Yaxham Light Railway, September 1993

The Yaxham Light Railway is a private railway located alongside the Mid-Norfolk Railway a couple of miles south of Dereham and the A47.  The line is 380 yards long with a 1 in 38 incline down from the upper level in the field alongside the line down to the standard gauge trackbed.  The line is occasionally opened to the public or to private parties, normally running Easter Bunny specials for local youngsters each spring.

I went along to a running day in September 1993 marking the return of former Penrhyn quarry 'Elin' to steam and a found a fascinating collection of equipment on the line.

‘Elin’ climbs the bank alongside the standard gauge railway (04/09/1993)
‘Elin’ climbs the bank alongside the standard gauge railway
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Simplex tractor No 10 ‘Ousel’ ticks over at Yaxham (04/09/1993)
Simplex tractor No 10 ‘Ousel’ ticks over at Yaxham
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Simplex tractor No 10 ‘Ousel’ ticks over by Yaxham station (04/09/1993)
Simplex tractor No 10 ‘Ousel’ ticks over by Yaxham station
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Orenstein & Koppell single cylinder tractor No 4 ‘Goofy’ with tipping trucks (04/09/1993)
Orenstein & Koppell single cylinder tractor No 4 ‘Goofy’ with tipping trucks
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Cabless 20HP Ruston tractor No 6 and Hunslet ‘Elin’ top and tail a passenger train (04/09/1993)
Cabless 20HP Ruston tractor No 6 and Hunslet ‘Elin’ top and tail a passenger train
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Ruston 16/20hp No 6 ‘Colonel’ stands in the ‘station’ at Yaxham (04/09/1993)
Ruston 16/20hp No 6 ‘Colonel’ stands in the ‘station’ at Yaxham
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‘Goofy’, an O&K ‘RL1b’ single cylinder tractor - a strange looking and sounding beast! (04/09/1993)
‘Goofy’, an O&K ‘RL1b’ single cylinder tractor - a strange looking and sounding beast!
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‘Elin’ stands at the water tower on the bottom line at Yaxham (04/09/1993)
‘Elin’ stands at the water tower on the bottom line at Yaxham
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The footplate and backhead of ‘Elin’ at Yaxham (04/09/1993)
The footplate and backhead of ‘Elin’ at Yaxham
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‘Ousel’ hauls a passenger train past Lister railmotor no 3 ‘Pest’ near the locomotive shed (04/09/1993)
‘Ousel’ hauls a passenger train past Lister railmotor no 3 ‘Pest’ near the locomotive shed
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Lister railmotor ‘Pest’ with all-over cab stands outside shed (04/09/1993)
Lister railmotor ‘Pest’ with all-over cab stands outside shed
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‘Elin’ steams up the bank past the engine shed in the rain (04/09/1993)
‘Elin’ steams up the bank past the engine shed in the rain
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