Eaton Park Miniature Railway

Eaton Park Miniature Railway
Location Eaton Park, Norwich, England
Coordinates 52°37′12″N 1°15′26″E / 52.62000°N 1.25722°E / 52.62000; 1.25722Coordinates: 52°37′12″N 1°15′26″E / 52.62000°N 1.25722°E / 52.62000; 1.25722
Opening date May 1960 (1960-05)
Theme Ridable miniature railway
Attractions
Attractions 2 total

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).[1] 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.[2] In February 2013 work started on a tunnel, designed to also serve as a secure trolley shed.[3]

Weather permitting, the railway is open to the public every Sunday from Easter to the end September.[4]

References

  1. ↑ History of the NDSME
  2. ↑ Norwich and District Society of Model Engineers
  3. ↑ Norfolk Railway Society, February News
  4. ↑ The Eaton Park miniature railway

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


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