We are spending today preserving yesterday, so you can enjoy it tomorrow.
As you can see from the previous post we have Wednesday activities again during the school summer holidays.
The rover ticket will give you the chance to explore and enjoy the scenery and changing landscape along the line, which passes over the River Nene twice and follows it for the latter part of the journey to Peterborough.
Please bring your children and have a great mid-week day out, details from the office on the number shown.
To put it mildly the last two days have been a bit hot!
Monday got up to38c and Tuesday got to 40.8c here at blog HQ!
Far too hot for me a mere retired delicate flower.
Because of fire risk and crew safety last weekend saw the railway run a diesel service with the Peak on Saturday and the Swedish railcar on Sunday. Most people chose to stay at home and try and keep cool as much as possible.
This weekend will again be diesel only with the Class 14 out on Saturday and The Peak out on Sunday.
Looking at the television there are many discussions on global warming etc and the effect on future weather. Personally I think it’s beyond dispute that things are getting warmer. How this will affect peoples leisure and work activities is open to debate. This will also have an effect on tourist attractions amongst them heritage railways. What that effect will be is of course unknown at the moment. Without doubt interesting years ahead.
I am sure that those running the national train network will be having many thoughts on the subject as well.
Trying to plan for the mainly unknown will not be easy.
One of the most asked questions is what locomotives are there at the railway.
Well here is a selection, and my thanks to Chris Walker for the images
When you visit the railway if you do not see a specific locomotive then feel free to ask the staff as to its current status.
34081 92 Squadron heads over the river Nene with the railways rake of wagons during a evening photo charter.
Well today is the first day of summer and we have started off with wall to wall sunshine and a nice temperature of just over 27.5c at peak.
So what’s ahead for the railway over the summer? Well I guess the honest answer is that nobody knows. We have some super events announced and in the pipeline. I am sure that, weather permitting we will have a great summer.
If you’re reading this as a working member of the railway then enjoy the summer and above all have fun. If you’re not a member then please if you can come along and visit.
It has often been said that the railways greatest asset are it’s working members. So please come along and say hello to them, look round the stations and ride the trains. Or in other words have a great day out.
Please take a look at our website at nvr.org.uk and see what tempts you.
Thomas has sent me these excellent images of the events, I will post without comments as they are there to enjoy for some relive an excellent day.
All images are © Thomas Woolley.
Today sees another freight driver experience on the railway.
This time 92 Squadron is providing the pulling power.
Here it is running round over the bridge approaching Wansford station.
Here we have the freight returning to Wansford crossing the River Nene.
Perfect day for playing trains though a bit on the hot side with the temperature here currently at 33.2c
Events like this are nice earners for the railway and enjoyable for those participating as well. No doubt a good day will be had by all.
Yesterday the railway held an advanced steam driver experience day.
The locomotive was Bahamas.
Here are a couple of pictures of the locomotive. Shame it’s leaving us on the 10th June.
Here the first picture shows the locomotive at Wansford station. Some nice rain clouds in the background.
The second image shows the locomotive coupled to the carriages at Yarwell before running back to Wansford, then onwards to Peterborough Nene Valley station.
Driver experience days, of all types are always popular. The opportunity to drive and fire a famous or large locomotive is always a draw for people of all ages.
My thanks to Matthew Alden Farrow for the images.
The Jubilee weekend was a funny old weekend.
The first two days were excellent weather wise and people were out to enjoy themselves.
Saturday was not too bad either. In the evening Bahamas arrived off the main line late and in the dark! At Wansford it was found to have an issue and therefore was not available for service as planned on Sunday.
92 Squadron pulled the Sunday services in its place. Most people seemed happy. There are lots of excellent photos and videos of the weekend on YouTube so well worth a trawl.
So all in all a great weekend and hopefully a profitable one for the railway.
Writing this before we begin four days of services celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen.
We have steam services all four days with 92 Squadron the first three and the locomotive Bahamas on Sunday.
I think this is a weekend where I will miss not being at Orton Mere, time like this were fun with nice visitors and plenty of business for the railway,.
Enjoy the Jubilee.