Last weekend saw Danish locomotive 656 hauling passengers for the first time in 38 years. Here it is arriving at Peterborough Nene Valley on Saturday. It looked right hauling the three Belgian coaches and the single Danish coach. There are many members who were not even born when this locomotive was last in service. Sunday …
Category: Along the line
Quiet time of the year.
Many regard January and February as quiet times of the year. But you just have to look below the surface to see this is not whooly true. Yes the trains are not running public services so the number of visitors has gone down. But there is a lot going on behind the scenes with maintenance …
Here we go again…
Well here we are on the first day of a new year. Lot’s of interesting activities ahead, please keep an eye on the NVR web site for more details as they become available. As always photographs from across the railway are always welcome. Many potential visitors read this blog. So pictures hopefully will encourage visitors …
Here we go…………
25th November sees the start of our Santa services. If you’re a working member volunteering for the Santa services, have fun and enjoy yourself. If you’re a visitor with your family on the Santa services have a great time, and if you’re not sure of anything please just ask. Pictures for the blog will be …
The wrong time of the year.
With this being the run up to the Santa services I was reminded of a visitor to Orton Mere Station some years ago. She asked if we had thought of running the Santa services in the summer when the weather was warmer and often sunny as it would encourage more people to book! She then …