The signal box at Orton Mere was re-opened on the 9th March 2024 after nit’s rebuild following the arson attack on it. Thomas was in attendance and carried passengers from Wansford Station and back again for the event. The following images are © Jon Benton and my thanks to him for sending them to me. …
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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 …
73050 CITY OF PETERBOROUGH OVERHAUL APPEAL Now in her 55th year in preservation, the locomotive has been overhauled three times. The current work started in 2017 and has progressed to the stage where re-assembly of the frames, wheels and motion is gathering momentum in the NVR workshops at Wansford. The boiler, with the 70-year old …
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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 …