North Norfolk Railway Grand Steam Gala September 2011

I see running all this week, shame I'm working. On the plus side I have Friday and Saturday of the gala off. About to order my lineside

Just seen this on the website "Thank you your application has bean submitted " lol

 

1959? by Ashers123, on Flickr

 

So come on then boys at the NNR, bolt some token apparatus into that recess on the front of the tender and let's see it doing what it should be doing in the place it has always done it

 

Final visiting locomotive has been announced, Hunslet Austerity 3777, as BR 68030

 

Suddenly I'm interested! Is it planned for Ring Haw to be back in action in time?

 

Ring Haw is now withdrawn pending overhaul.
Pity. She will be greatly missed. Such a star locomotive.

 

Let's hope that the visitors don't get as exciting/stupid about this loco as the young lad on the platform at Llangollen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUl69sJjCZ8

Richard

 

That's interesting, I thought it'd had one fairly recently (circa 2007?), so one assumes it must be something quite major to mean withdrawal so early? Of course, I might be completely wrong with the date!

 

The work it had done in 2006 was a mid-ticket repair to the firebox, it has now been withdrawn due to various ailments as it very near to the end of its boiler ticket. It now needs more boilerwork, a bottom-end overhaul (last done in about 1997) and a re-tyre. Work is expected to commence on this very soon.

SteveA

 

Ah, that figures. Let's hope it's not out for too long then, the word 'stalwart' is certainly apt!

 

Timetable now available

http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/graphics/events/gala/2011septemberPTT1.pdf

 

Someone's got an early start on the Saturday!

 

im cleaner everyday and sign on at 3:45. my sanity may be tested

 

Weather is looking good for Friday and Saturday as well. Light rain Sunday.

Looking at the timetable is it possible to work out which Loco will be on what set at a certain point through the day or is that deliberately being kept flexible ?

 

I've got an early enough sign-on for flag waving... i'll be hanging out the back of that early goods!

@Pesmo - The locos all have downtime at Sheringham as well as double headers from both ends of the line, so I think it would be luck rather than judgement if you were able to work out which locos are where. There is a gala booklet avaliable from the railway complete with information on the locos running etc on the day

 

Anyone else got their lineside pass, two attempts and nothing. Will phone in the morning though

 

I applied several weeks ago and got no response, filled out the form for a second time and then got the email with the documents. Only arrived the other day though. I'd left mine late in March and was able to pick it up from Sheringham office after ringing them.

 

looks like details got caught in the spam box and my letter with payment never arrived. Collecting and paying tomorrow morning.

 

is 45305 facing the right way round?

 

Yes, 92203, 43106, 45305, 65462, L99 and 5619 all face towards Holt if that's what you mean by the right way. I can't vouch for 68030 as I've not seen it yet.

SteveA