Bure Valley Railway

Bure Valley Railway
Loco No. 6 'Blickling Hall' and its train arrive at Wroxham
LocaleWroxham
52°43′00″N 1°24′30″E / 52.7168°N 1.4084°E / 52.7168; 1.4084
TerminusAylsham
52°47′28″N 1°15′17″E / 52.7911°N 1.2548°E / 52.7911; 1.2548 (Aylsham South station)
Commercial operations
NameEast Norfolk Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated byBure Valley Railway
Stations5
Length9 mi (14.5 km)
Preserved gauge15 in (381 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1880
Closed to passengers15 September 1952
Closed6 January 1982
Preservation history
10 July 1990opened
Bure Valley Railway
Aylsham
historically Aylsham South
Aylsham depot
Bridge 1309
Bridge 1308 The Mermaid
Bridge 1307
Burgh Next Aylsham unprotected crossing
Bridge 1306
Brampton
Bridge 1305
Brampton passing loop
Buxton
Bridge 1304 Mill Street
Bridge 1303 River Bure
Hautbois passing loop
Hautbois Hall unprotected crossing
Bridge 1302 Great Hautbois Road
Bridge 1300 Frogge Lane
Bridge 1299 Seven Acres Lane
Coltishall
(on passing loop)
Bridge 1298 North Walsham Road
Bridge 1297 Rectory Road
The Hill
The Street
Tunstead Road
Belaugh Lane unprotected crossing
Wroxham
Hoveton & Wroxham National Rail

The Bure Valley Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) minimum gauge visitors' attraction in Norfolk, England. It was created on the original disused full-gauge bed of a defunct passenger service to incorporate a new, adjacent pedestrian footpath.

The railway runs from Wroxham to Aylsham (9 miles or 14.5 kilometres) and is Norfolk's second longest heritage railway. It uses both steam and diesel locomotives. There are intermediate halts at Brampton, Buxton and Coltishall. There are 17 bridges, including a 105-foot (32 m)-long girder bridge over the River Bure in Buxton with Lammas, and the Aylsham Bypass Tunnel under the A140 at Aylsham.

The railway is listed as exempt from the UK Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2000.[1]