NVR "New England" Gala 21st and 22nd February

Appreciate it is difficult to source locos, especially at such short notice, but any update/clue as to what may replace the N2?

 

Looking on the latest timetable on the website 22 is doing the N2's trains and Ring Haw is doing the Yarwell freight/brake van rides

 

I know every effort is being made to source another loco but it's proving difficult due to other events or locos out for winter maintenance

 

Nice to see Orton Mere being used as a passing loop. What is the stock being labelled as 'Local' on the timetable?

 

The local is going to be a mk1, wagon and brakevan

 

A mk1 as in 'one' mk1? That'll be standing room only, or is it just for demo and not passenger service?

 

Yes just the one as it is based on a branch line stopper service, it is for passenger use

 

I guess it would have been full and standing had it been the N2 on it as originally planned - probably won't be so bad with No 22.

 

Ah yes, those Steelworks branch trains of old!

 

Attached image with the star guest on shed at Wansford yesterday ahead of the event (a couple more can be found here, http://preservedrailway.weebly.com/nene-valley-railway along with video of Ring Haw on passenger trains)

 

Places still available on the Sunday night shoot. PM me for details.

 

Handful of nocturnal images from Monday, with Morayshire at Wansford are at the start of here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steam60163/

Thanks to Neil Cave + team for organising the event.

Cheers,
Alisdair

 

Steelworks? There wasn't any steel works on the line, seeing as though the nene valley line is part of the old LNWR route, it's perfectly suitable