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Fifty Years Ago.
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- April 8, 2024
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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 …
Orton Mere Signal Box.
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- February 26, 2024
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The weekend after Easter.
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- April 6, 2024
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I was sitting today thinking back to the weekends after Easter when I ran Orton Mere station. I remember that if we were busy over Easter the we were quiet the weekend after. But as often seemed to happen if Easter had been a washout due to rain over the Easter weekend then the weekend …