As the North Norfolkman dining train waits to depart from
Sheringham led by former GER 0-6-0 number 564 the 13.45 ex-Holt service arrives. The DMU is formed by a Class 104/101 hybrid set with the former having only entered service the previous month after a superb and costly eight-year restoration. The bright sunshine and patches of blue sky belie the fact that it was unseasonably cold with a strong north-westerly wind blowing off the sea that was a bit of a shock to everybody after the balmy month of September (that produced the hottest day of the year) and a similarly mild October until this point that is!