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Good evening. Readers might be interested to learn that Shottle station, between Duffield and Wirksworth will reopen (permanently) on Saturday 9th August - the first day of our DMU gala. The platform was resurfaced today and represents the result of 18 months extremely hard work by a...

Good evening. This weekend, GWR 0-6-2 No.5643 will open the EVR Spring steam gala at Wirksworth and will be operating the 8.5 mile line to the Midland Main Line at Duffield, north of Derby. 5643 completed a test run with our full rake of coaches today. The whole train left Wirksworth...

Cementing the Alliance Iris the Railcar receives East Midlands Trains livery Wirksworth, 1 April 2013: To celebrate the inclusion of the Wirksworth Branch in East Midlands Trains’ May timetable, the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway has re-liveried its most historic DMU in the East Midlands...

Fun with a twist with resident diesel locomotives 31414 and 33035 and at least one heritage DMU on this forthcoming diesel weekend. Expect topped-and-tailed services, loco changes at Duffield and even a double-headed last train! We are even offering ‘Driver for a Fiver’ opportunities at...

Good afternoon, For those of you who are on Facebook, M79900, better known as 'Iris' now has her own page which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/IrisTheRailcar. This lovely lady is developing quite a following, especially as she must qualify as being one if not the oldest DMU in...

For the group's information, the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway ran the 'Thames-Ecclesbourne Express' service from Wirksworth to London yesterday. The EVR ran an early-morning service from Wirksworth to Duffield (07:15 departure) which connected with a specially extended Derby-London service...

We are very pleased to announce that tickets for the opening event are now available to purchase on line. The first public train will be a DMU and depart Wirksworth at 11:20 on Friday 8th April, returning from Duffield at 11:10. The following train (12:20 ex-Wirksworth) will be steam-hauled...

Good evening. I am starting this thread to post press releases and other updates in the run-up to the line's full opening on 8th April. It has been a 10-year process to reopen the line although the first board meeting took place in 1993, so some of us are pretty excited about seeing the...

Good evening. As a new year greeting, I would like to submit this light-hearted parody of the inner workings of our management team. http://vimeo.com/18332430 Our very best wishes to all involved in the rail industry, from operators to preservationists and enthusiasts. Kind regards...

The following press release may be of interest: FOR IMMMEDIATE RELEASE The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Contact: Neil Ferguson-Lee Email [email protected] GREEN LIGHT FOR APRIL OPENING: DUFFIELD TO WIRKSWORTH TO OPEN IN THE SPRING WIRKSWORTH RETURNS TO RAILWAY NETWORK WITH...