Nene Valley Railway

Me too!

And the Danish 0-6-0's boiler is away at Locomotive Services in Loughborough being overhauled so is actively being worked on.

 

Popped to the newsagent today to get a copy.

The August issue has replaced it

 

I don't usually do much photography, but here's a shot of the Peak leaving Wansford on Sunday - I was actually gathering photos of wagons from the civils sidings, but thought I'd have a go as I had the camera in hand...

 

Watch out for NVR's Orton Mere station masquerading as Walford Common on EastEnders this week

(And you can read the wagon group blog on other filming jobs at NVR here: https://nvrwagons.wordpress.com/2019/09/18/stars-of-the-silver-screen/)

 

60103 heads away from Castor's home and distant semaphores with the last private charter of today, the only shot I got in sunshine before the rain returned with a vengeance.

 

My son who has worked in Qatar for the past 7 years is home for a break says Dad don't knock the weather the rain looks great, glad he thinks so.

 

Having spent Saturday AM as cleaner on the locomotive, here is a little bit of footage from the lineside during the duration of the event.

 

Managed to take a quick break from BBLS sales stand duty to catch 60103 as it departed Wansford in an all too rare patch of sun.
60103 'FLYING SCOTSMAN' WANSFORD by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

 

44871 announced as visiting for Christmas and New Year.

 

A very busy day on the Santas yesterday and some very nice photographic conditions.

44871 WANSFORD NENE VALLEY RAILWAY by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

44871 WANSFORD NENE VALLEY RAILWAY by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

44871 LYNCH BRIDGE NENE VALLEY RAILWAY by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

 

Thanks a lot for great pictures Spamcan81!
An international train this one with english locomotive and coaches from Germany, Denmark(?) and France(?)

Knut

 

Only problem being that since it arrived back at the NVR, it hasn't turned a wheel in anger.

 

DSB and Wagon Lits stock. No DB/DR stock that I'm aware of.

 

Why has the slask not been used? I thought it had a complete overhaul?

 

From West (black 5 end) to east they are:
Belgian Suburban coach (inauthentically painted in Wagons Lits)
2 open Danish 3rd class coaches
1 Danish 1st/rs composite partially converted to kitchen car)
3 SNCB Belgian 1st class cars (also inauthentically painted in Wagons Lits colours)

 

I didn't realise we had "fake" Wagon Lits stock.

 

And the next question is: Why?

 

Afraid so! The only 2 'real' Wagons-Lits are at Overton. The Restaurant car is currently under overhaul with a view to providing a second kitchen car for Santa/ dining trains. The Sleeping Car has had various bits done on it over the last decade, including vestibule rebuilds, but is more of a long term project. The youth group down there are the main force behind this. Sadly I don't get much time to get down any more.

The coaches painted in Wagons -Lits were all done so as part of a drive in the 90s for use for corporate hire work and filming. The 3 larger coaches are SNCB K1's, two being K1A's as originally built, and the third being a modernised K1B (without opening windows etc). These would have been used on services throughout the lowlands. Wagons-Lits built very few saloon cars, but the profile of these coaches and their construction techniques are not dissimilar.

The smaller coach with sliding doors is a Belgian Suburban coach. I don't have all the details of its history to hand, but it aledgedly has evidence of bullet holes from a bombing raid during the war.

 

You'll need to ask the owner.

 

A uniform rake, "fake" or otherwise, would present a nice image to the public but given the limited use the continental stock gets, I doubt the expenditure could be justified.