Many thanks to Phil Venn for sending this video of the trains departure on 2nd October.
Please note the video is quite large. If you’re having trouble playing it then I would suggest you right click on it and save for off line viewing.
Jason’s Picture of the month. October 2022
Masquerading as the first member of its class no. 73000, 73050 City of Peterborough pulls up to its train during the Autumn Steam Gala of 2015.
656 steams again.
News from the MPD – 656 has passed the in steam boiler test today with the inspector giving us the thumbs up this afternoon! He was really happy with everything he saw.
We took the opportunity to take some runs from the coal road up to the limit of shunt at the tunnel and back, carrying out 7 return trips and everything was setting nicely, and importantly all the bearings were nice and cool.
I also took the opportunity to stop next to the DSB in the Oundle line, we could easily have been in Denmark rather than Wansford!
A massive shoutout must go to Dave O’Connell seen here just after we inspected the bearings for temperature, without him today wouldn’t have happened.
Right now Pacer yourselves
The Pacer finally made it up the line on driver training.
Once fully in service it will be a great asset to the railway and I am sure very popular.
I look forward to seeing it in service very soon.
The Peak 45041 with the continental stock
This locomotive 45041 is always popular with visitors. Taken this morning at Peterborough Nene Valley.
Winding down, or are we?
Many people think that with the end of the summer holidays the railway will be winding down for the autumn and winter. Now this is I suppose a logical thought after all nothing happens in the autumn and winter at the railway.
This if course is not true, the railway never sleeps, it may have the odd doze but it never truly shuts down.
Let us look between now and Christmas. We are running services at weekends between now and the end of October. With several events planned and ready to go. Hopefully the first week of November should see the installing of the new crossing gates at Wansford and of course we have not only the preparation for the Santa services but the services themselves. Throughout this period S&T and the civil’s will be doing work out and about.
The office will function normally as will other departments. So as you can see the railway is far from winding down, and after Christmas the railway will start and do it all over again.
So please if you are able come along and support the railway, this is a lovely time of year to travel the line.
Jason’s picture of the month September 2022.
The Nene Valley Railway’s looked more like Peterborough’s New England when the line played host to an A4 and an A1 for its 2012 Steam Gala, Bittern awaits next duty at Wansford taken from the cab from resident Standard 5 73050 City of Peterborough.
Jason’s Photograph of the month August 2022
71000 Duke of Gloucester back onto its train during the railways 2011 Steam Gala.
Second Set Sundays.
On the following Sundays we will be running as well as the main service the Swedish Railcar.
The dates are:- 31st July, 14th August & 21st August.
Both the main service and the railcar will be doing three runs each , but the railcar will not be servingYarwell Junction. If you have a Rover ticket it will cover both trains.
Below is the timetable for the three Sundays.
Locomotives at The Nene Valley Railway.
One of the most asked questions is what locomotives are there at the railway.
Well here is a selection, and my thanks to Chris Walker for the images
When you visit the railway if you do not see a specific locomotive then feel free to ask the staff as to its current status.