2024

TF9912 : The Mid Norfolk Railway level crossing under the A47, Yaxham Road (A1075), Dereham

taken 1 year ago, near to Toftwood, Norfolk, England

The Mid Norfolk Railway level crossing under the A47, Yaxham Road (A1075), Dereham
The Mid Norfolk Railway level crossing under the A47, Yaxham Road (A1075), Dereham
Mid Norfolk Railway

The Mid-Norfolk Railway or MNR is a heritage railway in Norfolk. Re-opening as a tourist line in the mid-1990s, it is often referred to as a "New Generation" heritage railway, especially since the start of preservation in 1974.

The 14-mile line runs through the centre of Norfolk between the market towns of Wymondham and Dereham via Yaxham, Thuxton and Kimberley Park, operating steam and diesel services. The operational line extends northwards from Dereham to Hoe.
It is the southern section of the former Wymondham, Dereham, Fakenham and Wells-next-the-Sea line, opened by the Norfolk Railway in 1847 and closed to passengers in stages from 1964 to 1969 as part of the Beeching cuts. The final section of the line closed to goods traffic in 1989. The northern section of this line has been operated by the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway since 1982.
The MNR is owned and operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (a charitable trust), and is mostly operated and staffed by volunteers.
The line is the fifth longest preserved standard gauge railway in Great Britain.
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A1075 Road

The A1075 runs 20 miles between the Thetford bypass and the East Dereham bypass.

The A47 Road :: TF7809

The A47 is a key trunk road connecting Great Yarmouth, on the east coast of Norfolk, to the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands; a distance of 182 miles. However, most of the 17-mile-long section between Nuneaton and Castle Bromwich which was part of the original route has now been reclassified as the B4114.

The A47 is partly a holiday road, through West Midlands, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk, since it ends in Great Yarmouth, a tourist destination with a beach. On the way it passes the city of Norwich and the Norfolk Broads, both popular tourist destinations in their own right. Its other main function is the transport of goods by road to and from the A1 into Norfolk, North Suffolk and the ports at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.

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TF9912, 74 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Date Taken
Friday, 2 February, 2024   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 8 February, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 9953 1238 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:40.3428N 0:56.9817E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 9954 1236
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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