We are spending today preserving yesterday, so you can enjoy it tomorrow.
August is always a busy time of the year.
Today saw the Pacer running, and on Friday we have Thomas’ Big Adventure which is sold out..
Please look at the events pages on the NVR website.
If you visit the railway and travel I hope you have a great visit, and I would love to publish any pictures you may take of your visit.
Also don’t forget to take a look at the web cams for the NVR on Railcam.uk.
I came across this incident on Facebook which happened at the Llangollen Railway, why do people do things like this?
I’m pretty gutted to have to be making this post. However, after my post below in our Group last month, the Leaton signal box key was suspected as being stolen from Glyndyfrdwy signal box around lunchtime on Friday 25th August.
The ‘box only had one visitor on the day it disappeared. This individual identified themselves to the duty signalman to gain a visit by showing him what appeared to be a valid HOPS acitive volunteer ID card from a UK Heritage Railway. This same individual also travelled on the train and showed this ID to the footplate crew.
If the said individual (or whoever else may have magically removed this historic artefact) is on this Group and can see this post, this is a direct and polite appeal to return the Leaton key to the Llangollen Railway in the next 7 days. If you do so, no further action will be taken. We know people do silly things in the heat of the moment.
If it is not returned, then we will be following up on our CCTV records and taking further action. Being of low value financially, this is unlikely to be a Police matter, but we will follow it up with the Heritage Railway the individual appparently volunteers with and also be sharing the information with the wider railway press.
You may not think removing it was a problem. It’s monetary value is however irrelevant – it’s history is worth an awful lot more to us and the kind soul who donated it to us. It belonged to his late father, who was a signalman at Leaton. It belongs to the ‘box, not to you.
This action also unfortunately means there are will be no further public visits to any of our signalboxes. Our signalman cannot be expected to keep such a close eye on potentially light-fingered individuals whilst they go about their duties.
Sorry to have to share such bad news. Our Group is usually very positive and I am proud to be a moderator for it. Actions like this do however mean volunteers will be thinking twice about posting here, if some of the Group’s members are looking to use it for theft.
We are a small community and this is truly shameful behaviour.
Finally, I would ask collectors of Railwayana or signal box memorabilia to be vigilant for this item being offered for sale or display. If you are offered it, then please be aware it is stolen. I will personally offer a reward for its safe return.
Thank you, Terry Pickthall
Glyndyfrdwy Signalman, LR Driver & Press Officer.
5485 approaches Castor with the first Santa Special of the day on a crisp frosty morning. December 2020
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.
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
Thursday to Sunday sees the Queens Platinum Jubilee, and like everywhere else we are celebrating this special occasion.
We have numerous events over the four days culminating with the locomotive Bahamas visiting us and pulling the three services on Sunday.
No doubt this will be popular, when the locomotive was with us before it generated a lot of positive interest.
So whatever you’re doing this Jubilee weekend have a great time, and if you’re visiting the railway look at all we have on offer a visit is so much more than just a train ride.
The Railway is pleased to announce after a great deal of work that Jubilee No 45596 Bahamas will be visiting the NVR from the 4th to the 10th of June.
The locomotive during this time will work a Jubilee Special service on Sunday 5th June as part of the NVR Jubilee event, the locomotive will undertake main line running while at the NVR
On the web cam on running days we are often asked when a certain loco will next be running, sometimes we can answer and sometimes not.
Anyway, here in order are the top five asked about locomotives.
Yes I was surprised at first that Thomas was not more asked after, but I presume it’s because it appeals more to children than adults.
So, what would your top five list be? I would love to know, please leave a comment with your list.
From the number of times I have heard the title of this post there seems to be a misconception that if there are no trains running then there is nothing happening.
This is far from the truth, there is something happening every single day connected with the railway and its operation.
Let’s take today for example..
The office at Wansford is operating with the staff working away at many tasks from bookings, to banking and planning future events. There is a considerable amount of administration day to day to keep the railway operating.
There will be various volunteers around Wansford undertaking various tasks including maintenance of locomotives and the site itself etc.
Many volunteers including myself work from home, at the moment of course I am writing this blog whilst keeping an eye on the webcams. People often from time to time pop onto the cam we have on YouTube to ask all sorts of questions, and I like to be hopefully available to help.
Volunteers could be working at one of the stations with maintenance tasks from cleaning to painting.
The list is endless with tasks that can be carried out across the railway over a week. So next time you think the railway has nothin happening because there are no trains look again more carefully, you may be surprised at what you see.
Today saw our first steam services of 2022. With 92 Squadron doing the honours hauling the services.
So what could be more appropriate than using this for my refreshments.
