North Norfolk Railway

The North Norfolk Railway – also known as the "Poppy Line" – is a 5 1⁄4-mile heritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the towns of Sheringham and Holt.

The line once formed part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway's Melton Constable to Cromer Beach branch line. The first section, from Melton to Holt, was opened on 1 October 1884. After a suspension of work, the Holt to Cromer section of line was completed by direct labour, and opened on 16 June 1887. A through Kings Cross to Cromer express started running in August 1887, and although the construction had been expensive, the boost to revenue from the new line was considerable. A second train was put on the following year, in the down direction consisting of coaches slipped at Peterborough from a GNR Manchester train. The time from Kings Cross to Cromer was typically ​4 1⁄2 hours, but the GER did Liverpool Street to Cromer in ​3 1⁄2 hours.

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