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WISSINGTON
portrait of
an East Anglian locomotive.
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| Title: |
Wissington
portrait of an East Anglian locomotive |
| Published |
Midland & Great Northern Joint
Railway Society |
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| Price |
£5.50 |
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Wissington the
locomotive is inextricably linked with the British Sugar
Corporation’s Wissington plant, south of Downham
Market, Norfolk where it spent most of its working life.
This booklet is a celebration of that time and brings
together colour and black and white photographs of the
period: most have never been published before.
The restoration of Wissington was undertaken by
the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society
with the aim of ensuring a long term operational future
for the locomotive. The Society is firmly committed to
the principle that the best way to interpret railway
locomotives is through sensitive operation, thus
maintaining not only interest, but operational and
maintenance skills.
The restoration journey has been a long one, but the
re-birth of Wissington is very much the essence
of restoration – and re-creating the past for future
generations.
It is 24 pages, 210mm wide by 198mm deep (8 x 8.5
inches), 40 photos of
which 9 are colour.
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The Midland & Great Northern Joint
Railway's Crest consists of images derived from
the coat of arms of the four principal cities and towns
that it served. Clockwise from top left, these were:
Peterborough, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, and King's Lynn.
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| Produced: |
Midland & Great Northern Joint
Railway Society |
2009 |
| Title: |
Norfolk's
Heritage Railways Volume Two |
| Produced: |
Peter
Boggis |
2010 |
| Price: |
£9.99
Now
Blu-ray Version Available £12.50 |
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Norfolk’s
Heritage Railways DVD Volume Two features three chapters
filmed at the North Norfolk and Mid-Norfolk Railways.
Both steam and diesel hauled services can be seen
working through the beautiful Norfolk Countryside.
Summer Steam 30
Minutes approximately
The Mid-Norfolk Railway’s popular summer steam
services have seen successive visits to the line by
Dennis Howells’ GWR Pannier Tank 9466. The
immaculately kept 0-6-0 can be seen working services
over the 11½ mile line between
Dereham and Wymondham Abbey during the summer of 2009.
Mixed Traffic 15
Minutes approximately
The North Norfolk Railway held its Mixed Traffic
Gala on the 5th and 6th June 2010. Black 5, 44767 George
Stephenson
arrived at the railway for her summer stay over a week
earlier and joined the mix of resident steam and diesel
locomotives.
The National Railway Museum's LEV1 (Leyland Experimental
Vehicle) is seen in service, as too is the railway’s
Class 101 DMU, making its début in original green
livery.
Grand
Steam Gala
17 Minutes approximately
In September 2010, the North Norfolk Railway was
host to no less seven steam locomotive types for their
annual Autumn Gala. BR and all of the Big Four were
represented, and even the industrial workhorse. With an
intensive programme of
passenger and goods trains, the scene was set for a
spectacular event – arguably the best to date!
Approximate
running time 62 minutes
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| Title: |
The
Eastern and Midland Railway |
| Author: |
Eastern
and Midland Railway
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| Published |
Midland & Great Northern Joint
Railway Society |
2010 |
| Price |
£3.50 |
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This reprint of
an article that first appeared around 1887 gives a
fascinating glimpse into the life and times of
rail travellers and the efforts made by railway
companies, in this instance the Eastern and Midlands the
forerunner of the M&GN , to encourage prospective
customers to use their services.
In the days when
mass communication was in its infancy, it was incumbent
upon the railway companies to sell not only their
services but the attractions of the places they served.
Tourism could be a good source of income and had the
potential to improve the company's fortunes - it was a
revenue source not to be ignored.
As well as reprinting the
text in a style close to the E&M's booklet, there is
also a two page Postscript that gives clarification to
some of the themes in the article
12pages black and white,
colour outside cover Approx. 10" x 7" ( 70 x
240 mm)
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