NVR Southern Freight Driving Experience Friday 5th July with 92 Squadron

The NVR Wagon Group are running another freight experience, this time with a Western loco.

120 quid for a half day, two round trips, two sessions on footplate with opportunity to drive and fire (each half day has 8 participants, so you rotate turns on the footplate - should total at least half hour on footplate). Ride in the brake van on a loose coupled freight when not on the footplate.

Refreshments included - breakfast bap for morning participants, light lunch for afternoon participants. Space for one guest to ride with you in brake van.

https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/93/weston-goods-freight-driver-experience

 

Why on Earth have they photoshopped a photo of a 8750 Pannier at Newport from steam days for?

 

They all look the same?

Hat, coat....

 

Seems like a lot of effort when there are plenty of photos of 6430 about.

 

Not so many period photos on freight though - and the primary emphasis for us (being the Wagon Group) is the freight element. We've done one with a Jinty, one with Repton, and this time it's a Pannier. It's just a marketing picture...

 

Okay whatever, just seems very odd to me.

 

After 5th July we'll have lots of genuine photos of 6430 hauling freight - you could even come along and have some fun

(Although I guess it's a long way if your location is current.)

 

Unfortunately, Pannier 6430 has been recalled to Llangollen, so there will be a change of locomotive for the Wagon Group's Freight Driving Experience on 5th July. It will either be Austerity 3193 or 92 Squadron - I'll confirm which as soon as I know!

I think the booking link has changed too, so it is now here (places still available for both morning or afternoon): https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/93/g...7_-7LzF4Q0-0VQYj0UYVU9XTmxU4XUQ9wX5cKzOpOc9hc

 

92 Squadron please.

 

Thought you might say that Ian I'll be there on the 5th, so I would also be very happy if it was 92 Squadron..but it's not down to me

 

Just realised it's a Friday so I can't make it. You can use the Austerity now.

 

Will the timings for the runs be released like they were for the Repton experience earlier in the year?

 

Have to admit I wasn't aware timings had been published, but it's the same formula, so I would expect the timings to be the same as they were for Repton. In the worst case, allow roughly half an hour briefing from the start time (08:30 or 12:00), two leisurely round trips starting from Wansford lasting somewhere between 1h and 1h30 each and a debrief (plus a quick break at lunchtime).

 

Thank-you, think previously with Repton they gave a timetable following by an evening photographing the Goods around Wansford Station.

 

Freight Driving Experience on 5th July now Southern themed as motive power has been confirmed to be SR Bulleid BoB Class 34081 "92 Squadron" (usually subject to availability blah etc).

Afternoon filling up rapidly, still spaces on the morning session.

https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/93/goods-freight-driver-experience

 

Last couple of places available in the morning session, afternoon session now sold out...

https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/93/goods-freight-driver-experience