Signalbox is moved despite Storm Eunice
THE GER signalbox from Network Rail’s Spooner Row station of the Breckland line between Cambridge and Norwich has been successfully moved to its new home at Wymondham Abbey on the Mid-Norfolk Railway despite Storm Eunice.
The move had long been scheduled for February 18. Undeterred by the approaching storm, the team from specialist haulier contractor David Watson Transport had the experience to deliver it regardless. Now the MidNorfolk Railway is relaunching an appeal to raise £12,000 to fund the transportation and refurbishment. Currently it stands at £8,000; donations at www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk/ donations
MNR chairman Charlie Robinson said: “The arrival marks the first step in the development of the Wymondham end of the railway that will in due course see a new station at Wymondham Abbey.