This locomotive 45041 is always popular with visitors. Taken this morning at Peterborough Nene Valley.
The Peak 45041 with the continental stock
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.
The Wansford level crossing gates update.
The Level Crossing Gates. By Tony Dwight
Progress has been steady on the gates since last month, and we are now at a stage where we have three of the gates fully constructed.
Of these gate D has received two coats of primer, two coats of undercoat and two coats of white gloss paint. Gate A has reached the glossing stage and gate B is still awaiting its first primer coat.
The metal rods have been dry fitted but are at present removed and awaiting painting in white “Hammerite” before they are fitted permanently.
To facilitate John in the painting of the gates, Alan and Dave have made four trestles which allow the gates to be stood up and clamped against them this also frees up the bench for the continued construction of the other gates.
Gate C is in the process of have the cross bracings made and dry fitted as the drilling of the holes has to be done with cross bracings removed, they are then refitted and fixed into position, which also allows the chamfering of all of the edges.
It is understood that the fitting of these gates will be carried out during the first week of November as a joint exercise with the S & T department, and the workshop staff using the teleporter.
Once the gates are fitted into position, they will receive a final topcoat of white gloss, with the black metal work also being repainted.
The S & T department will be painting the red roundels and the stop lanterns prior to them being refitted to the new gates.
Final decision made on the future of historic railway buildings at Sutton
Peterborough’s two railway charities, Railword Wildlife Haven and the Nene Valley Railway are proud to learn that their joint proposal for a future home for the old station buildings from Wansford Road has been accepted by National Highways. The buildings were slated for demolition to clear a path for much-needed road improvements dualling the A47 between the A1 at Wansford and Sutton – this is the final dual-carriageway link between the A1 and northern Peterborough. Work will start in 2023 to carefully dismantle the buildings and pack numbered stones onto pallets for transport to the Railworld site next to the Peterborough Nene Valley station on the south bank of the Nene, where they will be rebuilt, with sympathetic restoration of some original features that have been lost over the years. The charities are very grateful to National Highways, who are donating over £200K towards the cost of the move. Once complete, the buildings will serve both Railworld and the Nene Valley Railway as a gateway to their services and attractions.
Railworld Wildlife Haven is a charity in Peterborough which has a nature haven, a model railway and other exhibits. It is located on a landscaped former coal storage yard which once served Peterborough Power Station. https://www.railworld.org.uk/
Nene Valley Railway is a charity that runs a preserved railway westward up the Nene Valley from Peterborough to East Northamptonshire. Both Steam and Diesel, British and European trains run regularly through the year. https://nvr.org.uk/
Charles Swift OBE.
It is with great sadness that I have to share the passing of the Nene Valley Railway’s Vice President Charles Swift OBE.
Charles sat on Peterborough City Council for more than 60 years and served as the youngest ever Mayor of Peterborough. He was also a railwayman starting his career working on steam at New England.
Charles was influential in supporting the foundation of the NVR and remained a great friend of the railway, more latterly in his role of Vice President.
Our condolences go to Charles’ family and many friends.
Mike Kerfoot – Chairman
Another warm day.
Well we were back to the hot weather again today with the temperature peaking at 32c. thankfully we are currently running diesel services, so no hot footplate or fire risk to contend with.
Tomorrow (Sunday) we are running the hot weather timetable. this gives the crews and of course the train staff a thirty minute break between arriving and departing again. this will I am sure be welcomed by those who are able to take advantage.
Monday we have rain forecast, though wether it appears or not is a subject open to debate, we shall see.
Now to have a quiet evening and relax ready for tomorrow, although I am based at home it’s still very hot and as the afternoon wears on it gets hotter and more humid.
All being well tomorrow will be a nice relaxing day with no major problems and all the services on time.
Changes to the roster and events..
With the stopping of steam services there have been changes made to events and timetables over the coming weeks.
I would suggest you keep an eye on the locomotive roster on the main web site it can be found at:- https://nvr.org.uk/article.php/9/loco-roster
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.
