New Breakvan!

A Welshpool & Llanfair breakvan has arrived on the railway, eventually it will form part of a British style goods for our live steam locomotives.

Santa Specials

This years Santa Specials today kicked off, both Santa and Paddington Bear was at Sprowston Station, this years Santa Special loco will be Ragleth class "Whitlingham Lakes"

December update

Dibden Valleys 2-6-0 American tender engine entered our paint shops a month ago and has emerged this week in its new livery of black with white lining and silver smokebox

Below: the loco in its new livery looks at home in our current snowy weather

Along with the loco, two of DVRs passenger carriages have this week emerged from our paint shops in their new livery of cream and green.

Snow Time!

Over the last few days the snow has landed on the S&NLR once again, but services are still running with our newest live steamer Ragleth class "Whitlingham Lakes" putting in great performances.

Above: Ragleth raises steam at Sprowston

Above: Ragleth departs Sprowston in a snow flurry

Above: Thomas with a train at Sprowston, obviously hes been a very naughty engine and left his snowplough at the sheds...

Above: Ragleth departs Sprowston

Above: A snow bound Sprowston

BR for Ragleth

Our newest live steam loco Ragleth class "Whitlingham Lakes" has recently had its new early BR crests applied to the side tanks.

Norfolk Ted has visited the railway, he lives at Weybourne Station on the North Norfolk Railway, volunteers take him on adventures with him and he has been all around the world.

You can add him as a friend on Facebook and follow his travels: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001010810903

Above: Ted with Ragleth and Edrig

Above: Ted driving visiting Bachmann 2-6-0 loco from the DVR

Above & Below: Ragelth on a night time photo-shoot

Live steam double heading

On Saturday "Whitlingham Lakes" was paired with "Little Nellie" for the very first time for an excursion on the railway.

Ragleth Arrives!!

Yesterday our second and newest live steam locomotive arrived on the morning of October the 6th and was put straight into steam for testing. We have named the loco "Whitlingham Lakes" No.8018.

The loco ran extremely well and the managing director is very pleased with the new engine which is bound to prove popular with the crews having a covered cab! The locomotive has worked a number of test trains and is due to officially debut on the S&NLR this Saturday at our "Home Fleet Gala" staring along side our other live steam loco "Little Nellie" and visiting steamer "Anna".

Nellie a year on

It's now been over a year since Accucraft build Edrig Class "Little Nellie" arrived on the S&NLR, since then the loco is still going strong with only a few minor repairs and and regular maintenance needed during the year. The loco has visited both Derby and Whitwell & Reepham Station also.

Above: "Nellie" poses in front of "Annie" during the Whitwell & Reepham Station Steam Railway

Above: "Nellie" rounds rockery curve with a short passenger in snowy conditions

Above: "Nellie" with a mixed during spring 2010

Above: "Nellie" at the Amber Valley Railway alongside "River Test" in Derby

Another visitor arrives!!

This is a 0-4-0T live steam Anna built by Beck in the mid 1970s, normally based on our twin railway The Dibden Valley Railway the locomotive will be staying on the S&NLR until late October, during its time in Norfolk it is expected to prove a popular loco alongside Little Nellie our resident live steamer and also Whitlingham Lakes which is expected to arrive in the next 2-3 weeks!

Open Day

On Bank Holiday Monday - August we held the annual open day which saw an interesting selection of locos visit us

Above: visiting class 66 with matching hoppers
Above: American steam takes over Waybourne

Above: Nellie thunders into Waybourne

Above: visit scratch build french locomotive on its very first ever run

Above: visiting scratch built metropolitan loco

Whitwell Steam Railway

On the 31 July - 1st August some of our locos visited Whitwell & Reepham Stations 1st Steam Railway, the locos caused alot of interest, with Thomas being very popular...

Below: Nellie posed infront of Whitwells Andrew Barcley steam loco "Annie"

Below: "Nellie" posed on "Annie's" buffer beam

Below: "Nellie" in steam with "Black Beauty"

Below: "Spreewald" also visited

Below: Thomas, Spreewald, Black Beauty and fundenhalls Lyn