The Mid Norfolk Railway has announced that volunteers and contractors have returned to their railway to continue with many projects.
Bridge No.1683 Repairs
One of the biggest projects recently completed was renewing way beams on bridge 1683. Waybeams are large wood beams, which sit on metal troughs with the rails running on top.
A team made up of Permanent Way staff and volunteers began removal the rails and clearing ballast off the bridge to allow access to the beams.
Once lifting the beams out, each weighing 2.5 tonnes, the metalwork was treated. With the new resin-treated beams in, the rails could be refitted. To complete the job, Sonic Rail Services were brought in with their specialist heavy plant equipment.
North Dereham Signal Box
As the work was progressing on the bridge, a small team of volunteers from the Signalling team has been working on the railway's Dereham North signal box. The structure of the box has stood at the end of Platform 1 at Dereham station since 2007, where it was erected following its recovery from Lowestoft
Now the Signalling team have installed the signalling frame and associated infrastructure ready to commission the signal box as a working box.
Charlie Robinson, the Chairman of the Railway Trust said: “This is another important step along the road to our eventual aim of reopening the line to County School Station.”
Carriage and Wagon Team
Work on maintaining and repairing the MNR's carriages and wagons has also resumed with volunteers progressing with various projects.
Mid Norfolk Railway's General Manager George Saville said: “This has been a very important project for the railway, our volunteers and Sonic Rail Services have made an excellent job of the refurbishment work. On behalf of the railway I would also like to thank Sonic Rail Services for their support in making this project happen.”
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A Jolly Well Done so far, to the Mid-Norfolk Railway… This Anglian Heritage Railway’s doing so well so far… On it’s Projects & Aimful Goals.
I Myself, still hope to travel to and visit the MNR ‘in-person’ someday… I’d look forward to it.