The Shoppers Market Train from Duffield to Wirksworth will run again tomorrow for passengers wishing to visit the popular farmers and artisan...
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...
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...
Bagnall 2746 The Duke Still plodding away quite happily. It recently required a new centre grate support as the existing one had overheated and...
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...
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...
The miniature gauge section of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway will be holding a small gala event over these three days in September to celebrate...
Wirksworth Miniature Railway Gala and other attractions - 6/7/8 September. Wirksworth will be quite an interesting place this weekend. It is the...
80080 is currently out of action pending completion of work on the motion, we expect it back in traffic later this year.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I hear that our friends and neighbours up the hill at Steeple Grange will be operating the 18" gauge Horwich Works loc0, ZM32 on the Sunday.
Here is a picture of Bagnall 2746 The Duke undegoing servicing and maintenance at Wirksworth, Thursday 4th July. The locomotive has been out of...
Here is a picture of the latest progress on the new ashpit; contractors were on site today drilling the concrete for bolts to hold down the rail...
Please note a few special features of this gala: the early trains with the catering vehicles - check the symbols - will provide a full english...
We're delighted to announce the timetables are available for this exciting event coming up in a few weeks time. We have posted them here but you...
The railway has teamed up with local brewery Drone Valley to produce some special label ales for the event including Steelworks Stout, Branch Line...
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