A Canadian Pacific caboose a long way from home

Image: © Marathon Taken: 16 Sep 2018

There was never a railway at Mangapps but a wealthy farmer who loved railways was able to create on his farm a huge collection of memorabilia, including sidings, buildings, stations and a mile long line to run trains on. The collection at Mangapps Railway Museum is believed to be the largest on public display in Britain. It features a ¾ mile standard gauge passenger carrying line, with restored stations, signal boxes and ancillary equipment removed from various sites throughout East Anglia and beyond. The Railway and Museum are owned and operated by the Jolly family assisted by volunteers. The web site can be found at http://www.mangapps.co.uk/ There is so much to see that it is difficult to pick highlights, but the signal box from Haddiscoe Junction, being able to operate the signals in one of the exhibitions areas, and going inside a 1938 stock Northern line train must be included. This is a real hidden gem of a place. This Canadian Pacific caboose took many years of trying by Mr Jolly before it reached here and on several occasions he nearly gave up.

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