Audio: Worthing Weekend 19th and 20th May 2018

History was made on the Mid Norfolk Railway over the weekend of the 19th and 20th May 2018 when public timetabled services returned to Worthing for the first time since 1964. A train consisting of the steam locomotive GWR Hawksworth Pannier Tank number 9466 and diesel Class 04 D2334 with five carriages ran the passengers along the line from Wymondham to Worthing.

Next stop Worthing Crossing.

The next stage of the ongoing development will be to reach the village of North Elmham where rail freight was still in operation up until 1989. From there a mile and a half of track will need to be relaid to get to the Mid Norfolk Railway’s Northern Station, County School.

Mid Norfolk Railway Chairman, Charlie Robinson at Dereham Station with the first timetabled train returning from Worthing.

On the Saturday, Project Officer for the Norfolk Orbital Railway, Paul Young travelled the route and spoke to people involved with the weekends activities and captured some of the sounds of the train running over the Worthing section.

You can listen here:

MNR volunteer Steve Tweed at Hoe Crossing

The Mid Norfolk Railway relies on volunteers and if you would like to be involved you can find out more information here:  Mid Norfolk Railway Volunteer

Cover photograph: Worthing Crossing taken by Andy Marrison.

9466 passing over a rail bridge close to Worthing

Saturday May 19th 2018.  History in the making on the Mid Norfolk Railway as we see the return of public timetabled rail passenger services from Dereham to Worthing crossing after a 54 year break.

Dennis B Howells MBE the owner of GWR Hawksworth Pannier Tank number 9466.

Listen here to  9466 crossing a bridge near to Worthing crossing with the first train on Saturday with the return trip to Dereham.

Here is a weblink to the 9466 Locomotive Group website