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A range of items of MNR rolling stock, including visiting Pannier tank 9466, at Dereham, 2009

The Mid-Norfolk Railway has a large collection of heritage rolling stock, mostly relating to the post-war British Railways-era, from the 1950s to 1990s. The line holds several rolling-stock accomplishments:

  • Owners of the first DMU vehicle to enter preservation.[1]
  • First Second Generation DMU used on a heritage railway.[2]
  • First complete set of coaches in the blue-grey livery on a heritage line.[3]
  • First complete set of coaches in the InterCity Executive livery on a heritage line.
  • First heritage railway to operate an air-conditioned Mk2 carriage in service.[4]
  • First operational Mk3 carriage on a heritage line.[5]

Maintenance facilities

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The main restoration depot is at Dereham. The three-road shed, built with a £100,000 European Union (EU) grant, has space to accommodate nine standard length coaches, steam or diesel locomotives.[6] Additional secure storage sidings have been built near Kimberley, relating to a main-line contract.[7] With the Mid-Norfolk being connected to the main Breckland secondary main line, the company's maintenance facilities are also employed for the regional Network Rail Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) during the autumn period.[8]

Locomotives and multiple units

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Steam locomotives and shunters

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Until 2019 there were no steam locomotives based on the line, with the Mid-Norfolk hiring steam locomotives based on other railways for use during the Summer season and most remaining services utilising diesel traction. Sentinel 4wVBT 9596 "George"[9][10] and Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 0-4-0ST 7818 "Castle Donington Power Station No. 2"[11] are stored in the former yard at Yaxham, independently of the MNR. Great Western Railway 0-6-0 PT '9466' was a regular visitor to the line, but wasn't based at Dereham.

Number Name Description Livery Status Notes Picture
80078 - BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T BR lined black Operational Built at Brighton Works in 1954 by British Railways. Privately owned. Current resident steam locomotive.

Diesel locomotives and shunters

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Number

(Current number held)

Name Description Livery Status Notes Picture
BSC 1 - Hunslet 0-6-0 diesel BSC yellow Operational English Electric Stephenson 0-6-0 diesel-hydraulic shunter BSC 1 was built at Vulcan Foundry, Lancashire for the British Steel Corporation (BSC) in 1965, upon completion she was allocated to Corby. During preservation, it is used for engineering trains only as it is not fitted with train brakes. Operated the first train into North Elmham yard since closure. Arrived at the MNR in January 2017
D2063

03063

- BR 0-6-0 Class 03 British Rail Blue Operational 03063 was released from Doncaster Work on 14 July 1959 originally as D2063, under Pre-TOPS, and was allocated to the York North (50A). In the July of 1968 the locomotive was fitted with a dual braking system which allowed it to shunt/haul air fitted stock. In February 1974 it was renumbered 03063 under the then new TOPS system. Over the course of its life it was transferred to various depots including Bradford Hammerton Street & Hull Botanic Gardens where it was then withdrawn in November 1987. Upon withdrawal from BR the locomotive was then sold into preservation. The locomotive was then bequeathed to the Mid-Norfolk Railway in 2023 upon the passing of it owner, the late Paul Mobbs. It was moved to the MNR in November 2023.
D2197

03197

- BR 0-6-0 Class 03 British Rail Blue Operational British Rail Class 03 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive 03197 was built at Swindon Works in 1961. It was released to the Western Region on 15 June 1961, where it spent the majority of it life until it was withdrawn from service in March 1974. After just over 19 months of storage 03197 was transferred to Norwich Thorpe (NR) on 11 October 1975, where she then stayed until the Class 03s were withdrawn from service at Norwich in September 1987. Arrived at the MNR in 2018 to assist with the engineering work at Kimberley Park.
D2334 - BR 0-6-0 Class 04 British Railways Green *Late crest Undergoing repairs British Rail Class 04 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive D2334 was built by the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Company in 1961. Outshopped from Darlington Works in 1961, the 04 arrived at Heaton from new on 25 July. Moved on to Percy Main (North Shields ) on 8 June 1963, then to Gateshead on 30 January 1965, and finally to Darlington on 24 February 1968. Withdrawn from service in 1968 after which it was owned by the National Coal Board (Manvers Main Colliery in South Yorkshire, then Wath, followed by Thurcroft and finally Maltby) before being sold for preservation in 1985. Arrived at the MNR in January 2017.
D9520 - BR 0-6-0 Class 14 British Railways Green Operational Originally allocated to Hull (Dairycoates) on the Eastern Region, then used by British Steel Ltd at Corby Steelworks and at Glendon. Previously based on the Nene Valley Railway. Privately owned. Arrived at MNR in June 2021.[12]
D5683

31255

- BR A1A-A1A Class 31 EWS Maroon Undergoing restoration British Railways Class 31 diesel-electric locomotive 31255 was built at Brush Traction, Loughborough in January 1961 as a Class 30/2 (works number 284), 31255 was released to Sheffield Darnall (41A) on 19 January 1961 as D5683. In February & March 1966 the locomotive went under a major overhaul which included the replacement of the Mirrlees JVS12T 1,365 bhp (1,018 kW) engine to the English Electric 12SVT 1,470 bhp (1,100 kW) engine due to the original Mirrlees engine being unsuccessful. She left Brush on 12 March 1966, now reclassed as a Class 31/1. She was then renumbered on 1 January 1973 as 31255 under the new TOPS system. Towards the end of its mainline career, it was acquired by EWS and became the locomotive for the EWS livery paint trials but never ran on the mainline and spent its life under EWS at Toton (18A). 31255 was then withdrawn in January 1999, and went into preservation at the Colne Valley Railway, until bought by Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2015 for an aborted return to mainline operation.[13] In 2016 the locomotive was then moved to the MNR for storage. In 2020 the locomotive was purchased by a group of people for restoration and use on the MNR.[14]
D6587

33202

'Dennis G. Robinson' BR Bo-Bo Class 33 British Rail Blue Operational Built BRCW Works and released into service February 1962. First allocated to Hither Green. Named "The Burma Star" in July 1991, then "METEOR" in November 2002. Preserved February 2009.[15] Arrived on the Mid-Norfolk Railway in 2018 to assist with the engineering work at Kimberley.[16]
D6703

37003

'Dereham Neatherd High School 1912 – 2012' BR Co-Co Class 37 British Rail Blue Undergoing restoration - off site Built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry, as works number EE/VF2866/D582, 37003 was released to Stratford depot (30A) as D6703 on 28 December 1960. In April 1963 the locomotive was named "First East Anglian Regiment", but the name was never unveiled. At Tinsley in 1989 37003 was given the unofficial 'painted-on nameplate "TIGER MOTH", which was carried until she was overhauled at Doncaster in 1992. 37003 was withdrawn from traffic in 1994 and stored at Bescot and Crewe, until purchase by the Class 37 Locomotive Group in 1998. In 2012 the locomotive was named after Dereham Neatherd High School, with full nameplates and the school crest. Nameplates were removed in 2014.
D1886

47367

'Kenny Cockbird' BR Co-Co Class 47 British Rail Blue Operational Built by Brush at Loughborough as works number 648 and entering service as D1520 at Immingham in 1965. In December 1977, it was the last Class 47 wearing two tone green. Based at Stratford Depot from 1987 to 1990, but carried the "Stratford Sparrow" until 1996. The locomotive was then purchased and is currently owned by The Stratford 47 Group. Name unofficially applied at Tinsley in 1992.[17]
D1762

47167 47580

'County Of Essex' BR Co-Co Class 47 Monastral Blue (Platinum Jubilee variet) Operational Built by Brush at Loughborough as works number 524, D1762 was released to Tinsley in March 1964. It was allocated to Stratford TMD several times during its career. It was named County of Essex on 2 August 1979, the nameplates being removed in 1993. Renamed as "Restormel" in 1995. Stored as No. 47732 in April 2004, it was purchased and is currently owned by The Stratford 47 Group who preserved and brought it back into service; restored as "County of Essex" in 2008. This locomotive is mainline registered and is often operating away from its MNR base.[18] Repainted with purple highlights for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.[19]
D1933

47255 47596

'Aldeburgh Festival' BR Co-Co Class 47 BR Two Tone Green Operational Built by Brush at Loughborough as works number 695, D1933 was released to Bristol Bath Road in March 1966, although it was allocated to Stratford TMD several times during its career. It was named Aldeburgh Festival by Dr. Elizabeth Legg-Schwarzkopf, President of the Friends of Aldeburgh Festival on 8 June 1984, the nameplates being removed in 1993. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in October 2002 after three years in storage.[20] The locomotive was then purchased and is currently owned by The Stratford 47 Group. The locomotive was painted back into its original British Rail Two Tone Green Livery in 2020.
D419

50019

'Ramillies' BR Co-Co Class 50 British Rail Large logo Blue Undergoing overhaul The class were built for working passenger services on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) north of Crewe, to Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and Glasgow Central, with the locomotive being originally allocated the running number D419. The locomotive was named after HMS Ramillies on 18 April 1978. In 1984 Ramillies was repainted in a variation of BR Blue by staff at Plymouth Laira depot. 50019 had visited East Anglia prior to preservation, being stabled at March depot in January 1987.[21] Withdrawn for overhaul in 2013.[22]

Multiple units and railcars

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Number Description Formed of Livery Status Status Photo
- BR Class 100 56301 BR Green On Display Built in 1957. Used for static display – although proposed for eventual restoration. Trailer car 56301 was the first diesel multiple unit car to enter preservation in 1969, originally being used at the Chasewater Railway, before spending time at the Uranium Fuel Center, Salwick, and then having a period of storage at the King's Lynn Sugar Factory (between 1996 and 1997, while associated with the aborted National Diesel Railcar Museum project).[23][24]
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] .

Passenger stock

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BR Mk1 Carriages

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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

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Current Number Previous
Number(s) 		Designation Built Notes Photo
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

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Number Previous
Number(s) 		Designation Built Notes Photo
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

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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.[3] 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

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Number Type Designation Built Notes Photo
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

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Number Type Designation Built Notes Photo
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

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Number Previous
Number(s) 		Type Designation Built Notes Photo
9423 025000 Mk2a BSO 1967
Derby 		Formerly an internal user at Preston Station as 025000. Sold 1994 from British Rail to Trainsrail, then EWS, then DBS. Arrived on the MNR in 08/12. Owned by Class 37 Group as support coach.[70]

BR Mk3 Carriages

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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

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Number Previous
number 		Type Designation Built Notes Photo
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.[5]
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

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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
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[71]
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

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Among the coaches purchased after use on Greater Anglia were four former InterCity Manchester Pullman coaches.

Number Type Designation Built Notes Photo
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

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Number Type Designation Built Notes Picture
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

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Number Type Designation Built Notes Picture
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

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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
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 Standard 20t 4w Brake Van built at Faverdale Wagon Works in 1959 for British Railways.[108] Private owner.

Cranes, runners and specialist plant

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Built for Number Type Notes Photo
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

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Class 755 unit stored on the Mid-Norfolk Railway prior to entering service

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

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Number & Name Description Notes Picture
2525 Cockerill 0-4-0 Tram Locomotive Built in 1907, was stored out of use within sight of passing trains on the Mid-Norfolk and listed in the published stocklist for the line. It has now been restored and has operated on the MNR, though based at Yaxham and currently at the Mid Suffolk Light Railway.
2857 'Swiftsure' Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Locomotive Originally delivered to the War Department depot at Burton Dassett in Warwickshire. Later worked at Dodworth Colliery in Barnsley and at Cadley Hill Colliery near Swadlingcote in South Derbyshire. The locomotive has lived a transient life in preservation, being based on the Lavender Line in 1986, then Bodmin & Wenford Railway in 1987 until sold to the Strathspey Railway in 2006, then Peak Rail in 2013, the East Lancashire Railway in 2015 and then moving to the Nene Valley Railway by the end of that year. In 2017 the locomotive moved to the Dean Forest Railway. Based at Dereham from 2019 to 2021.[109]

Diesel locomotives and shunters previously based on the MNR

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Number & Name Description Notes Picture
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.[112]
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

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Number Description Formed of Notes Photo
– BR Class 108 51572 + 56224 Now Wensleydale Railway[121] / Ecclesbourne Valley Railway[122]
- BR Class 117 51360 Now Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
L409 'Fran' BR Class 117 51386 Scrapped, Dereham (2003)[123]
- BR Class 119 51073 Now Ecclesbourne Valley Railway[124]
P106 BR Class 122 55006 Now Ecclesbourne Valley Railway[125]
P109 BR Class 122 55009 Arrived on the Mid-Norfolk Railway in 1997. Never entered service and departed for Great Central Railway in 2020.[126]
141108 BR Class 141 55508 + 55528 In 2002, when based on the MNR, it became the first Pacer to enter public service. Then Colne Valley Railway before passing to mainline company Locomotive Services. Moved to Eastleigh Works in 2020.[127]
5176 BR Class 415 14351 + 15396 + 14351 + 15354 Now Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust / Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire
9003 BR Class 419 68003 Now Eden Valley Railway
1497 BR Class 421 76764+62402+69318+76835 Now Spa Valley Railway

Carriages previously based on the MNR

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Number Type Designation Notes
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

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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
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[157]
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

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Spot-hire carriages owned by Riviera Trains were based on the line until 2022, for use on special events.

Number Type Designation Notes Picture
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

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9466 leaving Kimberley Park, 2009
King Edward II at Dereham, 2011
78019 at Dereham, 2012
NER 1310 at Dereham, 2014
GWR 9466 is seen at Hoe level crossing
60009 at Dereham, 2019
60103 at Dereham, 2021

Visiting steam locomotives that have operated on the preserved Mid-Norfolk Railway are shown in the following table:

Date Number & Name Description Notes
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 LNER Class B1 4-6-0 Operated MNR steam services in July 2012.
1744 LNER Class N2 0-6-2
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 LNER Class B1 4-6-0
30053 Southern Railway Class M7
2014 48624 LMS Stanier 8F Operated MNR steam services for Peppa Pig weekend, 24–26 May 2014, in replacement of N2 1744.
45699 Galatea LMS Jubilee Class Operated MNR West Coast steam gala, 30–31 May & 1 June 2014.
46115 Scots Guardsman LMS Royal Scot Class
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

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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:

Classes 45 and 46 at Dereham, Spring Gala 2010
Class 37s at Thuxton, Autumn Gala 2010
Class 55 approaching Dereham, April 2012
47580 on the morning service to Wymondham Abbey, 19 March 2010
68007 in the yard at Dereham, December 2014
03179 at Hoe level crossing, returning from Worthing, April 2019
Date Number & Name Description Notes
2002 47309 'European Rail Operator of the Year' British Rail Class 47 Spring Diesel Gala.
2003 47309 'European Rail Operator of the Year' British Rail Class 47 Spring Diesel Gala.
47200 'The Fosse Way'
2004 47316 'Cam Peak' British Rail Class 47 Spring Diesel Gala.
47847 'Railway World Magazine'
2005 47714 British Rail Class 47 Spring Diesel Gala.
2006 37259 British Rail Class 37 Autumn Diesel Gala.
2007 33065 'Sealion' British Rail Class 33 In service on the MNR for a four-week period, including the Spring Diesel Gala.
57011 British Rail Class 57 Autumn Diesel Gala.
37688 'Kingmoor TMD' British Rail Class 37
2008 37038 British Rail Class 37 Spring Diesel Gala.
D9521 British Rail Class 14 Operated MNR services May to early July.
E6043 British Rail Class 73 Delivered sister 73210 in September, and worked Autumn Gala.
20315 British Rail Class 20 Autumn Gala.
20307 British Rail Class 20
2009 47580 'County of Essex' British Rail Class 47 Stratford 47 Gala Day (with 47596).
37425 British Rail Class 37 Spring Diesel Gala.
60059 British Rail Class 60
66144 British Rail Class 66
67008 British Rail Class 67
37510 British Rail Class 37 Autumn Diesel Gala.
2010 26007 British Rail Class 26 Spring Diesel Gala.
45133 British Rail Class 45
D182 British Rail Class 46
47580 'County of Essex' British Rail Class 47
D6729 British Rail Class 37 Autumn Diesel Gala. Celebrating 50 years of the Class 37 diesel. 37219 would remain on the MNR for the following year.
D6737 'Gartcosh'
37109
37219 'Shirly Ann Smith'
37275
37423 'Spirit of The Lakes'
37518
37601 'Class 37 – Fifty'
37706 'Conidae'
37906
97301
2011 73109 'Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary' British Rail Class 73 Drags and Rescues Event, 14 & 15 May. HST operated one MNR service train during on 14 May.
86101 'Sir William A Stanier F R S' British Rail Class 86
43075/43082 'Railway Children – The Voice For Street Children Worldwide' British Rail Class 43 (HST)
37219 'Shirly Ann Smith' British Rail Class 37 Autumn "Heavy Haul" diesel gala, 23–25 September.
56302 British Rail Class 56
59001 British Rail Class 59
59101 British Rail Class 59/1
66431 British Rail Class 66
2012 D335 British Rail Class 40 Spring Diesel Gala
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' British Rail Class 55
37682 British Rail Class 37
37087 'Keighley & Worth Valley Railway' British Rail Class 37 Stratford Gala
47292 British Rail Class 47 Autumn Diesel Gala, Class 47 Golden Junbilee
47375
47401 'North Eastern'
47579 'James Nightall G.C.'
47580 'County of Essex'
47703 'Hermes'
47798 'Prince William'
47853 'Rail Express'
2013 37194 British Rail Class 37 Spring Diesel Gala (replacing original line-up)
66709 'Sorrento' British Rail Class 66
50026 'Indomitable' British Rail Class 50 Covering for 50019 during main operating season.
55002 'King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry' British Rail Class 55 Autumn Diesel Gala
D6700 British Rail Class 37
56097 British Rail Class 56
37706 British Rail Class 37
2014 D1015 'Western Champion' British Rail Class 52 Delivered stock and then static display at Dereham for Spring Diesel Gala
45133 British Rail Class 45 Spring Diesel Gala (then remaining on MNR for 2014 season)
D306 'Atlantic Conveyor' British Rail Class 40 Spring Diesel Gala
50007 'Hercules' British Rail Class 50
31108 British Rail Class 31
37219 'Demelza' British Rail Class 37
68007 British Rail Class 68 Christmas Diesel Gala. First ever visit of a Class 68 to a diesel gala.[165]
2015 31271 'Stratford 1840 – 2001' British Rail Class 31 Spring Diesel Gala.
31601 British Rail Class 31
37419 British Rail Class 37
66733 British Rail Class 66
2016 37905 British Rail Class 37 Spring Diesel Gala.[166]
41001 British Rail Class 41 (HST)
50007 'Hercules' British Rail Class 50
50017 'Royal Oak' British Rail Class 50
50050 'Fearless' British Rail Class 50
66426 British Rail Class 66
2017 37688 British Rail Class 37 Spring Diesel Gala.[166]
37424 British Rail Class 37
57007 British Rail Class 57
50026 'Indomitable' British Rail Class 50 Autumn Diesel Gala. 37688 joining the home fleet.
37688 British Rail Class 37
2018 26043 British Rail Class 26 Spring Diesel Gala.
33035 British Rail Class 33
45060 'Sherwood Forester' British Rail Class 45
88008 'Ariadne' British Rail Class 88
03197 British Rail Class 03 Abellio Greater Anglia storage works trains (continued into 2019)
33202 'Dennis G. Robinson' British Rail Class 33
41001 British Rail Class 41 Polar Express™ (continued into 2019)
2019 03197 British Rail Class 03 Spring Diesel Gala.[166]
33202 'Dennis G. Robinson' British Rail Class 33
37423 'Sir Murray Morrison 1873–1948 Pioneer of British Aluminium Industry' British Rail Class 37
41001 British Rail Class 41 HST
50008 'Thunderer' British Rail Class 50
2020 03197 British Rail Class 03 Dereham depot duties
2022 D8001 British Rail Class 20 Autumn Diesel Gala
57312 British Rail Class 57
2024 37608 'Andromeda' British Rail class 37 Spring Diesel Gala

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  150. ^ "BR 9448". The Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey Project.
  151. ^ BR3181
  152. ^ BR5647
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