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 …
Category: Wansford Station
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 …
Fifty Years Ago.
This weekend marked a very monumental milestone in the history of the NVR – 50 years since the first train in preservation ran on the railway. The train consisted of Hudswell Clarke no.1539 “Derek Crouch” and one Mk1 and ran from the BSC site up to Wansford and return, departing at just gone 13:00 on …
Easter Services.
Four days of services. Good Friday. The Pacer with services between Yarwell & Peterborough Nene Valley. Saturday. Thomas shuttle between Wansford & Yarwell The Peak 45041 between Wansford & Peterborough Nene Valley. Easter Sunday. Thomas shuttle between Wansford & Yarwell The Class 14 between Wansford & Peterborough Nene Valley. Easter Monday. The Peak 45041 between …
73050 CITY OF PETERBOROUGH OVERHAUL APPEAL
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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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 …
Locomotive 656.
I was kindly sent this image of a painting.
My thanks to Gerard Bauer who painted it in the 1970’s..
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 …