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(Redirected from Eaton Park Railway) Miniature railway in Norwich, Norfolk, England This article is about the miniature railway in Norfolk. For the former minimum gauge railway in Cheshire, see Eaton Hall Railway.

Eaton Park Miniature Railway
ThemeRidable miniature railway
Attractions
Total2
Eaton Park, Norwich, England
Coordinates52°37′12″N 1°15′26″E / 52.62000°N 1.25722°E / 52.62000; 1.25722
OpenedMay 1960 (1960-05)

The Eaton Park Miniature Railway (EPMR) is situated in Eaton Park, in Norwich, Norfolk.

Construction began in 1957 and the 365-foot (111 m) loop of elevated 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) gauge track opened in May 1960, with public being carried on Summer Sundays. In the 1970s the line was extended to 955 feet (291 m). In 2004 a second ground level line, of mixed 5 in (127 mm) and 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge, was constructed, and there is now over 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of track on the site. In February 2013 work started on a tunnel, designed to also serve as a secure trolley shed.


References

  1. History of the NDSME
  2. Norwich and District Society of Model Engineers
  3. Norfolk Railway Society, February News Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

For More info visit the link below, http://www.friendsofeatonpark.co.uk/railway.html


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