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Bure Valley Railway
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The '''Bure Valley Railway''' is a
Heritage railway in
Norfolk, England Norfolk, within
The Broads National Park.
The Railway runs from
Wroxham to
Aylsham (9 miles) and is Norfolk's longest narrow-gauge railway, with both
steam and
diesel locomotives. There are intermediate halts at
Brampton, Norfolk Brampton,
Buxton Lammas and
Coltishall. There are 17 bridges, including a 105 ft-long girder bridge over the
River Bure at Buxton Lammas.
The history of this railway starts in
1877 when the East Norfolk Railway opened from
Norwich, England Norwich to
Cromer, with an extension from Wroxham to Aylsham in
1880. The ENR was taken over by the Great Eastern Railway in
1882, which was amalgamated into the London & North Eastern Railway in
1923. The railway was nationalised in
1948.
In
1952 the passenger service stopped, but the freight service continued.
Buxton Lammas closed for goods in
1964, and
Aylsham and
Coltishall in
1974.
Freight trains continud to run over the line after this for two principal sources of traffic. The line west of
Aylsham via Cawston and Reepham originally went further to a junction at
County School Station; by this time it instead turned south via a new curve at Themelthorpe to join a fragment of the old Midland and Great Northern system to reach Lenwade and Norwich City station.
Coal traffic continued to be carried from Norwich Thorpe via
Aylsham to Norwich City - a fantastic trip around Norfolk just to cross Norwich! There was also regular traffic from Lenwade in the form of concrete building components.
This traffic ended in
1981 and the line through Aylsham formally closed on 6 January
1982. A weed killing train ran in
1983 and track-lifting trains ran the following year.
The Bure Valley Railway opened in
1990, and a
long distance footpath (
rail trail) opened alongside it in
1991. It is currently home to Norfolk's only operational railway
List of tunnels in the United Kingdom tunnel, which carries the railway under the
Aylsham Bypass Tunnel Aylsham Bypass. The only other tunnel, in
Cromer Tunnel Cromer, is disused.
The track is laid to a gauge of 15 inches. The railway is operated by a fleet of five steam and three diesel locomotives. Passenger rolling stock consists of 26 fully-enclosed bogie carriages and two four-wheel brake vans. Trains almost always include carriages capable of accommodating wheelchairs. Approximately half the carriages are equipped with electric heating, for winter services.
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Category:Narrow gauge railways
Category:Visitor attractions in Norfolk
Category:Rail Trails
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