Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 3413

The Mid-Norfolk Railway Order 2001

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"the Board's railway" means so much of the railway of the Board (including the site of the railway) in the County of Norfolk described in and authorised by the Norfolk Railway Extensions, Dereham, Wells and Blakeney Branch Act 1846[3], and works relating thereto, as lies between a point joining the existing Mid-Norfolk Railway immediately south of Norwich Road at East Dereham in the District of Breckland at reference point TF 9935 1320 and a point 250 metres north of Bridge 1705 in the District of Breckland at reference point TF 9935 2085 and includes all lands held by the Board relating to the railway or to any stations or other works connected therewith, and lying between those points;

"protective equipment" includes gates, barriers, lights, traffic signs (within the meaning of section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984[4]), manual, mechanical, automatic, electronic or telephonic equipment or other devices;

"reference point" means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference point;

"the transfer date" means the date on which the Board's railway or any part thereof is vested in the Trust by virtue of an agreement made between the Board and the Trust;

"the Trust" means the Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (Registered Charity No. 1046931) incorporated under the Companies Act 1985[5] as a company limited by guarantee and whose registered office is at Railway Station, Station Road, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1DF.

Disapplication of certain enactments relating to level crossings
     3. Section 47 of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845[6] (roads crossed on a level) and section 6 of the Railways Clauses Act 1863[7] (lodges at level crossings) shall on the transfer date cease to apply to the Board's railway or the relevant part thereof.

[2] 1992 c. 42.back

[3] 1846 c. clxix.back

[4] 1984 c. 27.back

[5] 1985 c. 6.back

[6] 1845 c. 20.back

[7] 1863 c. 92.back

[8] S.I. 1994/157.back