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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    The Shoppers Market Train from Duffield to Wirksworth will run again tomorrow for passengers wishing to visit the popular farmers and artisan...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Apr 4, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Moorbarrow will now be staying until the end of the year; it has turned out to be a capable locomotive for our work. Someone has done a very good...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Mar 31, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Bagnall 2746 The Duke The Duke achieved 98 days in steam and clocked up about 5000 miles in 2024. It has passed the annual boiler exam and is...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Mar 11, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Bagnall 2746 The Duke Still plodding away quite happily. It recently required a new centre grate support as the existing one had overheated and...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Nov 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Earlier this week we had the pleasure of a visit from a group of engineering students and staff from Birmingham University who spent some days...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Oct 25, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Bagnall 2746 The Duke The locomotive is settling down to regular service after a few teething problems. The RH glut block bolt has not given...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Sep 10, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Wirksworth Miniature Gala 6/7/8 September 2024

    The miniature gauge section of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway will be holding a small gala event over these three days in September to celebrate...
    Thread by: sleepermonster, Sep 4, 2024, 0 replies, in forum: Miniature Railways
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Wirksworth Miniature Railway Gala and other attractions - 6/7/8 September. Wirksworth will be quite an interesting place this weekend. It is the...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Sep 3, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    80080 is currently out of action pending completion of work on the motion, we expect it back in traffic later this year.
    Post by: sleepermonster, Sep 3, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    The drama of the Class 14 Weekend is now behind us and steam services are back to normal with The Duke in charge. We ran an extra early morning...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Aug 14, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Class 14@60 Gala 25-28 July

    Much shunting at Wirksworth today, the buffet coach has been marshalled into one of the rakes. Th first guest loco to arrive is 9523 which arrived...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Jul 23, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Class 14@60 Gala 25-28 July

    Hi Fred, I really recommend the breakfast and will make sure to have at least one myself. The breakfast is served on the morning runs of Set 1 on...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Jul 22, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Class 14@60 Gala 25-28 July

    About a week ago we learned that the transport contractor would not be able to undertake the work. The rest of the week was a bit of a roller...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Jul 22, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Class 14@60 Gala 25-28 July

    A very, very stressful week for the EVR. We were expecting the first visiting locomotive on Monday when we learned that the haulage contractor was...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Jul 20, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK