ter ▁trains ▁operating ▁over ▁the ▁branch . ▁ ▁This ▁plan ▁was ▁abandoned ▁when ▁complete ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁was ▁announced . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁F aken ham ▁and ▁D ere ham ▁Railway ▁Society ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mid ▁Nor folk ▁Railway ▁Project , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁W ym ond ham ▁and ▁D ere ham ▁Rail ▁Action ▁Committee , ▁the ▁D ere ham ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁W ym ond ham ▁Heritage ▁Society . ▁ ▁The ▁M NR P , ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁independent ▁bodies ▁inter er ested ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁focus ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁route . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁this ▁al liance ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁body , ▁with ▁Wy DR AC ▁members ▁being ▁assim il ated ▁into ▁the ▁F & DR S , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁voting ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Mid ▁Nor folk ▁Railway ▁Society ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁building ▁at ▁County ▁School ▁was ▁formally ▁opened ▁by ▁John ▁Tim pson ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁who ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁train ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁R ust on ▁dies el ▁and ▁L MS ▁bra ke ▁van . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Rol ling ▁Stock ▁ ▁Dies el ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁sh un ters ▁ ▁Car ri ages ▁ ▁Good s ▁stock ▁ ▁References