▁station ▁as ▁the ▁W ens um ▁Valley ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁F & DR S ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Mid - N or folk ▁Railway ▁Pres ervation ▁Trust , ▁own ers ▁and ▁operators ▁of ▁the ▁Mid - N or folk ▁Railway . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁attempt ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁Ry burgh ▁to ▁F aken ham ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁W ym ond ham ▁to ▁Well s ▁branch , ▁the ▁F aken ham ▁and ▁D ere ham ▁Railway ▁Society ▁le ased ▁Hard ingham ▁station ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁small ▁her itage ▁centre . ▁ ▁Track ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁goods ▁yard ▁and ▁a ▁R ust on ▁ 0 - 4 - 0 ▁dies el ▁locomot ive ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In come ▁failed ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁rent ▁and ▁rates , ▁and ▁the ▁Society ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁move ▁out ▁when ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁au ction ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁- ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁location ▁at ▁Y ax ham ▁station . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁County ▁School ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Bre ck land ▁District ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁F & DR S ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁ 9 9 9 - year ▁le ase , ▁invited ▁to ▁lay ▁track ▁and ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁relay ▁track ▁to ▁meet ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Rail ▁rail head ▁at ▁North ▁El m ham ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁char