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Engines large and small.

Saturday 26th March was a day of not only our Mothering Sunday cream tea service, but also a day of engines large and small

Let’s start with the large, here is the Polish tank engine about to leave Wansford with the cream tea service to Peterborough Nene Valley.

© Matthew Alden Farrow

Now we have a mixture of large and small as the Peak 45041 stands at platform two prior to departure and a parade of small steam engines pass over the level crossing

Now a selection of pictures of the small steam engines which proved very popular.

Super weather for a super day.
My thanks to Matt for the excellent images.

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The station cottages

Now anybody who has visited Wansford station will have seen the station cottages next door.

But people who have only seen Wansford either via pictures in a magazine or on the net, or via the Wansford webcams may not know what they are.

We are often asked on the cam what they are when they are mentioned during chat. They are outside the view of the webcam.

So here is a picture of the station cottages on a nice sunny spring Saturday.

© Matthew Alden-Farrow

They are typical railway cottages of the era and the area. Many people comment as to how they would like to live in one and have the trains on their doorstep.

My thanks to Matt for the picture.

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Miniature railway open day.

The Miniature Railway will be holding a Open Day from 10:00 till 3:00pm as we re open for 2022.

  • Miniature Railway Train rides
  • Miniature Railway Shop and Ticket office selling a wide range of bespoke gifts
  • Miniature Traction engines in steam
  • The NVR will be running Steam services 
  • Wansford Cafe open 
  • Keiths Railwayana Shop open
  • NVR Charity Shop open
  • Free Parking
  • All attractions subject to availability and Covid restrictions   

The Miniature railway project is fully supported by donations.

Fundraiser for 2022, is to raise funds and complete our Carriage Shed, this will feature three roads to store six carriages, this will be joined to the main running line via a new passing loop to be constructed to allow a two train service something we have found is needed on busy running days. The carriage shed will have brick built sides and concrete floor with a pitched roof, we need to raise in the region of about £1000 to complete this project. To help with fund raising we are pleased to announce our “Pick a number ” competition, entries are £2 each you can pick a bespoke number or numbers subject to availability or a random number will be supplied, the winning number will be drawn at random at the end of 2022, First prize is an original painting by Wrenford Thatcher of 34081 with a freight train at Wansford (The painting can be seen in the Miniature Railway Shop, second Prize is a footplate ride on a Steam or Diesel Locomotive. To enter you can donate £2 via the web page https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/133 or pop along to the Miniature Railway shop and pick your number.

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Spring is in the air.

Here in the UK the first day of spring is Sunday 20th March, and if all runs as normal it will be a wet dismal day. In other words a typical British start to spring.

Spring also means the railway looks towards the years events.

So what do we have lined up for April?

As well as normal services we have:-
Driver Experience (Sold out) with a steam locomotive
Freight Driver Experience, your chance to drive a class 14 loco and freight wagons.
The Jolly Fisherman (Evening fish & chips while travelling along the line.)

More events planned through the year, so pop along to the railways wed site at nvr.org.uk and see what’s planned. You can book on-line and that goes for pre-booking tickets for standard service days.

If you have any questions that are not answered on the web site then either ring or drop the office an e-mail.

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An excellent Sunday

Yesterday saw the Duchess of Sutherland pull our middle service.

We were busy to say the least and nice to see the railway so active on a damp February Sunday

© Jason Isaac

February can normally be a quiet month. So this made the visit extra special.

As I type this the locomotive is on its way to Tyseley in Birmingham, but I am sure we will see it at the NVR again in the future.

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The Duchess of Sutherland.

The Duchess of Sutherland

We have a visitor at the railway this weekend. The Duchess of Sutherland arrives early evening on Saturday and leaves us on Monday morning.

Whilst with us it’s doing one run at 12.00 from Wansford on Sunday, tickets can be purchased on the NVR web site.

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Let’s have another go with the Railcar.

After an excellent Saturday with 92 Squadron hauling services on an almost ideal day with plenty of steam we next Saturday run the railcar.

The Swedish Railcar is very popular with visitors, one of the reasons being I think that it’s unusual.

First service is at 1030 from Wansford.