15 and B12 feature in Steam Railway Magazine:
The J15 featured in an article
in the February issue of "Steam Railway" magazine
and the B12 makes the front page in a trailer for the March
issue!
Article and photo by kind
permission of Steam Railway magazine
8/1/12
(Press
Release) Another
good year for passenger numbers:
For the first time ever, North
Norfolk’s Poppy Line has carried over 150,000 people in a
single year. Figures released by the railway show a rise of
just under 5% to a total of 150,497 passengers.
Director of marketing Colin
Borg said: "Coming on top of a 13% increase in 2010,
the record result is a tribute to our volunteers who
operated an intensive programme of services and special
events throughout the year. It emphasises the importance of
the Poppy Line to the tourist economy of North
Norfolk." These figures do not include around
5,000 people who visited the railway but did not travel on a
train.
By pegging fares and running
more trains in the shoulder-peak months we attracted more
visitors. Special events such as the ‘40s Weekend in
September broke previous records.
2012 services on the Poppy
Line start in the February half-term week. Fares have again
been held to 2009 levels, providing excellent value (the
Rover ticket allows all-day travel on any train). The
programme of special events has been expanded, with Titfield
Thunderbolt Live! set to be a major attraction over three
days in June, commemorating the 60th anniversary
of the classic Ealing comedy film and featuring the Wisbech
and Upwell tram-coach. Hopefully the bar will be open
all day as it was in the film!.
8/1/12
J15
returns for 100th birthday.
The Society's
J15 locomotive is 100 years old in 2012 and it has been
decided to re-tube the
boiler and steam the engine up
to the expiry of the boiler certificate in July
2012.
It has also
been decided to repaint the engine in LNER black with NE or
LNER on
the tender (to be decided).
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