As North Norfolk Railway approaches the end of its golden jubilee year, RICHARD GUNN looks at how it reached such a milestone and talks to some of those responsible for overseeing how it tackles the challenges of the present and the future.

D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap

As the North Norfolk Railway’s flagship ‘B12’ approaches its centenary, RICHARD GUNN catches up with the NNR’s chief mechanical engineer, Keith Ashford, to chat about how its overhaul is progressing

When it comes to LNER teak carriages, the North Yorkshire Moors and Severn Valley railways immediately come to mind. But the North Norfolk Railway has its own LNER teak set which, when finished, will be a little different from the rest, as THOMAS BRIGHT finds out.

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

THE CLASS 37 Loco Group’s 37003’s engine has been refitted, and it has been able to move under its own power at the UKRL depot at Leicester for the first time in 12 years. In December 2013, 37003 was