We are spending today preserving yesterday, so you can enjoy it tomorrow.
I would like to dedicate this photo to former NVR driver and Steam inspector Peter Richardson who sadly passed away last month. A4 60009 Union of South Africa opens up at Longueville Junction during a photo charter in September 2017 with Peter Richardson at the controls.
Jason Isaac
A few months ago we published pictures of the inside of Wansford Signal Box. So now it’s the turn of the Orton Mere Signal Box.
Now I know it’s not very large, and I still remember when we had the allotment at the station a visitor asking me if it was a potting shed.
So here are some internal shots of the box.
Pictures © Keith Parkinson. My thanks to Keith for taking and sending me the pictures.
One place that people rarely think about except when validating or buying tickets is the booking office. Not realising that it houses a crack squad trained to extract money with the least amount of pain.
Here are a few pictures of the booking office.
So there you have it, the hub of the station on running days.
All images are © Kim Shaw.
With all the focus on Bahamas you may have missed this today.
Mayflower passing through Peterborough.
This weekend saw the locomotive Bahamas running on the line.
Here are four pictures of the locomotive kindly sent to me by Thomas Woolley.
Quick post of the Driver Experience today.
Bahamas taking on Water at Peterborough Nene Valley.
I am sure that every volunteer and visitor knows the Old Station Building at Wansford.
But we rarely get a good look at it, as often there are carriages in either or both of the main platforms.
So here is an old picture I came across in my misc collection. It shows the building some years ago.
I hope that at some stage the railway will be able to restore this fine victorian building to its original state. It’s an asset to the railway.
Should you wish to donate to it’s renovation then please contact the office.
The locomotive Bahamas arrived yesterday, and is with us over a couple of weeks.
It’s pulling services on 21st & 22nd plus 28th, 29th &30th over August bank Holiday as well as other events and driver experience.
Have a look on the main web site for event details and timetable. If your looking for a good day out then please come, travel behind the locomotive and support the railway.
Should you just be planning to visit and take pictures please remember to buy a platform ticket etc. It’s cost a lot of money to bring the loco in and none paying visitors will do nothing to ensure the weekend is a success and enable us to bring in more locomotives.
Here’s to a great visit by the locomotive.
A blast from the past here.
Taken in 2004 as Mayflower approached Castor bridge towards Peterborough.
