NVR Wagon Group Updates

Let it be Mr. Rusty the Ruston, in that case I saw a video of a 165DS (the mechanical transmission one) being started and was greatly surprised to see the donkey engine - or 'pony motor' if you're a Colonial - was one of those single-cylinder Wolseley engines with the "bird bath" on the top of the cylinder head!

Do you know where the 165 came from? It'd look very nice in Lincoln Green.

 

I don't, but I can probably find out. If Tim has anything to do with it, it will be a BR livery...

 

As a 'PWM' machine? Nooo...! Personally I'd like it to carry a bespoke "Nene Valley Railway" livery - green, of course

 

Another session last weekend, more chipping away at the tar on the tanker, some plank work on a box van, and a new volunteer

https://nvrwagons.co.uk/2024/08/07/03-08-24-more-tar-and-a-box-van/

https://www.facebook.com/nvrwagons/posts/pfbid06ZnwCugyPXqYzpoXYdp2LPxcp1PvvrS1uTsys2chztQjeCy22oohcVbWzLLoudERl

 

There's a plan, and it involves 50s/60s BR goods, and everything involved will need to fit that period/look...but then again, we don't own 304469

 

Just read the wagon group update: I'm looking forward to seeing the tank wagon restored and in its 'new' livery - I have a soft spot for tank wagons, as evidenced by my extensive collection of Hornby-Dublo ones! I've got a ticket for one of the talks at Peterborough Museum tonight (I missed last week's as I had Covid ) but I must book one for Tim's talk on 18/9.

 

Ticket now booked for Tim's talk Looking forward to that: in the meantime I need to buttonhole someone at the Museum about one of the captions on the photographs...

 

While Josh and I were away enjoying the delights of sunny Yorkshire (NYMR, fish and chips in Whitby, Shildon, NRM, NYMR Grosmont shed tour, Goathland, YAM, DVLR & YWR), the guys rescheduled due to the weather and cracked on with the tanker and van panelling...

We are also organising a wagon centric weekend, but this has had to be rearranged as yet another postponement of Tornado's visit has taken the weekend we originally intended to hold our event. I will do a separate post with all the details.

https://nvrwagons.co.uk/2024/08/27/25-08-24-a-bit-of-planking/

https://www.facebook.com/nvrwagons/...kEKqRwuL5CYD4QpS8NQ2nr85iCAB5ce4rrUDiipB4Hqml

 

Ah, that damned locomotive strikes again! Good to see the work on the wagons: I was pleased to see a wagon that formed part of my inherited train set at the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway on Sunday - the "Insul-Fish" wagon

 

Note the proper signal too

 

Nearly popped over there on the way back from hols - but decided that visiting railways on six of the seven days of our holiday was probably as much as my wife would tolerate...

 

From our illustrious leader - I'll probably post it in a few other places too, but if you know of wagon people who might be interested, please pass it on:

The NVR wagon group would like to invite members of other wagon groups to the NVR over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd November for a freight open weekend.

The plan is to run the freight rake with the Peak ‘Royal Tank Regiment’ for 3 trips each day.

Other groups are welcome to bring sales stalls and publicity…these can be in a secure location in a building on the platform at Wansford, though we can’t provide any tables I’m afraid.

In order to cover costs for the freight being out we plan to run the weekend as a driving course for paying customers, with us all having a ride in the brake vans.

We will also lay on a bit of food once I know numbers.

Please let me know if any of you guys are up for coming, if you want to bring a stall/sales stand, and numbers. Contact - nvrwagons@gmail.com

Cheers

Tim

Tim Hobman
Wagon Manager
Nene Valley Railway

 

Attended the talk on wagons and the Wagon Group given by Tim Hobman at Peterborough Museum tonight.

One word: superb. In true Reithian tradition, it was educational, informative and entertaining. The best of the three talks I attended, IMO.

 

Tim appreciated the very positive feedback (He is on NP, but only very rarely...)

 

A small band of hardy souls braved first the heat and then the thunderstorms to try and get the LMS Medfit finished - we failed, and got very wet...

Don't forget the upcoming photo charter and goods weekend with freight driving experience Friday 1st November to Sunday 3rd November - details to follow in separate post.

https://nvrwagons.co.uk/2024/09/22/21-09-24-thunder-and-a-three-plank/

https://www.facebook.com/nvrwagons/...qq6XPQWmXJ69L7VhKnK32WycRvdLceJYBd1ttGYqHGxPl

As you can see from one of the photos, although the door stops were successfully fitted and painted, the side cappings are still lying in the wagon, waiting to be fitted - it turned out we didn't have any suitable fixings in stock.

 

Not yet on sale, but the events for the weekend of 1st-3rd November are now up on the NVR website with full information:

House Coal Concentration Class 14 photo charter: https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/552/house-coal-concentration-photographic-charter

Goods Weekend and Freight Driving Experience: https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/553/before-the-snows-of-winter-goods-weekend-and-driving-experience

 

Both events now available to book at the links above...

 

A double update to catch up. Lots of odds and ends, but the Medfit is finally finished and the rake is oiled up ready for its next outing.

https://nvrwagons.co.uk/2024/10/11/06-10-24-bits-and-pieces/

https://nvrwagons.co.uk/2024/10/20/19-10-24-a-bit-of-oiling-during-a-tornado/

 

Unfortunately we have had to pull the plug on the House Coal Concentration photo charter on Friday 1st November, but we are still running the freight driving experience during the freight open weekend on Sat 2nd/Sun 3rd and there are only a couple of places left on Sunday afternoon.

Goods Weekend and Freight Driving Experience: https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/553/before-the-snows-of-winter-goods-weekend-and-driving-experience