Kelling Heath Halt railway station
Encyclopedia
Kelling Heath Park Halt is a small halt on the North Norfolk Railway
(NNR), used mostly by hikers using Kelling Heath
. It was not on the original British Rail
line, but was opened after the line was preserved.
The station was opened in 1983 as part of the NNR's extension to Kelling
; a very short half coach-length halt was constructed principally to serve the nearby caravan park. Upon the completion of the extension to Holt in 1989, Kelling Camp Halt was demolished and a new longer platform was constructed ¼ of a mile further up the hill to the west; the station was also renamed "Kelling Heath Halt". In March 1998, a new down distant signal was brought into use at the eastern end of Kelling Cutting.
North Norfolk Railway
The North Norfolk Railway – also known as the "Poppy Line" – is a heritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt, It cuts through the countryside to the east of Weybourne with views of its windmill and passes through the well preserved country...
(NNR), used mostly by hikers using Kelling Heath
Kelling Heath
Kelling Heath is an area of heathland on the coast of North Norfolk, England, between Holt and Weybourne. It has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is described by Natural England as 'a fine example of oceanic heathland'...
. It was not on the original British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
line, but was opened after the line was preserved.
The station was opened in 1983 as part of the NNR's extension to Kelling
Kelling
Kelling is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is west of Cromer, north of Norwich and north-east of London. The village straddles the A149 Coast road between Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth...
; a very short half coach-length halt was constructed principally to serve the nearby caravan park. Upon the completion of the extension to Holt in 1989, Kelling Camp Halt was demolished and a new longer platform was constructed ¼ of a mile further up the hill to the west; the station was also renamed "Kelling Heath Halt". In March 1998, a new down distant signal was brought into use at the eastern end of Kelling Cutting.