Calling all the wagonistas...

NVR Wagon Group are planning a wagon/freight based open weekend on 2nd/3rd November, with a photo charter on Friday 1st.

I've approached some of the wagon people I know privately, but if you are part of a wagon group and would be interested, please let me have some contact details (email preferably, but phone could work too) for your group/manager/etc - we're trying to build a comprehensive wagon group/contacts list across all the UK heritage railways.

From Tim:

The NVR wagon group would like to invite members of other wagon groups to the NVR over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd November for a freight open weekend.

The plan is to run the freight rake with the Peak ‘Royal Tank Regiment’ for 3 trips each day.

Other groups are welcome to bring sales stalls and publicity…these can be in a secure location in a building on the platform at Wansford, though we can’t provide any tables I’m afraid.

In order to cover costs for the freight being out we plan to run the weekend as a driving course for paying customers, with us all having a ride in the brake vans.

We will also lay on a bit of food once I know numbers.

Please let me know if any of you guys are up for coming, if you want to bring a stall/sales stand, and numbers. Contact - nvrwagons@gmail.com

Cheers

Tim

Tim Hobman
Wagon Manager
Nene Valley Railway


I can add that the photo charter will have the Class 14 running in 'weathered' NCB livery (or as close as we can get without repainting it a slightly different shade of blue) with the four house coal concentration hoppers and a brake van (it's a request from one of our regular supporters). Booking and full details to follow.

(Edited because my cut and paste of Tim's text lost a chunk somewhere along the way )

 

Not yet on sale, but the events are now up on the NVR website with full information:

House Coal Concentration Class 14 photo charter: https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/552/house-coal-concentration-photographic-charter

Goods Weekend and Freight Driving Experience: https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/553/before-the-snows-of-winter-goods-weekend-and-driving-experience

 

Both events now available to book at the links above...