Nene Valley Railway

Talk of the Swedish railcar's toilet reminds me of a trip on the German narrow gauge in the late 90s. I think it may have been the Zittau line, although not sure about that. I was standing on the end verandah looking down at the track (as you do) when we went over a bridge, which basically allowed you to see straight through to the road below. Never having seen this setup before I mentioned it to my travel companion, who said "interesting... have you seen the toilet? All you need is for an open top car to be going under the bridge..."

 

Great video.

Glad you enjoyed your day with us!

 

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk...XwCSHOYCXt6RAR7UHY_aem_mQ5Zi2NqftpMeJN9j087-g

73050 now on a 20 year rolling contract from the council rather than 10 years, allowing further fundraising for the overhaul to take place.

 

Was there a notice like this in the toilet?

 

Interesting piece on Sky News this evening about Community Payback PW workers on the railway.
I did wonder if some might find their presence a reason not to visit, although they may of course not be there on operating days, that was not mentioned in the piece.

 

They’ve been no problem at all when I’ve been there on their working days. It’s not as though they walk around with a big flashing sign saying “criminal”.

 

They certainly do a good job of clearing the crap deposited by "law abiding citizens" on the trackbed of the Fletton branch where it runs behind the houses...

Whilst we're on the subject of the NVR, I've noticed that the loco rosters have disappeared from their website?

 

It's still there, just hidden away a bit.

Menu - what's on - calendar - locomotive.

https://nvr.org.uk/article.php/9/loco-roster

 

How does it differ from Manpower Services? Obviously that was a good before I was aware of the world but every reference I've seen of it in railway circles does seem quite glowing about it.

 

On the contrary, they usually have hi vis on saying 'community payback' on, so it shouldn't take a wordsmith to work out what they are!

They have been down as long as I've been involved at the place, either clearing line side vegetation, or digging, and make a good job of it. The key has been having good supervisors (from the probation service, rather than NVR) to motivate theore reticent guys into working!

Most of the guys I've chatted to over the years have been polite , and generally finding the novelty of being around a steam train softens the blow of manual labour!