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A regular loco hauled working in the late seventies was the Norwich to Birmingham New Street. It was normally hauled by a class 31 and here 31314 races through Wymondham with the 1810 ex Norwich on 22nd July 1978.
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A regular loco hauled working in the late seventies was the Norwich to Birmingham New Street. It was normally hauled by a class 31 and here 31314 races through Wymondham with the 1810 ex Norwich on 22nd July 1978.

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  • The amiable Arthur Broughton in Shippea Hill Box who taught me a lot about railway signalling. 23rd April 1980
  • Arthur the station cat. Everybody's called Arthur round here, even the cat.
  • Padnal Box before and after the fire. December 1989. Photo coutesy of Richard Pike.
  • The well looked after down platform at Wymondham 23rd August 2006. Photo Peter Heath
  • Padnal lever frame. 3rd May 1980
  • Shippea Hill Box interior detail. 23rd April 1980
  • 25125/25132 pass Santon Downham between Brandon and Thetford with the 0800 Walsall to Yarmouth. 5th September 1980.
  • A pair of unknown class 25's head a Yarmouth Summer Saturdays only Yarmouth train at Lakenheath in the summer of 1981.
  • Padnal Box c1980
  • The 0750 Norwich to Cambridge arrives at Harling Road on 16th July 1979.
  • Attleborough. Goods shed used by Gaymers Cider for apple storage, recorded on 16th July 1979. Rail access was by a siding which ran in front of the building.
  • Attleborough on 16th July 1979, facing Norwich. Note the goods shed to the right which is still standing today. The goods shed to the left of the station building was used by Gaymers Cider for apple storage. It was rail accessed. (next photo)
  • Birmingham RCW Class 104 3 car unit approaches Padnal box with the 1220 Ely to Norwich on 3rd May 1980. The unit is travelling very slowly due to the failure of the automatic half barriers at Mile End Crossing. Ely cathedral can be seen on the skyline.
  • 47184, "County of Cambridgeshire", speeds past Padnal signal box with the summer Saturdays only Newcastle to Yarmouth. 24th May 1980
  • A regular loco hauled working in the late seventies was the Norwich to Birmingham New Street. It was normally hauled by a class 31 and here 31314 races through Wymondham with the 1810 ex Norwich on 22nd July 1978.
  • 47003 arrives at Wymondham with the 1850 Norwich to Liverpool Street via Cambridge on 22nd July 1978
  • The 0915 Summer Saturdays only Yarmouth to Manchester speeds through Shippea Hill with 31220 in charge. 22nd July 1978
  • 37029 passes Shippea Hill with a Birmingham New Street to Norwich working on 22nd July 1978
  • Passengers step away from the platform edge as 31220 passes Shippea Hill with the summer Saturdays only Yarmouth to Manchester on 22nd July 1978.
  • Thetford Station Detail.
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