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North Elmham railway station

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to construct a new platform in preparation for the opening of the MNR's northern section for passengers. Construction of a new platform and the pace of track restoration between Hoe and North Elmham which relies on volunteer labour and charitable donations.
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on 9 November 1992, with initial tracklaying starting soon after. This grants permission, associated with the original enabling act, to operate a railway beyond the buffers north of North Elmham station (at
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The station was equipped with a single passenger platform on the down line. This line was flanked by a goods loop. The station was rebuilt by the
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Engineering works to lay and re-lay track and to operate railway between County School and Breckland boundary
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North Elmham was the location for a rail served dairy, with daily milk trains operating from the station to
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volunteers are instead concentrating efforts on restoring the line progressively towards North Elmham.
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It had been proposed that there could be an additional halt built between this location and
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Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at North Elmham - Dereham on 14th December 1882
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Hertfordshire Railtours 'Anglian Vibrator' railtour at North Elmham, November 1985
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Although there are no passenger train services near this station at this time, a
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The derelict station building in 2010, prior to restoration as a home.
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Photo of level crossing and granary (under demolition), July 1990
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A collision took place close to the station on 14 December 1882.
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The station also dealt in grain and fertilizer traffic.
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Hallet, Graham (July 2020). "Bringing home the milk".
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Some materials are currently on site from the former
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heritage railway

North Elmham
Breckland
Norfolk
Grid reference
TF993203
Eastern Counties Railway
Great Eastern Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Mid-Norfolk Railway
North Elmham
English
Norfolk
Wymondham to Wells Branch
Mid-Norfolk Railway
Dereham
County School

London & North Eastern Railway
Ilford
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Legend
Fakenham
North Elmham station
Dereham
Cambridge - St Ives railway

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