Eaton Park Miniature Railway

Eaton Park Miniature Railway
Theme	Ridable miniature railway
Attractions
Total	2
Eaton Park, Norwich, England
Coordinates	52°37′12″N 1°15′26″E / 52.62000°N 1.25722°E
Opened	May 1960

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]

References

^ History of the NDSME
^ Norwich and District Society of Model Engineers
^ Norfolk Railway Society, February News Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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

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[1] History of the NDSME

[2] Norwich and District Society of Model Engineers

[3] Norfolk Railway Society, February News Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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