Sign on the way back to Mangapps Railway Museum

Image: © Marathon Taken: 16 Sep 2018

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 is on the way back from Old Heath station at the far end of the line. The train reverses a little way beyond there before coming back. It is possible to get off at Old Heath and walk back along this path near the line and on a warm day like this it is a delightful stroll, although most people stay on the train for the trip back. Some of the trucks at the museum site can be seen in the distance.

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