101 695 | BR Class 101 | 51499 + 51226 | BR green*Late crest|Undergoing repairs|The former Corkerhill set 695 built 1958/59 arrived at the railway in late 2003. In the last years of its mainline service for Strathclyde PTE, 51226 was shown to have suffered minor damage to the cab end in the Class 101 fire at Mossend.[25] It is owned by the MNRPT, and was repainted into its original green livery before entering service in Norfolk.[26] [27] ||-|L836|BR Class 101|51434 + 59117 + 51503|BR Blue & Grey|Non - Operational|51434 and 51503 came from set L836 built in 1959, the last Class 101 based at Norwich where it was used as a route learner. 59117 formed part of set L840 at Reading. They were formerly preserved at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, owned by railwayman Matthew Smith. At his bequest they moved to Dereham in June '02, under the care of the Class 50 Locomotive Association, and the set has been posthumously named after him.[28] [29] [30] ||-|101 663|BR Class 101|56347|BR green|Operational|Unpowered trailer car, previously used at Bressingham, before being sold to the Foxfield. Privately owned, and now used as an additional vehicle and spare trailer for the MNR DMUs.[31] [32] | |-|L233|BR Class 108|54270 + 51942|Unrestored|Undergoing restoration|Preserved since 1994, but never restored to use. Privately owned, it arrived on the Mid-Norfolk in 2014 for restoration to passenger use.[33] [34] ||-|L432|Class 117 |51370 + 51412|BR Green|Undergoing restoration|Preserved in 1994, at the Chasewater Railway, then at Titley Junction railway station, followed by the Whitwell & Reepham railway station, before Arriving at the MNR in November 2020, for restoration to passenger use. Although not an Eastern Region type, the class did operate between Birmingham and Norwich,[35] and sister unit no. L411 (51346 + 59498 + 51388) visited the branch, as far as North Elmham, with the Hertfordshire Railtours 'Anglian Vibrator' railtour on 23 November 1985. Privately owned.[36] ||-|142 038|BR Class 142/0|55629 + 55579|Northern Rail unbranded|Stored|The unit's body is based on that of the original Leyland National bus, and many fixtures and fittings of the bus can be found on the units.[37] All 94 Class 142s were to be withdrawn by mid-2020, as they do not comply with the Persons with Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability (PRM-TSI).[38] [39] Stored at Gascoigne Wood prior to delivery to the MNR in February 2020.[40] ||-|142 061|BR Class 142/1|55711 + 55757|Northern Rail unbranded|Operational|Owned by the Mid Norfolk Railway. Stored at Gascoigne Wood prior to delivery to the MNR in September 2020, entering service in May 2021.[41] [42] ||-|144 018|BR Class 144|55818 + 55854 + 55841|Northern Rail unbranded|Stored|Owned by the Mid Norfolk Railway. The twelfth Class 144 Pacer to be preserved in the UK.[43] ||-|9004|BR Class 419|68004|Green|Stored|Built for the boat trains from London Victoria to Dover and Folkestone, this unit was fitted with batteries to allow it to operate over short-distances of non-electrified line. Used as hauled stock, for Permanent way workings.[44] ||-|320|BR Class 307|94320|Royal Mail|Stored|Built for use on electrified lines out of Liverpool Street as Class 307 driving trailer (DTCOL) 75120, converted for postal use as a Propelling Control Vehicle with a maximum speed of 40 mph when propelling[45] and presently used for storage.[46] |. |}
BR Mk1 Carriages
See main article: British Railways Mark 1. British Railways Mark 1 is the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways from 1951 until 1974. Following nationalisation in 1948, the Mark 1 was intended to be the standard carriage design for use across all lines, incorporating the best features of each of the former companies' designs. It was also designed to be much stronger than previous designs, to provide better protection for passengers in the event of a collision or derailment.
Passenger carrying vehicles
Current Number | Previous Number(s) | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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E1842 | | RMB | 1960 Wolverton | Dual braked, dual heated, owned by MNRPT.[47] The Restaurant Miniature Buffet is a Tourist Standard Open (TSO) coach with two full seating bays next to the centre transverse vestibule removed and replaced with a buffet counter and customers standing space, and one bay on one side (same side as the buffet counter) removed and replaced with a store cupboard on the other side of the centre vestibule. | | 1106 | 80020 | 'Booth Car' | 1968 Horbury | Unique catering vehicle built by Chas Roberts on the underframe of Mk 1 RK 80020. Used on one of the Cambridge Buffet Car express sets. Under restoration, private owner[48] | | 1966 | | RU | 1962 Swindon | Stored, owned by MNRPT[49] This Restaurant Unclassified was fitted with a kitchen capable of providing cooked meals, and was later fitted with a buffet counter. Previously used as a workshop at Long Marston Exchange Sidings. | | E4702 | E4702 | TSO | 1957 York | Vacuum braked, steam heated, owned by MNRPT. Previously on the Llangollen Railway.[50] | | E9010 | 9369 | BSOT | 1963 Wolverton | Vacuum braked, steam heated, owned by MNRPT[51] Converted into a microbuffet in 1980 as carriage number 9010. Converted in preservation into an accessible coach. | | M13225 | | FK | 1959 Swindon | Dual braked, dual heated, owned by MNRPT.[52] The coach underwent a 2-year overhaul of the interior and exterior from late 2020 to early 2023. The work was able to be completed via Government Covid Resilience Funding which was awarded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. | | E14023 | 17023 | BFK | 1963 Swindon | Dual braked, dual heated, owned by MNRPT. The coach was purchased by the railway in September 2023 and repair work started work in Mid-September. The coach was released into traffic in June 2024 just in time for the MNR's Summer Steam Gala allowing for two vacuum braked maroon sets to be in service for the event. | | M16153 | | CK | 1961 Derby | Vacuum braked, dual heated, owned by MNRPT[53] | | |
Non-passenger carrying vehicles
Number | Previous Number(s) | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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35341 | NPCCS 80208 DB977908 | BSK | 1962 Wolverton | Former courier vehicle. Stored. Private owner.[54] | | 81014 | 84014 95332 95228 | BG | 1959 York | Dual braked, under restoration, private owner.[55] | | 99163 | M25994 18994 | SK | 1962 Derby | Former passenger carriage, now unbraked and in use as a static dormitory for railway staff members. Converted as a dormitory coach for The Travelling College in 1989. Private owner.[56] | | |
BR Mk2 Carriages
See main article: British Railways Mark 2. The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages, built between 1964 and 1975. They were of steel construction. The MNR project to create a complete set of coaches in the blue-grey livery introduced in 1964 was a first in preservation. Several of the coaches feature Edward Pond murals[57] fitted during refurbishment when in Network SouthEast service. A third set, owned by a group based on the line, was the first set in preservation to wear InterCity Executive livery.
Vacuum brake set
Number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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13252 | Mk2 Prototype | FK | 1962 Swindon | Owned by MNRPT, originally preserved in 1982 at National Railway Museum, York. Moved to, and partially restored, at Steam Museum in 2000. Released from the National Collection, arriving on the MNR in 2009. Briefly in service in 2011, but then stopped for heavy overhaul.[58] | | 5211 | Mk2 | TSO | 1966 Derby | Owned by MNRPT[59] | | 5219 | TSO | 1966 Derby | Owned by MNRPT[60] | | 9409 | BSO | 1966 Derby | Owned by MNRPT[61] | | 13446 | FK | 1968 Derby | Owned by MNRPT[62] | | 13447 | FK | 1968 Derby | Owned by MNRPT[63] | | |
Air brake set
Number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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5255 | Mk2 | SO | 1966 Derby | Owned by the MNRPT[64] | | 5309 | Mk2a | TSO | 1968 Derby | Owned by the MNRPT[65] | | 5630 | Mk2d | TSO | 1971 Derby | Stored as spares vehicle, MNRPT[66] | | 3521 | Mk2e | FOT | 1973 Derby | Fitted with micro buffet in 1992, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by the MNRPT[67] | | 9496 | BSO | 1972 Derby | CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by the MNRPT[68] | | 1218 | Mk2f | RFB | 1973 Derby | Converted 1989 to Buffet Open First for InterCity Cross Country. Formerly used on Liverpool Street to Norwich services. First preserved operational air-conditioned coach on a heritage line. CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by the MNRPT[69] | | |
Non-passenger carrying vehicles
BR Mk3 Carriages
See main article: British Railways Mark 3. The Mid-Norfolk Railway also operates British Rail Mark 3 vehicles in service. The Mark 3 was developed in response to growing competition from airlines and the car in the 1960s. Originally conceived as locomotive-hauled coaching stock, the first coaches built, in 1972, were for the prototype HST. Production coaches entered service between 1975 and 1988. Mk3a FO 11024, a crash-damaged spares vehicle owned by National Express East Anglia, was stored on the MNR between 2008 and June 2010, and DVT 82104 was stored at Dereham during 2012, but neither was part of the railway's fleet.
Passenger Vehicles
Number | Previous number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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10213 | 11050 | Mk3a | RFM | 1975 Derby | Converted 1984 from First Open to Restaurant First Modular (RFM). Became the first operational Mk3 carriage on a heritage railway. Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner. | | 12008 | | TSO | 1975 Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner[71] | | 12022 | | TSO | 1975 Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner[72] | | 12063 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT.[73] | | 11006 | 11906 | FO | 1975 Derby | Previously Open Composite. Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner[74] | | 11011 | | FO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner[75] | | 12047 | | TSOD | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner[76] | | |
Refurbished Mark 3 Passenger Vehicles
In 2020 the railway purchased a fleet of 19 refurbished Mk3 carriages that had been retired from the Norwich to London services.[77] These vehicles had been refurbished in 2016, fitted with eco-toilets, LED lighting and refreshed interiors.[78]
Number | Previous number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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10401 | 12168 | Mk3a | TSOB 1 | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT. Trailer Standard Open Buffet converted from a TSO.[79] | | 10405 | 12157 | TSOB 1 | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT. Trailer Standard Open Buffet converted from a TSO.[80] | | 10414 | 10216 | TSOB 2 | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT. Trailer Standard Open Buffet converted from a RFM by removing the kitchen equipment and replacing 24 First Class seats with 54 Standard Class seats.[81] [82] | | 11067 | | Mk3b | FO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[83] | | 11069 | | FO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[84] | | 11100 | | FO(D) | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT, with wheelchair-accessible modular toilet during the 2016 refurbishment.[85] | | 12030 | | Mk3a | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT | | 12031 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[86] | | 12073 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[87] | | 12105 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[88] | | 12110 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT | | 12129 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[89] | | 12130 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[90] | | 12132 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[91] | | 12147 | | TSO | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[92] | | |
Refurbished Pullman Vehicles
Among the coaches purchased after use on Greater Anglia were four former InterCity Manchester Pullman coaches.
Number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Photo |
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11073 | Mk3b | PFO | Derby | Formerly InterCity Pullman car "William Ewart Gladstone". Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT | | 11080 | PFO | Derby | Formerly InterCity Pullman car "Emmeline Pankhurst". Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[93] | | 11081 | PFO | Derby | Formerly InterCity Pullman car "Elizabeth Gaskell". Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[94] | | 11085 | PFO(D) | Derby | Formerly InterCity Pullman car "Sir John Barbirolli". Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT, with wheelchair-accessible modular toilet during the 2016 refurbishment.[95] | | |
Driving Vehicle Trailers
Number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Picture |
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82112 | Mk3b | DVT | 1988 Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT. A Driving Van Trailer (DVT) is a purpose-built control car railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate with a locomotive in push-pull formation from the opposite end of a train.[96] | | 82125 | 1988 Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, private owner.[97] Preserved in 2018, and became the first DVT[98] preserved and, in April 2019, first to enter service on a heritage railway. | | 82133 | 1988 Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[99] | | |
Sleeping Cars
Number | Type | Designation | Built | Notes | Picture |
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10561 | Mk3a | SLEP | Derby | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[100] | | 10607 | SLEP | Derby | Built 1983. Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[101] | | 10666 | SLED | Derby | Built in 1981. Converted to provide easier access for disabled passengers, with wheelchair-accessible modular toilet and compartment. Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, owned by MNRPT[102] | | |
Goods and engineering wagons
The Mid-Norfolk has a varied collection of goods wagons. They are usually used for works trains and demonstrations at various times of the year. This includes examples of covered and open wagons, tank wagons, including a milk tank wagon of the type once used over the line on the North Elmham milk trains and the following examples of brake vans.
Built for | Number | Type | Notes | Photo |
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Great Western Railway | 17438 | Toad | 20t 4w brake van, designed as the standard brake van for the GWR. Examples were built from 1894 to the early 1950s.[103] The Toad has a large guards compartment extending about two-thirds of the length of the van, with the remaining "veranda" open on three sides. This example was built in 1940 at Swindon.[104] Private owner. | | Great Eastern Railway | 1380 | TY | Body only, originally an exhibition coach but now workshop and store[105] Was formerly used as a residence, known as "Sunshine Villa" since 1928. When built would have operated in varnished teak, but was withdrawn wearing GER crimson.[106] | | North Eastern Railway | - | BG | North Eastern Railway-designed full brake / ballast brake vehicle. Private owner. | | British Railways | DB 993717 | Shark | A 20t Ballast Plough built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1952.[107] Private owner. | | B 954550 | | 20t 4w Brake Van built at Faverdale Wagon Works in 1959 for British Railways.[108] Private owner. | | |
Cranes, runners and specialist plant
Built for | Number | Type | Notes | Photo |
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British Railways | DR 81330 | ZOR | 10t 4w Self-Propelled Diesel Crane, built by Thomas Smith & Sons (Rodley) Ltd. Operates with 4 wheel ZSR Crane Runners DB 998508 and DB 998504. Currently undergoing repair/repaint. Owned by MNRPT | | – | – | 10t 4w Coles 480 'Adonis' Self-Propelled Yard Crane, ex-Western Region. Not a rail-mounted vehicle. | | LNER | 497753 | – | Wickham trolley | | M/C 3340 | – | 6t Motor Crane, built by Ransomes & Rapier. Believed ex-Dereham station. Not a rail-mounted vehicle. | | Great Eastern Railway | – | – | 1t Horse-Drawn Yard Hand Crane. Ex-Watton station. Not a rail-mounted vehicle. | | |
Former Mid-Norfolk Railway rolling stock
Since the preservation reopening of the line, several items of rolling stock have worked or been based on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, but have since departed. A number of vehicles have also been stripped and partially (or fully) scrapped on the railway. This section details those items (excluding visiting charter and freight locomotives).
Most of the Stadler FLIRT units being delivered to Greater Anglia were stabled on the line prior to entering service, with many of the retired Mk3 coaches also visiting, but these are not included in the records.
Steam locomotives and shunters previously based on the MNR
Diesel locomotives and shunters previously based on the MNR
Number & Name | Description | Notes | Picture |
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1 'County School' | Ruston 0-4-0 | Now Bressingham Steam Museum.[110] | | 08631 'Eagle' | BR 0-6-0 Class 08 | While in use at Cambridge Depot the locomotive was named after the only railway loco built in Cambridge, by Hedley Bros at the Eagle Foundry in 1845, for the Norfolk Railway. Preserved 2007, but frequently hired out for mainline use. Sold by owner in 2015, having not been seen at Dereham for a number of years.[111] | | 08847 | BR 0-6-0 Class 08 | Main-line registered locomotive, temporarily based and operating at Dereham following use at Norwich Crown Point. | | 20069 | BR Bo-Bo Class 20 | Delivered to County School station on 19 June 1992. Sold out of preservation in 2016,[112] and leaving the railway in 2020. | | 20206 | BR Bo-Bo Class 20 | Scrapped, Booth's of Rotherham (2004).[113] | | 31235/D5695 | BR A1A-A1A Class 31/1 | 31235 arrived on the Mid-Norfolk on 29 March 2000, having been in store at Carlisle for five years.[114] It was sold in 2016. | | 31530/D5695 'Sister Dora' | BR A1A-A1A Class 31/5 | Arrived December 2002, restoration never completed, departed 2013. To Mangapps Railway Museum. | | 31438/D5557 | BR A1A-A1A Class 31/4 | Arrived 2001, sold 2011. To Epping Ongar Railway. | | 37099 'Clydesbridge' | BR Co-Co Class 37 | Displayed, unrestored, at Norwich Road level crossing in Dereham, then moved to North Norfolk Railway, but operated on neither line.[115] | | 56040 'Oystermouth'[116] | BR Co-Co Class 56 | Bought by the Class 56 Group, arriving in September 2006. Sent to the Battlefield Line Railway for repairs in August 2009 but was later scrapped.[117] | | 56101 'Mutual Improvement' | BR Co-Co Class 56 | Cover for withdrawn 56040 until April 2011, then moved by rail to Barrow Hill[118] [119] then sold out of preservation and exported to Hungary.[120] | | 73210 'Selhurst' | BR Bo-Bo Class 73 | 73210 arrived by rail behind sister 73136 in 2008. In 2018 it moved to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. | | |
Multiple units and railcars previously based on the MNR
Carriages previously based on the MNR
Number | Type | Designation | Notes |
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80740 | Mk1 | BG | Former Sandite vehicle, scrapped at Dereham in 2003, after restoration halted.[128] | 4614 | TSO | To Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, April 2015[129] | 25631 | SK | Privately owned, sold to Aln Valley Railway.[130] | 35006 | BSK | To Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, 2016.[131] | 1689 | RBR | Sold to Wensleydale Railway in 2017.[132] | 35270 | BSK | Delivered to County School as privately owned luxury saloon, then to Wymondham as holiday home. Now North Yorkshire Moors Railway.[133] | 25231 | SK | Purchased as spares donor, scrapped at Booth's, Rotherham, by 05/15.[134] | 9406 | Mk2 | BSO | Arrived 2012, never used on MNR fleet. Sold to Telford Steam Railway, leaving January 2017.[135] | 5267 | Mk2a | TSO | Purchased as donor vehicle. Broken up for spare parts early 2009[136] | 5480 | Mk2b | TSO | Broken up for parts, September 2011[137] | 5497 | TSO | To Great Central, August 2009[138] | 5536 | Mk2c | TSO | Broken up for parts, Spring 2009[139] | 6356 | BSO | Broken up for parts, Summer 2009[140] | ADB977390 | FO | Arrived in poor condition in 2012. Stored, unrestored, for private owner. Departed, unrestored, 2020.[141] | 6357 | BSO | Initially preserved, but broken for parts in 2012.[142] | ADB977595 | Mk2d | FK | Arrived in poor condition in 2009. Stored for private owner. Departed, unrestored, 2020.[143] | |
Eastern Rail Services vehicles
While the company was being established, a number of vehicles owned by Eastern Rail Services were operated or stored on the line.
Number | Type | Designation | Notes | Photo |
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86226 | Mk1 | GUV | Built 1958, by Pressed Steel. Used as private stores vehicle and sold to private owner in 2021. | | 1692 | RBR | Dual brake. Stored, unrestored, at MNR from 2017 to 2020.[144] | 35292 | BSK | Former Post Office courier vehicle. Stored, unrestored, on MNR from May 2013 to December 2020.[145] | 3133 | FO | Ex-Riviera Trains, used in Set OC91. Stored, partially restored but out of use, on MNR from 2017. To Bo'ness, partially restored, in 2020.[146] | 5265 | Mk2a | TSO | Privately owned, used as the fifth coach of the Railway's air-braked blue/grey Mk2 set of carriages.[147] | | 17079 | BFK | Privately owned, used on the Railway's air-braked blue/grey Mk2 set of carriages.[148] | | 5446 | Mk2b | TSO | Privately preserved, and stored, unrestored, on the line from 2008 until sold to PNP Events, in Telford, April 2021[149] | | 9448 | Mk2c | BSO | Stored on line from 2009, but never restored by owners. To ERS Great Yarmouth depot 2020.[150] | | 3181 | Mk2d | FO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, to Nemesis Rail after storage on MNR[151] | | 5647 | TSO | Ex-Riviera Trains, in Oxford Blue and Cream. Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned. Stored at MNR when not at Dartmoor for Polar Express duties.[152] | 5732 | TSO | Acquired as spares vehicle, scrapped during 2011. | 9500 | Mk2e | BSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, restored on MNR before moving to Weardale Railway[153] | | 9505 | BSO | Acquired as spares vehicle during 2012, scrapped 2016. | 5906 | TSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, kept on MNR when not in use at Weardale Railway[154] | 5866 | TSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned[155] | 9497 | BSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, to Weardale Railway[156] | 5989 | Mk2f | TSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, to Weardale Railway | | 6059 | TSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, to Weardale Railway[157] | | 5960 | TSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned,[158] | | 6168 | TSO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, to Weardale Railway[159] | | |
Riviera Trains vehicles
Spot-hire carriages owned by Riviera Trains were based on the line until 2022, for use on special events.
Number | Type | Designation | Notes | Picture |
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3417 | Mk2f | FO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, maintained in former Anglia Railways livery as part of Riviera Trains' Norfolkman set of air-conditioned Mk2 vehicles.[160] | | 3379 | FO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, maintained in former Anglia Railways livery as above. | 3334 | FO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, maintained in former Anglia Railways livery as above. | 3336 | FO | Air Brake, CDL-fitted, air conditioned, maintained in former Anglia Railways livery as above. | |
Visiting steam locomotives
Visiting steam locomotives that have operated on the preserved Mid-Norfolk Railway are shown in the following table:
Date | Number & Name | Description | Notes |
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1997 | Sir Berkeley | MW 0-6-0 ST | Hauled first passenger services from restored Dereham station. | 2000 | Little Barford | Barclay 0-4-0 ST | Used for crew training and evaluation. | 2001 | 61264 | LNER 4-6-0, B1 Class | Routed via Dereham for repairs after failing on railtour at Norwich, 20 November. | 2004 | 61264 | LNER 4-6-0, B1 Class | Routed via Dereham for repairs after colliding with buffers at Norwich. | 2006 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | First scheduled steam service between Dereham and Wymondham since 1955.[161] [162] | 2007 | 9466 | Operated MNR steam services June/July. | 34067 Tangmere | SR 4-6-2, Battle of Britain Class | Hauled the first steam charter from Dereham (to London Liverpool Street), 5 May.[163] | 2008 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services July/August. | 2009 | 69621 | LNER 0-6-2, N7 | Operated weekend services, 25 April – 4 May | 70013 Oliver Cromwell | BR 4-6-2 Standard Class 7 | Stabled at Dereham for a week in early May, planned service trains cancelled.[164] | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services July/August. | 2010 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services July/August. | 2011 | 6023 King Edward II | GWR 4-6-0 6000 Class | Operated MNR steam services June/July 2011. | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services July/August 2011. | 47406 | LMS 0-6-0 3F Class | Operated MNR steam Gala 2011. | 2012 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services June and August. | 78019 | BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 | Operated MNR steam services in June 2012. | 1306 Mayflower | | Operated MNR steam services in July 2012. | 1744 | | 2013 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services June to August. | 46233 Duchess of Sutherland | LMS Princess Coronation Class | Operated MNR steam gala in July 2013. | 61306 Mayflower | | 30053 | | 2014 | 48624 | LMS Stanier 8F | Operated MNR steam services for Peppa Pig weekend, 24–26 May 2014, in replacement of N2 1744. | 45699 Galatea | | Operated MNR West Coast steam gala, 30–31 May & 1 June 2014. | 46115 Scots Guardsman | | 48151 | LMS Stanier 8F | 60009 Union of South Africa | LNER Class A4 | Operated MNR Summer Steam Gala, 26–30 June 2014. 2525 remained at Dereham after this event. | 61994 The Great Marquess | LNER Class K4 | 1310 | NER Class H | 1744 | GNR Class N2 | 2525 | Cockerill vertical boilered well tank | 2015 | 10 Cumbria | Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST | Booked for main steam season. | 5542 | GWR 4575 Class | Visited for the MNR steam gala on 19–21 June 2015. | 46233 Duchess of Sutherland | LMS Princess Coronation Class | 2016 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services. | 46233 Dutchess of Sutherland | LMS Princess Coronation Class | Visited for the MNR steam gala in 2016. | 46100 Royal Scot | LMS Royal Scot Class | 2017 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services. | 60009 "Union of South Africa" | LNER Class A4 | Visited for the MNR steam gala in 2017. | Stewart and Lloyds 62 (7673) Ugly | RS&H 0-6-0 ST | 2018 | 9466 | GWR 0-6-0 9400 Class | Operated MNR steam services. | 75008 Swiftsure | Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST | 80078 | BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T | Visited for the late-season MNR steam gala in 2018. | 2019 | 80078 | BR Standard Class 4 | Operated MNR steam services. | 2238 | NER Class T2 | Visited for the MNR Summer steam gala in 2019. | 5197 | USATC Class S160 | 60009 Union of South Africa | LNER Class A4 | Operated MNR services late August. | 2020 | 80078 | BR Standard Class 4 | Operated MNR staff training service. Remained on line as a resident engine. | 2021 | 813 | GWR/PTR 0-6-0ST | Operated various MNR steam services from July to September. | 60103 "Flying Scotsman" | LNER Class A3 | Operating during Autumn. Originally booked for 2020. | 24564 | North British 0-6-0T "Coventry No.1" | Static display during The Polar Express™ Train Ride season. | 2022 | 3844 | Hunslet Engine Company 0-6-0ST "United Steel Company 22" | Worked some services during the 2022 season. | 1919 | Avonside Engine Company 0-6-0ST "Cranford" | Static display during The Polar Express™ Train Ride season. | 2024 | 4144 | GWR Large Prairie 41xx 2-6-2 | Visited for the MNR Summer Steam Gala in 2024 and operated 1 day of regular MNR Steam Services. | 34072 "257 Squadron" | British Railways - Bullied "Battle of Britain Class" 4-6-2 | Visited for the MNR Summer Steam Gala in 2024 and operated 1 day of regular MNR Steam Services. | |
Visiting diesel and electric locomotives
In addition to locomotives based on the line, the Mid-Norfolk Railway has hired a number of diesels to operate service and special event trains. Visiting diesel locomotives that have operated service trains on the preserved Mid-Norfolk Railway are shown in the following table:
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