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==Route details== Starting from [[Sheringham railway station (North Norfolk Railway)|Sheringham station]], the lines follows the coast westwards, soon passing over the [[Level crossings in the United Kingdom|Automatic Open Crossing]] at Sweetbriar Lane, where the private road leading to ''Sheringham Golf Club'' crosses the line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/950/schedule/3/made|title=The North Norfolk (Extension and Amendment) Light Railway Order 1987}}</ref> The line climbs a 1 in 97 gradient, with the golf course, and Skelding Hill,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoveringbritain.org/activities/east-of-england/viewpoints/sheringham-park.html|title=Discovering Britain - The best view in Norfolk?|first=The Royal Geographical|last=Society|website=www.discoveringbritain.org}}</ref> on the seaward side of trains, while the [[A149 road|A149]] can be seen on the landward side of trains, roughly paralleling the tracks with [[Upper Sheringham]] visible in the distance. During [[Second World War|WW2]], Skelding Hill was the location for an emergency coastal battery, complete with an underground headquarters bunker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details|title=MNF21297 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer|website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}</ref> The train then begins a 1 in 100 descent, passing under a farm occupation bridge and passing through a cutting on the edge of Deadman's Hill, reputedly the burial place for plague victims from [[Weybourne, Norfolk|Weybourne]] village. After crossing over the A149 on Bridge 303 the train begins to climb a 1 in 80 gradient, and turns slightly inland. The village of Weybourne can be seen on the seaward side of the line. The train next arrives at [[Weybourne railway station|Weybourne]], where the large locomotive and carriage works can be seen on the seaward side of the running line. The signal box was recovered from [[Holt railway station|Holt]], as the original was accidentally demolished by British Railways contractors after the line had been purchased by the North Norfolk Railway. Leaving Weybourne, the train continues to climb a 1 in 80 gradient, passing the wooded site of the former ''Weybourne Springs Hotel'' that the station was built to serve. [[Kelling Heath Park railway station|Kelling Heath Park]] is soon reached. This is a single coach platform, built during the restoration of the line, and sits on the gradient, so most locomotive-hauled trains only stop here when running in the down direction (towards Sheringham). After passing through a deep cutting, the gradient eases and the train passes over a level crossing on [[Kelling Heath]], turning further inland as it heads towards Holt. After passing under a road bridge, a modern carriage shed is passed on the inland side of the line. This area had once featured a number of ballast sidings used by the M&GN. The train now approaches the [[Holt railway station (North Norfolk Railway)|Holt station]], with a signal box and reconstructed goods shed visible on the "seaward" side of the train. The line terminates here, but it is possible to see where the line originally continued towards Melton Constable.
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