Vintage train fans can look forward to a cracking Easter steam celebration at the North Norfolk Railway (NNR).
The attraction has welcomed guest engine No. 34028 ‘Eddystone’, on a short holiday from its home at the Swanage Railway.
Eddystone will form part of the NNR’s 'three steam line-up' for the Easter bank holiday weekend and the Spring Steam Gala on April 14, 15 and 16.
Originally built to work Southern Railway’s express trains, the 1940s-era steam locomotive returned to service at the Dorset-based line in spring 2021, after a three-year overhaul.
Southern Railway's rebuilt West Country Class Bulleid Pacific No. 34028 ‘Eddystone' is coming to north Norfolk (Image: Jack Phipps)
It now usually operates between Norden, Corfe Castle and Swanage, but is now to run on the Poppy Line between Sheringham and Holt.
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The line is also expecting to have its unique 1920s LNER Quad-Art articulated teak-bodied carriages available for passengers to travel on throughout the Easter weekend.
The set has returned to the line following work at a state-of-the-art engineering facility in Leeds to reprofile its metal tyres.
North Norfolk Railway's 1920s Quad Art set waits at Weybourne Station (Image: Leigh Caudwell)
Younger visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy the railway’s free Easter explorer’s trail, helping Morgan the Railway Cat to decipher clues and save the day.
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