GWR steam locomotive to star at the North Norfolk Railway Bank Holiday Steam Gala
A GWR heavy freight locomotive will star at the North Norfolk Railway (NNR) for its Bank Holiday Steam Gala during the August Bank Holiday.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
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