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Norfolk Hero
Norfolk Hero, a Neil Simkins 2-6-0 + 0-6-2 Garratt Steam Engine, was purpose built for the railway in 1986.
The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge heritage railway running between the coastal town of Wells and Walsingham which is further inland. The railway occupies a part of the trackbed of the Wymondham to Wells branch line.
The line, which is 4 miles (6.44 km) long, once formed part of the Great Eastern Railway and is now the longest 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway in the world. It runs from the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea to the pilgrimage centre at Walsingham. It is the northern section of the former Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea line which was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts.
Norfolk Hero
Norfolk Hero, a Neil Simkins 2-6-0 + 0-6-2 Garratt Steam Engine, was purpose built for the railway in 1986.
The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge heritage railway running between the coastal town of Wells and Walsingham which is further inland. The railway occupies a part of the trackbed of the Wymondham to Wells branch line.
The line, which is 4 miles (6.44 km) long, once formed part of the Great Eastern Railway and is now the longest 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway in the world. It runs from the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea to the pilgrimage centre at Walsingham. It is the northern section of the former Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea line which was closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts.