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THE
M&GN JOINT RAILWAY SOCIETY WEB SITE
The
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway network once
covered the map of Norfolk. The section between
Sheringham and Holt (opened 1887, closed 1964) was saved
by enthusiasts and re-opened in stages from 1976: today,
as the Poppy Line, it is one of Britain’s foremost
heritage railways, carrying over 126,000 passengers a
year.
The M&GN Joint
Railway Society is the registered charity that supports
(and is the major shareholder in) the
North Norfolk Railway, the Poppy Line operating company.
The Society owns
four historic steam locomotives and a vintage diesel
loco. It also owns the only surviving Gresley Quad-Art
4-coach set, an LNER pigeon van, a coach from the Wisbech
Tramway, and other historic vehicles. Many of the
Society’s artefacts, photographs, maps, tickets and other
ephemera are on display in the William Marriott Museum at
Holt Station.
There are some
2,000 Society members, many of whom work on the Poppy Line
as volunteers: the line is volunteer-led, and over 90% of
the jobs on the Railway are carried out by volunteers.
There are only 30 full- and part-time staff.
Society members
are kept in touch by a free quarterly glossy magazine,
Joint Line, and qualify for a 75% discount on Poppy
Line travel (except on dining trains and at special
events).
This site is one of the
Poppy Line group of
websites.
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