North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala March 2013

With this gala set to be a special one being different from previous gala's it is planned to be held over two weekends. With this there is news already for this gala with confirmed visiting loco's:

BR Std. 7MT No.70000 'Britannia'
BR Std. 7MT No.70013 'Oliver Cromwell'

More loco's to be confirmed nearer the time, subject to availability etc.

More information is available in this month's Steam Railway magazine.

 

Any chance you could post the dates of this event on here please as I'm considering making a visit to Norfolk sometime next year.

Cheers

 

I believe its the first 2 weekends in March. Will check when i get home.

 

Did briefly catch the article in Steam Railway magazine. States that it will be the 2nd and 3rd weekends in March provisional.

 

That makes sense with 70013's mainline commitments. 70013 and 45305 are down to haul the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Expresses. This year they hauled alternate Saturdays, so if they do that next year 70013 will haul the one on the 2nd of March while 45305 will haul the one on the 9th. 70013's next trip is on the 24th March.

 

Dates are confirmed as being the 2 weekends of: 8-10th March 2013 and 16-17th March.

Confirmed Loco's subject to availability etc. are:

BR STD 7MT 70000 'Britannia'
BR STD 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
BR STD 4MT 76084
BR STD 9F 92203 'Black Prince'

More info available from North Norfolk Railway - Raising the Standard

 

I noticed this thread hasnt been updated much lately:
The gala is now going with the name 'Raising The Standard', 8 - 10 March & 16 - 17 March 2013

The guest engines have been posted via the unofficial NNR Facebook page (by a reliable source I might add!)

Visiting:
BR STD 7MT 70000 'Britannia'
BR STD 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
BR 2MT No. 78019
BR 4MT No. 80072
BR 5MT No. 73129

The later three are not yet confirmed on the NNR website.

Resident:
BR 9F No. 92203 'Black Prince'
BR 4MT No. 76084

Final confirmation of locos will be very soon.

 

Should be March of the standards...
Nah but anyway its going to be fantastic.

 

70013 and 73129 on site, eh? I must get my hearing aid shop open in Sheringham for the following week!

 

A group of us from Llan are coming down for this, on the first weekend.

Rather looking forward to it!

 

I love NNR Gala's. They have an atmosphere unlike any other. Sadly can't get to this one but I will be there in the autumn.

 

73129 will now not be attending due to a defect with the loco.

The BR Standards gala line up is now:
BR Standard 7MT 70000 'Britannia'
BR Standard 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
BR Standard 9F 92203 'Black Prince'
BR Standard 4MT 76084
BR Standard 2MT 78019
BR Standard 4MT(T) 80072

http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/page.php?pid=36

 

Breaking News: Unfortunately 70013 has been withdrawn from the gala line up due to overrunning winter maintenance. Such a shame

 

oh dear, very quickly running out of engines...!

 

Does 73050 operational? Does it ever play away from home? 75029? 80080? 92214?

 

73050 hasn't visited anywhere else. 92214 is undergoing overhaul.

The gala organiser has already stated they have checked each available alternative.

 

73050 is not even going to be available for the Nene Valley's own gala in Feb. as main springs are all away for overhaul.

 

The NNR have released a statement today. Click the link to view. North Norfolk Railway - Raising the Standard

 

The NNR have announced today that:

The following two locomotives have been confirmed as attending the North Norfolk Railway March Gala:-

Large Prairie number 4141 was built in August 1946 to a long established George Churchward & Charles Collet design and following being used on the mainline around Gloucester and latterly hauling expresses between London and Cheltenham, 4141 was withdrawn in February 1963. Like 4953, 4141 went to Barry and was the 28th locomotive to leave the site for preservation in January 1973. 4141 is currently resident at the Epping and Ongar Railway.

Black 5 45407 is a busy mainline locomotive, available for all types of charter work around the country. She is a regular performer on the Settle and Carlisle route and In Fort William on West Coast Railways "Jacobite Express" steam services between Fort Willian and Mallaig. She will be attending the North Nofolk Gala for the first weekend 8,9,and 10th March courtesey of Ian Riley the current owner of the Locomotive.

There maybe a third addition news of which we hope to publish later this month.

 

Oliver Cromwell unable to make gala.

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