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Hi all, A friend of mine is doing some research and is looking for timetable info on London to Maidenhead service for February 1941. Can anyone help or point us in the right direction to look at a copy, paper or digital

1501 has arrived at Nene Valley Railway. Still on the low loader at the moment. Will be unloaded tommorrow morning.

The line up for the Diesel Gala for May 16th, 17th and 18th is now on the Nene Valley Railway website. It has been confirmed that DB Schenker will hopefully be sending 60 074 for the weekend (Friday to be confirmed) for this event. This engine will be raising funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust...

It is planned to run the Sunday services in January with the Swedish railbus. The only Sunday to have a steam locomotive running is Sunday 12th January.

It looks like the NVR are about to purchase the old station building. An appeal has gone out for donations stating that although enough has been raised for the purchase, extra money is needed for remidial work to take place while a lottery grant is applied for for the major restoration work...

Details are now on the NVR website for the diesel gala on the 4th - 6th October. The £5 grab bags will be available from the cafe at wansford. A limited supply will also be on sale at Ferry Meadows Station (saturday and Sunday) and hopefully on the mk1 set Friday and Saturday (assuming the spare...

I have just been to ferry meadows station today and there has been some more work done on the site where the night mail museum is going. The stock there has been moved into the new siding and the old one has been lifted. A set of points have been moved into position near the double slip...

Information about the visiting locos and the timetable for this event on 18th & 19th May is now on the NVR Website. There should be 7 visiting locos each day.

Just heard on the Radio that a bus on the Cambridge guided busway has come off the track and nearly overturned.

I have just been looking on a webite called news now at the railway news section for the day and noticed a report that said "fire on railway" by Cornwall Fire and rescue Service News desk. The report says that they were called to the railway at 09.52 this morning and found the brakevan of a...

Just a Photo of the Swedish Railcar on the move this afternoon.

The convoy of diesels for the gala turned up last night. The beer has started to arrive today. So far, we have beaver bitter and rare breed from Belvoir brewery and hogshead and marquis from brewsters brewery.

For those who don't know, the Reverend Richard Paten passed away on the 22nd July 2012. His funeral will be held on 15th August, which would have been his 80th birthday. He wanted to celebrate that day to launch an appeal for money to overhaul the standard 5 73050, the loco he brought in 1968...

Anybody wanting the loco roster for this weekends diesel gala, pm me with an email address. Due to changes to the loco roster and the webmaster being on holiday, I'm not sure weather the info will get on the web. The class 37 is not now coming, but thanks to BARS, we are now up to 3 class 31's...

According to the nene valley railway website, there is a consultation paper out for the transfer of the fletton branch from brb residual to the nene valley railway. A flyer has also gone out from the friends of nene valley railway to raise funds towards the costs of the transfer of the transport...

All railways have to raise funds by sponsorship or donations either to extend lines or facilities, to restore and maintain items or buy items. I have always felt that people are more likely to donate to projects if they can see things progressing. What projects do you / would you donate to and why?

The Swedish railcar that I was asking about has now been moved to the Nene Valley Railway. An article about the move is in todays Hartlepool Mail.

With the TASC machine now up and running at the Nene Valley Railway, The Civils Group have now got a Ballast Wagon to go with it. It was delivered from Dingwall to Wansford last wednesday. Some work needs to be done on it before it can be used, but it will be a useful addition to the Civil...

A new group has been formed on the Nene Valley Railway, to work on the wagon fleet. The two guys that have started on this project have been working on the esso tanker and the ikea flat pack brake van, prior to the groups formation. They have now turned there attention on one of the many box...

The International Railway Preservation Society hav just published a book to mark the 75th aniversery of the inaugeration of the Night Ferry Service of Wagons Lits sleeping cars that ran between London Victoria and Paris and Brussels. Yhis long lived service (finished 1980) was Britains only...