List of rolling stock preserved on the North Norfolk Railway

The main restoration sheds are at Weybourne. These have space to accommodate four standard length British Railways Mark 1 coaches and six large steam or diesel locomotives. Additional carriage storage sheds have been built near Holt, using Heritage Lottery Funding. These have the capacity to store the equivalent of 18 Mark 1 coaches.

Information about rolling stock available from: www.nnrailway.co.uk/rolling_stock/ ^[2]

Operational

Number and name	Built for	Type	Livery	Mainline Certified	Owners	Notes	Image
564	Great Eastern Railway	Class Y14 0-6-0	GER lined blue	No	M&GN Joint Railway Society	Operational, returned to service in 2015 following overhaul. Built in 1912.[3]
53809	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway	Class 7F 2-8-0	BR unlined black with late crest	No	John Moorhouse	Recently undergone work on suspension. Boiler ticket expires in 2026. Built in 1925.[4]
90775 "The Royal Norfolk Regiment"	War Department	WD Austerity 2-10-0	BR unlined black with early crest	No	M&GN Joint Railway Society	Operational, boiler ticket expires in 2027. Returned to service in May 2017 following the completion of its latest overhaul. The locomotive was named in September 2017, having previously carried the name "Sturdee" in preservation.[5] Built in 1943.[6] Not permitted to run on mainline due to flangeless middle wheels.

Undergoing Overhaul/Repairs/Stored

Number and name	Built for	Type	Livery	Mainline Certified	Owners	Notes	Image
1982 "Ring Haw"	Nassington Quarry	Hunslet Engine Company 0-6-0ST	Lined green	No	M&GN Joint Railway Society	Built in 1940. Purchased by the M&GN Joint Railway Society in April 2020 in order to aid the North Norfolk Railway PLC financially and in order to secure the overhaul of the locomotive.[7] Currently undergoing overhaul, boiler lifted Nov 2022.[8]
1744	Great Northern Railway	GNR Class N2 0-6-2T	N/A	Pending	The Gresley Society	Undergoing overhaul away from the NNR, due back late 2023. Built in 1921. To be mainline certified for use between Sheringham & Cromer
61572 (8572)	Great Eastern Railway	GER Class S69 4-6-0	LNER apple green	No	M&GN Joint Railway Society	Under Overhaul
76084	BR	Std 4MT	BR Lined Black	No	76084 Locomotive Company	Boiler ticket expired 24th Dec 2023
92203 "The Black Prince"	British Rail	Standard Class 9F 2-10-0	BR black with late crest	No	North Norfolk Railway PLC	Returned to service in 2019 after major firebox repairs. Built in 1959.[9] Sidelined in Decmember 2023 with leaks in the main internal steam pipe and withdrawn in March 2024.[10] Not permitted to run on mainline due to flangeless middle wheels.

Away on loan

Number and name	Built for	Type	Livery	Mainline Certified	Owners	Notes	Image
985	North Eastern Railway	LNER Class Y7 0-4-0T	LNER black	No	North Norfolk Railway PLC	Undergoing overhaul, boiler at NNR weybourne and bottom end still at MSLR. On loan to the Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Built in 1923.[11]
1700 "Wissington"	British Sugar Corporation	Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST	Green	No	M&GN Joint Railway Society	Returned to service in June 2022 after overhaul, on loan to the Mid Suffolk Railway.

Visiting Steam Locomotives

None at present.

Operational

Number and name	Built for	Type	Livery	Notes	Image
D5631	British Rail	Class 31	BR green with late crest	Returned to service in July 2021. Built in 1960. Steam heat boiler installed, awaiting commissioning.
D3935	British Rail	Class 08	BR green with late crest	Built in 1961. Returned to service in 2018 following overhaul, purchased by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society in 2018. In use as the Weybounre yard pilot[12]
D3940	British Rail	Class 08	BR green with late crest	Built in 1960. Returned to service in 2022, purchased by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society in 2023, now in use as the Sheringham station pilot.[13]
D6732	British Rail	Class 37	British Rail crest and yellow warning panels	Built in 1962. Began operating on the North Norfolk Railway in 1996.[14] Returned to service in 2013 following a major overhaul,but was withdrawn with an earth/generator fault in January 2017. Following extensive repairs, tyre turning and installation of a pre-heater unit at Barrow Hill, the locomotive returned to and re-entered service at the railway in April 2019.[15] The locomotive underwent a full repaint by Heritage Painting at the start of 2022. The locomotive is also fitted with a pre-heater.

Out of Traffic - Undergoing overhaul/repairs

Number and name	Built for	Type	Livery	Notes	Image
12131	British Rail	Class 11	Black	Out of traffic. Overhaul starting.

Visiting Diesel Locomotives

Operational

Number	Built for	Type	Livery	Notes	Image
E56352	BR	Class 101	BR Green	On loan from the NRM
M56182	BR	Class 104	BR Green	Returned to service in September 2023 after 10 year overhaul. Privately owned and paired with M51188
E51228	BR	Class 101	BR Green	Owned By the M&GN society	T
M51188	BR	Class 101	BR Green	Owned by privately on loan from ecclesbourne valley railway	M51188

Under Repair/Restoration

• BR Class 101 51192. Engines removed and currently stored in Bridge Road Carriage Sheds. On loan from the National Railway Museum.
• BR Class 101 56062. Undergoing bodywork overhaul in 2023, BR Green, Built in 1957.^[16]
• BR Class 104 50479. Undergoing major restoration, BR Green, Built in 1958. Privately owned^[17]

Away on loan

• BR Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth railbus 79960, built 1958, on loan to the Ribble Steam Railway^[18]

• TRAMM – DR 98801 ex-Balfour Beatty Track Renewal & Maintenance Machine (operational)^[19]

BR Mark 1 carriages

Operational

Non-Operational/ In Works

BR Mark 3 carriages

Specialist carriages

Suburban coaches

Part of the Suburban 4 project, funded by a £99,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to restore four of these coaches together to complement the vintage Quad Art set which they replaced in the 1950s.^[36]

Number	Built for	Type	Notes	Image
E43041	British Railways	Mk1 CL	Crimson – in service. Built in 1954.[37]
E43357	British Railways	Mk1 BT	Crimson – in service. Built in 1955. Previously modified as generator coach for dining services, but since restored to original condition.[38]
E46139	British Railways	Mk1 T	Crimson – in service. Built in 1954.[39]
E48001	British Railways	Mk1 TLO	Crimson – in service. Built in 1955.[40]

"Quad Art" coaches

Short for "Quad-Articulated", this unique set of permanently coupled coaches have been overhauled and restored in LNER varnished teak condition. Used as the backbone of NNR services until 1979, due to the age and historical importance of these coaches they are now only used periodically throughout the year. They were restored using a match funded Heritage Lottery grant of £341,000, with an additional £308,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund providing the Bridge Road Carriage Sheds, which were built to store the Quad-Art set.^[41]

Number	Built for	Type	Notes	Image
48861	LNER	Brake Third (BT)	Teak - in service. Built in 1924.[42]
48862	LNER	Third (T)	Teak - in service. Built in 1924.[43]
48863	LNER	Third (T)	Teak - in service. Built in 1924.[44]
48864	LNER	Third (T)	Teak - in service. Built in 1924.[45]

"Mainline Set" Coaches

These LNER carriages are, or will be, restored externally to British Railways 1950's/60's condition in Crimson/Cream livery.^[46]

Number	Built for	Type	Notes	Image
E9128E	LNER	Gresley Buffet (RB)	Previously restored in LNER varnished teak, but now Crimson/Cream – Built at York 1937. in service, usually used with the MK1s.[47]
70621	LNER	Brake Gangwayed (BG)	Built at York 1945. Formerly museum coach at Sheringham. Stored, out of service.[48]
52256	LNER	Tourist Third Open (TTO)	Built at York 1935. Stored, out of service.[49]
E12493E	LNER	Third Corridor (TK)	Built by Metro Cammell 1931. Static use, activity coach at Sheringham station[50]
E1866	LNER	Brake Third Corridor (BTK)	Built at Doncaster Works, 1950. In works.[51]
295	GER	Brake Third Corridor (BTK)	Built at Stratford 1907 for Norfolk Coast Express. Previously used on NNR as volunteer dormitory coach. Stored, out of service. Will be restored in varnished teak and work with the Quad Arts or Vintage Set and will provide Disabled access to both.[52]

"Vintage Set" Coaches

These carriages are or will be restored to form a rake of Victorian 4 or 6 Wheeler Carriages.

Number	Built for	Type	Notes	Image
6843	LNER	Pigeon Van (BYP)	Built at York 1929 for the Great Eastern/Midland and Great Northern section. Previously in static use as a shop at Weybourne. Lined teak, operational. Used either as part of the vintage train or attached to the Quad-Arts Set.[53]
853	GER	BTY	Built in 1899. In service after restoration was completed in 2019. Converted to allow Disabled Access[54]	853
129	GNR/M&GN	TZ	Built at Doncaster 1887, becoming Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway stock in 1903. In service, part of the vintage train. Initially restored using a converted wagon chassis, a new, more authentic, six-wheeled underframe has now been fitted.[55][56]
3	MR/M&GN	TY	Built in at Derby 1886 as Picnic Saloon 1616. To M&GN in 1903 as No. 3. Restoration completed in October 2015. Part of the vintage train. Painted in lined maroon.[57][58]
7	GER	Bogie Tramcar	Built in 1884 for the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. In service, part of the vintage train.[59]

Passenger rated vans

These vans are usually coupled to the railway's regular passenger trains. Their purpose is to carry pushcarts and bicycles for passengers.

Number	Livery	Built for	Type	Notes	Image
92097	Unlined Crimson/GWR Chocolate with Shirtbutton	British Railways	Fruit D	Built in 1958. In service. Received repairs and a repaint in 2015.[60]
94125	Unlined Maroon	British Railways	CCT (Covered Carriage Truck)	Built in 1958. Now stored out of service due to deteriorating condition. It will not be returning to service on the NNR. [61]
94464	Lined Maroon	British Railways	CCT (Covered Carriage Truck)	Built in 1960. In service. Overhaul completed in 2018.[62]
94338	BR Blue	British Railways	CCT (Covered Carriage Truck)	Built in 1960. Awaiting Overhaul. Recently transferred from Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway[63]

Brake vans

Number	Built for	Notes	Image
DB993707	British Rail	16T, hand brake, operational. Built 1951 RY Pickering. Arrived NNR in 2019.[64]
B950133	British Rail	20T, vacuum brake, undergoing repaint/repairs in 2023. Built in 1949.[65]
55167	Southern Railway	25T, hand brake, operational, overhauled 2021/22. Built at Ashford works.[66]
12	Lynn and Fakenham Railway	Operational. Occasional use only, normally part of the William Marriot Museum. Used in Melton Constable breakdown train and built in 1887.[67]

The North Norfolk Railway also operate a number of goods vehicles. These are classified as either 'operational' for use in engineering trains, 'heritage' which are suitable for use in a demonstration heritage freight train that is used on special occasions, or 'museum' if only allowed to run short distances.^[68]

Since the preservation reopening of the line, several items of rolling stock have worked or been based on the North Norfolk Railway, but have since departed. A number of vehicles have also been stripped and partially (or fully) scrapped on the railway.

Steam locomotives and shunters previously based on the NNR

Number & Name	Description	Notes	Picture
1970 "John D. Hammer"	Peckett 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1939 as works number 1970 for the Ashington Coal Company in Northumberland. Arrived on NNR in 1969, and was sold in 1991. It is now "Jackie Milburn 1924-1988" at the Stephenson Railway Museum.[69]
3777	Hunslet 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1952 for the National Coal Board (NCB) by the Hunslet Engine Company. Operated as 68030 at NNR. Now Llangollen Railway.[70]
3809	Hunslet 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1954 for the National Coal Board (NCB) by the Hunslet Engine Company. In 1963 it was fitted with a Giesl ejector chimney and blast-pipe. Moved to the NNR in 1988, and sold to the Weardale Railway in 2006.[71]
5470 "Colwyn"	Kitson 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1933 for Stewarts and Lloyds to work at the quarry at Corby. Arrived on NNR in 1971, starring in an episode of Dad's Army in 1973. It was sold in 1985 and is now at the Northampton & Lamport Railway.[72]
2107 "Harlaxton"	Andrew Barclay 0-6-0 side tank locomotive	Built in 1941 for Stewart & Lloyds, who operated the steelworks at Corby and the ironstone quarries nearby at Harlaxton and Woolsthorpe. It spent several years operating in M&GN livery on the NNR, and is now at the Caledonian Railway as "Thomas".[73]
7765	Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne 0-6-0 side tank locomotive	Built in 1954 by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn for the National Coal Board (NCB), specifically for working passenger trains on the NCB system at Ashington in Northumberland. It operated on the NNR in the 1970s, moving to the Colne Valley Railway and is now on the Weardale Railway.[74]
7845	Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne 0-6-0 side tank locomotive	Built to work at Hams Hall Power Station at Sutton Coalfield, where it was No 12. It was displayed at Sheringham on the NNR until the 1990s, moving briefly to County School railway station and is now displayed at the Hawes railway station in BR livery.[75]
2680	WG Bagnall 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1942 the Birchenwood Gas and Coke Co works near Stoke-on-Trent. It arrived in the 1970s, and was taken apart for an overhaul that was never completed, with Weybourne shed being built around it. It departed in 2009 and is now operational at the Ribble Steam Railway.[76]
2918 "Pony"	Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1912 for Blyth Harbour Commission. It arrived from the Yorkshire Dales Railway, and was briefly used as a station pilot. It departed in the 1990s, initially to County School railway station, and is now in works at Tyseley.[77]
2168 "Edmundsons"	Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive	Built in 1943 and spent its working life at Little Barford Power Station in Bedfordshire. It was briefly used on the NNR but departed in the 1990s, initially to County School railway station, and is now in works at the Rushden Transport Museum.[78]
2370	Bagnall 0-6-0 fireless locomotive	Built for the Distillers Company and delivered to their Salt End Works, Kingston upon Hull, in May 1929. It arrived in late 1979, and went on static display at Sheringham before moving circa 2004. Now derelict alongside the Leicester-Birmingham railway line.[79]

Diesel locomotives and shunters previously based on the NNR

Number & Name	Description	Notes	Picture
41001 'Doctor Harry'	John Fowler 0-4-0 diesel	Built 1945, formerly used at King's Lynn, beside the M&GN at South Lynn. Used to help restore the line to use, but scrapped in 1982.[80]
4210080	John Fowler 0-4-0 diesel	Built 1953, preserved on the NNR, but scrapped in 1991.
466629	Ruston & Hornsby 0-4-0 diesel	Informally named 'TIPOCKITY'. Went to Swanage, then Shillingstone, before being donated to the Whitwell & Reepham railway. Now operational at Whitwell & Reepham railway station.
NCB 10	English Electric 0-4-0 diesel	Built 1961, a diesel hydraulic with a Dorman engine, for the National Coal Board. Preserved 1976.
D2267	British Rail Class 04 0-6-0	Withdrawn in 1971, it was preserved, after an industrial career, in 1998. Stored on the NNR, and scrapped at Weybourne in 2003.[81]
D2280	British Rail Class 04 0-6-0	Stored on the NNR for several years and owned by the M&GNJRS, but sold and now based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
25057	British Rail Class 25 Bo-Bo	Arrived on the North Norfolk in April 1991,[82] then to Harry Needle Railroad Company.
27066 'Holt Pioneer'	British Rail Class 27 Bo-Bo	On 30 June 1962, this locomotive collided with a diesel multiple unit at Cricklewood carriage sidings, London due to confusion over a hand signal. The engine is now preserved and stored at Barrow Hill Roundhouse.[83]
37099	British Rail Class 37 Co-Co	Arrived from the Mid-Norfolk Railway, and stored until relocated to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
D2063	BR Class 03, built 1959	Left the NNR after the passing of its owner.
D 2051	BR class 03	Left the NNR November 2023. Now at the Telford Steam Railway	D2051

Diesel multiple and single units previously based on the NNR

Number & Name	Description	Notes	Picture
79963	Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth railbus	Preserved 1967, along with sister 79960. Operated on NNR until 2003, and sold to East Anglian Railway Museum in 2012.[84]
51346 + 59516 + 51388	BR Class 117	This three car Class 117 was privately preserved in 1994, and operated on the North Norfolk Railway until 2003. Power cars then to Eastleigh Works for failed plan to return to the main line. Only 51388 still survives.[85]
BR 975874	LEV 1	This single car experimental passenger vehicle, owned by the National Railway Museum, is a prototype for the later Pacers, and periodically operated on the NNR from 2004 to 2012.[86]

Carriages previously based on the NNR