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Special Feature: Norwich

Norwich

This is the fourth in our series of features about the locations on which PC-Rail simulations are based, this time featuring the city of Norwich.


{GER logo}The original Norwich station was built for the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway in 1844.

The present Norwich Thorpe station was built next to the old one in 1886 by the Great Eastern Railway, largely replacing its own Victoria station on the south side of the city.

[Thorpe Station] After the opening of the new station the old one was used as a goods depot until the redevelopment of the Riverside area in 1997.

A small part of the original station remains and is used as the Train Crew signing-on point.


A view of the entrance to Norwich station.
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Since the closure of Norwich's other stations, Victoria and City (the M&GN station), Thorpe is generally known simply as Norwich station.

Norwich was voted national station of the year in 2004.


The City of Norwich has many attractions, including its two cathedrals, 1500 historic buildings within the walled centre, a new library and Castle. As observed by the historic author George Borrow, it is indeed "a fine city".

Read about the many things to see and do in Norwich!

{Norwich Forum} The city's library burnt down in 1994 in a spectacular fire that destroyed much of its content. As part of the Millenium project, 'The Forum' was built in 2001 to replace the central library. An impressive glass building that looks more like an airport than a library, The Forum also includes public computer facilities, coffee houses, restaurants and even the studio of BBC Norfolk. The project cost a no less than £63 million to complete.

The city's night life has blossomed since the recent development, adjacent to Thorpe station, of the 'Riverside' area including a wide array of bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, clubs and a multiplex cinema.

Why not visit one of the many excellent Norwich Pubs?

 

PC-Rail Norwich

Our Norwich simulation is based in the East Anglian "capital city" and features an interesting layout with train services on four routes converging on the terminus station. The area includes the large Crown Point depot, as well as Trowse Swing Bridge and Whitlingham Junction.


{Norwich tracks}

How are the trains running today?
See the live Arrival and Departure boards for Norwich.


The Canaries

{Delia Smith}The city's football team, nicknamed the Canaries, had a brief flutter back in the Premier League last season, after over a 10 year absence from top flight football. Although they went straight back down, there were some memorable games including a 2-0 victory over the mighty Manchester United.

The season will probably be best remembered though for Director and supercook Delia Smith's half time "motivational" ramblings after one too many drinks, "Lets be avin' ya!"


Norwich has other famous names connected with it, including Nurse Edith Cavell, Thomas Paine, George Borrow and the "Norwich School" of painters. Most famously of all the late great Horatio Nelson was a Norfolk boy, and the county of Norfolk would later be nicknamed Nelson County in his honour.

{Alan Partridge}The multi-talented writer, actor, comedian Stephen Fry grew up in the Norfolk area and still has a house here to this day. Radio Norwich is the fictional base for Steve Coogan's hilarious character Alan Partridge, whose mockery of the county is taken in good heart by most of the locals!      


Let us know what you think of our Special Feature on Norwich. We will welcome your suggestions for future features.

 

Other PC-Rail special features:    York    Leicester    Liverpool