Following a hugely successful year on East Anglia's longest heritage railway, a major restructure behind the scenes is under way to secure its future.
The Mid-Norfolk Railway, which stretches from Dereham to Wymondham, has announced an overhaul of its management structure, with Charlie Robinson stepping down as chairman of the MNR Preservation Trust.
A statement on the Mid-Norfolk Railway website said: "The railway’s trust council has recognised that as the railway has grown and expanded into a multi-million-pound business, with several hundred staff, some paid, but the majority volunteers, that the railway had outgrown its existing management structure.
It continued: "As part of this process and as previously announced, the railway’s general manager position has been abolished and in its place, a new range of posts are being created - some paid and some volunteer - that will carry out all of the previous duties of the general manager."
The growth of the railway is in part down to the success of the Christmas Polar Express Ride, with a record-breaking 40,000 passengers in 2022.
Mr Robinson said: "I will remain a trust council member and will now focus on the organisation of future Polar Expresses and the railway’s Wedding Specials."
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