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
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.
One thing that’s always popular with volunteers and visitors alike is the visit of a big loco.
The 15th August sees the arrival of the locomotive “Bahamas.”
Now I could wax lyrical about all the events that it will be doing whilst it’s with us, but instead please look at the main railway web page at www.nvr.org.uk for the latest information.
If you can’t visit the railway and experience a ride behind the locomotive then please remember the cameras we have via Railcam covering Wansford and Orton Mere. The Railcam site is at www.railcam.uk. If you are not a member of Railcam then one of our two Wansford cams can be seen on YouTube.
Here is the YouTube feed of our main Wansford cam.
It will be a super visit so please come along to one of the events and travel behind this superb locomotive. As good as they are cameras are no substitute for a trip behind a locomotive.
I will be on the YouTube cam chat on most of the Bahama running days so if you have any questions or queries then please give “Old Arkwright” a yell. Though please note I can’t deal with ticket or booking enquiries.
Former New England based N2 1744 is reflected in the river Nene as it departs Wansford one beautiful September morning in 2015.