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

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by Nathanjw032, Dec 12, 2014.

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  1. Nathanjw032

    Nathanjw032 New Member

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    Details for the Nene Valley Railway Winter steam event havebeen released.
    The event will run over the weekend of the 21st-22nd february 2015 and will play host to three visiting locos. The event has a 35A New England theme, and stars GNR N2 1744, a former New England loco, LNER D49 'Morayshire', and Hunslet industrial tank engine no. 1982 'Ring Haw' a former Nassington Quarry loco and sister to resident Hunslet 1953 'Jacks Green', currently undergoing cosmetic restoration by the railways Small Loco Group.

    Further details can be found at:

    http://www.nvr.org.uk/events/35a-new-england-winter-steam
     
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    Excellent news. Getting the D49 will be a master stroke in my opinion. Will be nice to see Ring Haw back on home ground (almost).
     
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  4. Robert Heath No.6

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    Could be a good'un, so long as ring haw gets a proper diagram, not '4 wagon freight to Orton mere then brake van rides'!
     
    Robert Heath No.6, Dec 13, 2014
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    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I was rather hoping that they'd reopen Nassington Quarry for the event. :)
     
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    Love it :)
     
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    Spamcan81, Jan 29, 2015
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    Dear Spamcan,
    Its probably me but I can`t see your e-mail address in order
    to ask for details of the NIGHT SHOOT??
    TIA
    Neale
     
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    Click on his user name and start conversstion ( new name for private message).
     
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  10. simon

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    Not sure celebration is the right word to use to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of the depot, but I still might pay a visit.
     
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    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Using the word "celebration" in its broader sense is quite appropriate for this event, i.e.
    mark, commemorate etc.
    In other news, the N2 was stuck in Loughborough shed yesterday and our team was told it had failed (no details given) and wouldn't be ready in time for this event.
     
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    simon Resident of Nat Pres

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    Celebrate is used these days as a word indicating a positive thing, even if it may have come from a more neutral origin. Much better to use mark or something similar.
     
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    There we are, corrected it for you. I'd demand a refund from your English teacher if I were you. :) Can't believe you're nit picking over the wording of the advert for the event when a much more serious matter has arisen in the form of news of the N2's failure.
     
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    Now now a locomotive failure is surely par for the course; much more serious is such as a repaint from Apple Green to Brunswick Green or a return to BR Lined Black and numbered 69523 since that would generate many more pages of "expert" critique !
     
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  15. Robert Heath No.6

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    Should nit-picking be hyphenated?

    EDIT: Apparently it's one word, so we were both wrong!
     
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    Maybe I need a refund from my English teacher. :)
     
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    An N2 in BR green would generate quite a bit of froth. :)
     
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    Because, I know you will always rise to the bait :)
     
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    Makes you a bit of a troll then doesn't it.
     
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    Well that' s debatable, but point made for me,thanks :)
     
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