Mid Norfolk Railway
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Steam-hauled train on Danemoor Bank, 2011
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| Locale | England |
| Terminus | Dereham |
| Connections | Network Rail (at Wymondham South Junction) |
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| Name | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Built by | Samuel Morton Peto |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust |
| Stations | 5 |
| Length |
17 1⁄2 mi (28.2 km) 15 mi (24 km) operational |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1845 |
| Closed to passengers | 6 October 1969 |
| Closed | 4 August 1980 (to freight) 1989 (to all traffic) |
| Preservation history | |
| 1974 | Wymondham, Dereham and Fakenham Rail Action Committee formed |
| 1978 | Fakenham & Dereham Society formed |
| 1995 | Dereham Rash's Green to Yaxham re-opens to passengers |
| 1997 | Dereham railway station re-opens to passengers |
| 1998 | Dereham to Wymondham section re-opens to goods |
| 1999 | Dereham to Wymondham section re-opens to passengers |
| 2013 | First passenger train (north of Dereham), as far as Hoe |
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