Tomorrow sees the arrival of Bahamas to help with Christmas services.
Not too long to the Santa services, this year they have a completely new look.
Hopefully we will have an excellent busy Christmas. Its not too late to buy tickets, have a look…
Category: Along the line
Dedicating Rosemary’s Bench on the 25th September 2024
Wednesday saw the dedicating of Rosemary’s bench on Platform 2 at Orton Mere Station. I am personally most upset that my health prevented me from attending. Here are a few pictures of the event, and my thanks to Paddy Knight for taking them. Rosemary’s step daughter and nephew sitting on the bench. Without doubt Rosemary …
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Christmas and new year services.
Jubilee Class locomotive No 45596 ‘Bahamas’ to haul “The North Pole Adventure 45996 Bahamas will arrive at the Nene Valley Railway in late November to haul our North Pole Adventure Trains, 45596 will also haul our popular Jolly Fisherman Fish and Chips service on the evening of Saturday 4th January 2025, The locomotive will also …
GBRf weekend.
This weekend sees a joint event with GBRf, full details are on the NVR web site. The weather forecast is good and the railway will no doubt be busy. Its events like this that I miss being involved in, but still being confined to the house I can only watch on the webcams. So if …
It could be weird on a Wednesday.
Opening on a Wednesday at Orton Mere could be very unpredictable, We could be busy or totally dead, there were rarely days in-between. Weather was not a factor either we have had wet days and been busy all day, then we have had nice sunny days and been totally dead all day. Most business on …
Rosemary Galloway.
It is with immense sadness that I have to post that Rosemary Galloway passed away this morning Saturday 15th June 2024. Her introduction to the railway was when she did a driver experience on 73050, she was in her early eighties at the time. She saw the garden at Orton Mere as she passed and …
Locomotive Legends.
25th 26th & 27th May 2024 D9009 will be appearing as 55013 BLACK WATCH Named at Doncaster Works on July 21st 1961 before introduction to traffic, D9009 maintained the ‘racehorse’ tradition of the LNER by commemorating the winner of the 1949 Ascot Gold Cup. Based at Finsbury Park in North London, Alycidon was one of …
Nene Valley Railway-Buffer to Buffer
By Finlay Elliott. On the 28th of April 2024 I decided to cycle the entire length of the Nene Valley Railway, it was quite a long bike ride, but I decided I was up for the challenge. Leaving the house at around 12:20 I made my way over to Peterborough Nene Valley station. Just as …