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The Barton House Railway (BHR) is a
The initial gauge track was laid in 1960; the railway opened to the public in 1963, and began to raise money for local charities.
In 1967 the Conservation and History Of Honing Station
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Barton House Railway
- official site {{authority control Museums in Norfolk Railway museums in England 7¼ in gauge railways in England
miniature railway
A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petro ...
in Wroxham, Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nor ...
; it is open on the third Sunday of each month from April until October, plus special events throughout the year.
History
The initial gauge track was laid in 1960; the railway opened to the public in 1963, and began to raise money for local charities.
In 1967 the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway
The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) was a railway network in England, in the area connecting southern Lincolnshire, the Isle of Ely and north Norfolk. It developed from several local independent concerns and was incorporated i ...
Honing East Signal box was rebuilt at Barton House Railway having been carefully dismantled from its original home at Honing railway station
Honing railway station was a station in Norfolk, England, serving the small village of Honing. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth. It closed along with the rest of the line in ...
where it had stood since 1901. Mid-August 2017, Barton House Railway staged a ceremony for Honing East Signal box for its 50th anniversary at its new home.
A new gauge Riverside Railway was added in 1979. In mid-2012, Barton House Railway started to create a new line from the museum to the top lawn by the booking office; this line is still under construction.
In 2013, Barton House Railway held their 50th Special anniversary, with celebrations happening all over the year from April to October. In 2019 the BHR created a temporary running line at Honing railway station
Honing railway station was a station in Norfolk, England, serving the small village of Honing. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth. It closed along with the rest of the line in ...
, marking 60 years since the closure of the M&GN route./ref>
References
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Barton House Railway
- official site {{authority control Museums in Norfolk Railway museums in England 7¼ in gauge railways in England