Nene Valley Railway

I believe not so long ago (and possibly still) the Bluebell was looking for a home for this:

https://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pics/957.html

That would give you your ad-hoc shunter and a loco with fairly solid Eastern England heritage credentials!

Tom

 

Ah...
Maybe only for really patient PW workers then.

 

Is the state of the batteries known - I assume they're good old lead/acid for adhesion purposes?

 

Interesting...will keep that in mind

 

What of the little German things that are/were at Overton?

 

Most of the locos will be (and in some cases already have) moved out of Overton as they don't fit the 50s/60s goods yard project (and several of them don't belong to NVR). All will become clear as the project progresses, and updates around that will be on the NVR wagon group thread.

 

It'll make for a slow BLS trip but haulage is haulage.

 

Well, the NVR has got the "Trackcess All Areas" event coming up:

https://nvr.org.uk/product.php?xProd=597

Oh, for the days when such an event would be operated in open wagons or brake vans - which would be a step up from the P*c*r...

 

4144 on Mk1s replaces 656 on Belgian stock for the continental weekend. At least it'll have a Cornish Riviera headboard - it's almost a foreign country down there!

 

Anything.

Anything but a Pacer.

 

It used to be. Things have rather changed for the worse..........

 

A BBC article on volunteering and the Nene Valley Railway: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4ev34p12wo

However: "hoards of toddlers" - doesn't the BBC do basic English any more? Apparently a CCT is a "station wagon"...

 

The use of "Thomas the Tank Engine" in the BBC article is a bit questionable in the 4th paragraph. Yes the loco's name is Thomas and was officially named as such by the Rev Awdry which gives the railway permission to use it and he is a tank engine, but I don't think the use of caps should really be used here due to copyright issues.

 

I'm sure the BBC's lawyers have reviewed it.

 

Andrew Barclay-built Austerity No. 15 ‘Earl David’ (works no. 2183) will be joining the railway on long-term loan, with its first duties expected to be this Sunday.

 

Interesting?

https://www.peterboroughmatters.co....wansford-railway-station-coach-depot/?ref=rss

 

Nothing really that involves NVR as the article seems to incline - it’s very misleading as the photo used is of the Old Station Building which is nothing to do with the proposed coach depot - the buildings in line for that is the one on the other side of the yard which was used by Hutchinsons and more recently the bio fuel company, and have never been owned by the railway nor has the yard, which is the factory style building with the goods office on the back.

The Old Station Building is very much in the NVR plans and proposals and fundraising are currently being discussed

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/16ZpgKoQ9B/

British Railways Standard Class 2 to Visit the NVR!

We’re delighted to announce that Standard Class 2 No. 78019 will be visiting the Nene Valley Railway from mid-November through to January 2026.
The locomotive will be hauling a variety of special services, including:

Christmas at the Railway – 29th November to 24th December
Drive & Fire 78019 – 2nd & 3rd January
Winter Jolly Fisherman Fish & Chips Train– Saturday 3rd January, departing 7pm
☕ Winter Warmer Services – 4th January from 10:00
Photographic Day – 11th January

We’re very grateful to the Charles Newton Trust, Loughborough Standard Locomotive Group, and the Great Central Railway for making this visit possible.

 

Tickets not available yet, but the 11th will be an NVR Wagon Group event with the first use of Overton Yard.

https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/672/

[Edited due to event name change - don't ask]

 

Great - I got some lovely photos of 78018 in winter sunshine some time ago, here's hoping I can repeat it with 78019