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English: Approaching Weybourne station. All along the way railway enthusiasts could be seen at their favourite vantage points, waiting patiently for the passing of Britannia Pacific 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' > 1748994

on foot > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1748941 and roadbridges  by the roadside, beside the railway line, in fields and, of course, in all the stations the train passed.  Somewhat of a crowd of perhaps 30 people was gathered at the small station at Worstead > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1749000.  Sheringham and Weybourne were absolutely packed and cars were parked by the roadside and in the adjoining field by bridge 303 over the A149 Coast Road, a favourite spot for train watchers, and when the train approached all cars stopped on the road > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1749162 to view the spectacle.

A special quad-art train, double-headed by N2 and N7 locomotives, took VIP guests to Holt station which was closed to the public for the day. Here it is steaming past Dead Man's Hill, the woodland seen in the background. The quad-articulated coaches are unique and have recently returned from restoration at Carnforth. N2 0-6-2T - 1744 is hauling the train from Sheringham to Weybourne and to Holt station from there.

The GNR (Great Northern Railway) Class N2 was designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1920. Further batches were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1925 onwards and some of the locomotives were fitted with a condensing apparatus for working on the Metropolitan line. Designed for suburban passenger operations the N2s worked primarily out of King's Cross and Moorgate, often hauling one or two quad-art sets of articulated suburban coaches. N2 0-6-2T - 1744 is on loan from the Great Central Railway and currently forms part of the special quad-art train, its complementary locomotive being N7 0-6-2T - 69621.

N7 0-6-2T - 69621 was designed by AJ Hill and first appeared in 1915. Initially two locomotives were built for GER (Great Eastern Railway) at Stratford and scheduled for the intensive Liverpool Street suburban services. The LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) built many more and the class eventually totalled 134 in number. '69621' was the last engine built at Stratford, ordered by the GER in 1921 and, finally, completed in 1924. Owned by the East Anglian Railway Museum the locomotive was purchased in 1997 by its present owner and currently serves on the North Norfolk Railway.