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[Oct 20, 2017] CVR25 Anniversary Gala (Churnet Valley Railway)

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CVR25 Anniversary Gala
Churnet Valley Railway
Confirmed Attendees: 4
Posted By: lil Bear
Start Date: Oct 20, 2017 10:00 AM
End Date: Oct 22, 2017 06:00 PM
Time Zone: Europe/London +01:00 BST
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  1. lil Bear

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    Join us for a celebration of the Churnet Valley Railway which was officially created on 30th October 1992 as Goldenlaunch PLC. Over the weekend of 20/21/22 October 2017 the line will hold its own 25th Birthday Party with a selection of locomotives operating a variety of services along both the Churnet Valley and Cauldon Lowe lines.

    https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/event/811/cvr25-anniversary-gala

    LOCOS
    • Great Western Railway Manor no. 7820 "Dinmore Manor"
    • Great Western Railway 42xx no. 4277 (in BR Black)
    • United States of America Transportation Corps S160 no. 5197
    • Polish TKh no. 2944 "Hotspur"
    • BRCW Class 33 no. 33102 "Sophie" (Friday Only)
    EVENT ATTRACTIONS
    • First Ever 42XX and 78XX to Ipstones
    • Selection of trains along steeply graded Cauldon branch
    • Frequent service along CVR
    • Knotty Lunch Train (Fri Only)
    • 33 hauled Ipstones Special (Fri Only)
    • Afternoon 10x Coach special (Sat / Sun only)
    • Cheddleton Engine Shed open to visitors - View overhaul of LMS 8F no. 48173
    • Dave Gibson Photography Display at Cheddleton Station
    • Post-Event Driver Experience >click here<
    CATERING
    • The Tearooms at Froghall will be serving freshly prepared food and drink all weekend. Arrive early and enjoy an Engineman’ breakfast to start of your day!
    • Consall station will be offering light refreshments from their restored tea trolley on the platform throughout the weekend.
    • The Goods Shed Tearooms at Cheddleton will be serving hot & cold snacks to eat in or takeaway. This will be supplemented by our Breakfast BBQ on the station platform.
    ON THE DAY FARES
    • Adult: £TBA
    • Senior (60+): £TBA
    • Child (4-14): £TBA
    • Under 4's: FREE
    • Family (2A+2C): £TBA
    WATCH THE GALA LIVE
    http://home.btconnect.com/cvrailway/webcams/webcams.htm

    PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS



    Post-event Driver Experience Courses also available, click >here< for details
     
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    lil Bear, May 10, 2017
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    Without even trying. Hopefully guest no 2 will also prove to be a popular and noisy engine. :)
     
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    I think that's my first visit to the CVR sorted. Massive fan of Manors up any gradient, so this should be exceptional.
     
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    My first-ever YouTube posting was Ditcheat Manor leaving Consall back in 2006. Wobbly and blurry but a good noise.
     
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    You might enjoy the final train of the day Sat & Sun then...
     
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    In case anyone is struggling to get to the website;


    The second guest loco for the gala will be 4277 from the Dartmouth Steam Railway at Paignton, this will be the first time that 4277 has left Paignton since they bought the loco in 2008

    The loco will arrive on the CVR at the beginning of October and will leave the railway after its boiler certificate expires on the 10th of February 2018.

    Upon arrival 4277 will be repainted into BR black with the large early emblem.

    During its stay the loco will be used at the CVR 25 gala, Santa specials, Winter warmers to Ipstones and photo charters.

    A highlight at the gala will be 4277 & 7820 doubling heading on 10 coaches up the 5 miles of 1 in 45/ 1 in 59 to Ipstones.
     
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    Details of the "Staffordshire Knotty Lunch" train are now on the website and tickets are available to buy online;

    https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/event/957/cvr25-knotty-lunch-train-20th-October

    The ticket price includes all day travel on any service before or after the lunch train.

    The "Knotty Lunch" is scheduled to be hauled by visiting locomotive No. 4277, this service will be the first public train that 4277 will haul to Ipstones and will be strengthened to 7 coaches to including the dining coaches.
     
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    4277 has now arrived and successfully completed its loaded test run yesterday. She will go into the shed for painting to commence on Saturday as she will be making her first appearance on the Friday of the gala in BR Black with the early crest.

    7820 Dinmore is due to arrive in Tuesday the 17th of October.
     
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    Timetable for the forthcoming Anniversary Gala now online
    https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/events

    I'm Ops Officer Friday / Saturday - based at Chedd - and then firing 7820 Sunday. Anyone about feel free to let yourselves known...
     
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    4277 is now ready for the gala

    7820 arrives on Tuesday
     

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    4277 looking good - now only needs a goods train to complement the proceedings
     
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    Not at the gala though, timetable is just fine as it is. We don't want goods trains getting in the way!
     
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    Struggling to work out how the locos are allocated as they appear to change at Ipstones - are we building a shed up there?
     
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    The way I read the timetable it looks like most (or even all) loco changes are at Cheddleton?

    Sent from my HTC Desire 620 using Tapatalk
     
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    Loco changes are indeed taking place mainly at Cheddleton with some at Froghall.

    To increase our passenger capacity we have hired 2 x MK1 TSO's from the North Norfolk railway for the winter, the first is due to arrive today and the second tomorrow.
     
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