21/12/08
COLMAN'S VAN UPDATE
Chris Green's photo shows progress at SOLD, Lowestoft, where the van is being renovated.
The roof is now finished and sheeted over.  There are still a few metal straps to add, paint to the ends and the floor to the van. Click here for the Colman's van page.

14/07/08
M&GN No 12-MORE PROGRESS
Brake van M&GN No12 floor frame being assembled (dry) Pictured is Mike Scott who is doing the work. Click here for M&GN Brake van No 12's page

13/09/08
NNR BEER FESTIVAL
The midsummer North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival at the Poppy Line’s Sheringham Station is now firmly established in the beer (and rail) enthusiasts’ calendar. This year’s Festival, the seventh, was better than ever if not a little overcrowded, but there were seats for all along the platform and later within the carriages thoughtfully parked alongside, after the last service.  The service behind the bar was hectic but prompt and always smiling, more than can be said for a lot of beer festivals.  The beer was terrific, lovely products correctly served.
The live entertainment was enjoyed by the crowds, not my personal cup of tea, but that's not the point, it suited most of the audience and added to the atmosphere.
The Bittern Line makes for a festival where drinking and driving can easily be kept separate, and the staff didn't seem to mind the last pint being consumed on their train.  Let's hope the tube alcohol ban doesn't ever extend to the national network generally. 

26/06/08
QUAD ART PUBLIC SERVICE
The unique Quad-Art set returns to public service for the weekend of 12/13th July
Click here for more details and timetable.

26/06/08
QUAD ART LAUNCH
There was an official launch of the Set on 20th of June, to which contributors and benefactors were invited.
Click here for more information and pictures.
Click here for a link for a video of the launch from BBC Look East

06/06/08
M&GN MAP C. 1900
Click here for details of the the map which is now available either by mail order or from the Society Shop at Weybourne.

19/05/08
NNR-BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS
Click here for details of the tours running in June. Included is a rare opportunity to visit the engine and carriage sheds at Weybourne. Places are limited, so book early.

14/05/08
RING HAW
The boiler is progressing at Chatham Steam and will be complete and tested before coming back contrary to the not as original plan, which was to have all stays fitted and tested at Weybourne.
Ring Haw's Chassis being turned around by slewing jacks to face up hill to Holt(photo by Nigel Scarlett)
Click here for Ring Haw's pages

02/05/08
B12
Click here latest news on B12 on its own, newly updated, website.

26/04/08
QUAD ART SET
Steve Allen's photo taken on 24 April showing WD 2-10-0 90775 hauling the Quad Art set passing the Golf Course en route from Sheringham.

23/04/08
QUAD ART SET
The last two coaches have arrived from Carnforth.
The unique Quad-Articulated set number 74 has been joined together as one  for the first time in five years
The two sets of two coaches were connected up and then the set was adjusted so that it is level. Brakes and springs were adjusted.
After  the last service train the Quad-Arts made a full round trip of the line on a test run, behind Class 25 25057/D5207.
Over the next few days more fine tuning will take place.
Click here for the Quad Art page and here for BRCS where the set will be stored.

The complete set at Holt Station	Hauled by the Class 25, the set is on its first text run and heads for Weybourne having crossed Bridge 303 Photos by Steve Allen

23/04/08
GWR 2-8-0T 5224
This loco has now left the NNR and returned to the NYMR.

16/04/08
C&W Update

M&GN Brake Van No 12

Click here for M&GN No 12 page

	Here are the new tool box doors ready for fitting on No12. Also being made at present is the tool box end wall. The floor frame is to be the next job, so that we end up with a kit of parts ready to assemble on the brake van chassis. The body has been sheeted over for the winter. The two end windows have been discarded and new ones made. There has been a change of plan for the frame. It is now proposed to use the pipe wagon KDB740481. The body has been removed and the frame will be shortened by 18 inches.
RBR
	The two tanks in the C&W shed are the water tanks for the RBR restaurant car

W&U  7
Click here for W&U 7 page

	The cake stands in a row being varnished
	Another of the cakestands.
	The wine rack as on Titfield Thunderbolt
	This photo shows vacuum cylinder fitted. The bogies are now complete with the brake rigging and cross shafts in place. The exterior is being rubbed down for a re-paint. The roof will be re-painted in white and the rain strips resealed..

08/04/08
VISITING LOCO-GWR 2-8-0T 5224
Visit extended
Click here for more details

27/03/08
B12 NEWS
Click here for latest news on B12 on the recently updated Wandering 1500 web site.

25/03/08
C&W-BS E43357 UPDATE
Over the winter maintenance period next door the C&W have (amongst other things) overhauled one of the suburban brake vans, BS E43357.
This coach used to house a generator for the old Pullman coaches this has been removed and the Guards' compartment converted to carry bikes and buggies. The coach has also undergone a full repaint and now looks superb in plain maroon.

21/03/08
VISITING LOCO-GWR 2-8-0 5224
The loco is now on the NNR at is scheduled to run over the 4 days of Easter and at least four days more.
The loco is visiting from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway while the Society's  J15 attends the NYMR's LNER Festival.

11/03/08
NNR's EASTER VISITING LOCO
Click here more information about the visit of GWR 2-8-0T 5224 over the Easter period.

04/03/08
QUAD-ART SET
These two photos taken on the 29th February by Steve Allen show progress on the two coaches still at Carnforth. The 3rd coach-seven Compartment Third 8862-is now complete)  and the 4th coach-Brake Third 8861-is now 75% complete.
Click here for the Quad Art page

18/02/08
BRIDGE ROAD CARRIAGE SHEDS UPDATE
Click here for photos of the finished sheds showing how well the sheds have been constructed to make them as unobtrusive as possible, nestling in the nearby trees

16/02/08
THE WILLIAM MARRIOTT MUSEUM REOPENS
The Museum at Holt Station is now open on days when trains are running.
Click here for the Museum pages

12/02/08
WEYBOURNE BOOKSHOP
Click here for updated list of second hand books.

11/02/08
J15 UPDATE
J15 has returned to the NNR after its travels and its new new chimney was cast on 25 Janauary from a pattern by South Lincs Patterns
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07/01/08
WISBECH & UPWELL No.7 UPDATE

The braking system is now being worked on. These are pictures from Nigel Scarlett showing the brake rigging. The red shafts are the cross shafts which are rotated and push the brake blocks on the wheels via the links which can be seen in the second picture.
Click here the Wisbech & Upwell page