It has today, The DMU group have been posting video's of its journey with Allelys from Wirksworth to Kidderminster.
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Hope you enjoy. It is planned for the Duke.I'm due on the EVR on Sat 21st Sept for Afternoon Tea....will it still be planned for steam or will I get a nice surprise I wonder
31601 has made it's way over to the car park road so looks like it's departure may be soon as well.
Thanks for that
m79900
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Heard that 47 D1842 is returning to Crewe soon. Wonder if any different mainline diesels will be brought in seeing as the 31 is going aswell.
If D1842 does leave it maybe going to another railway but it will also leave 73001 as the only serviceable diesel loco. D9525 and 73210 are being worked on at the moment though.
nferguso
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Iskra
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Thanks for sharing, I’ll be looking to make a visit when 80080 is running
nferguso
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Thanks for posting this: it's an excellent hour-long deep-dive and gives a very good insight into what makes preservation tick.
Neil
The 2025 season will start on the 15th February and will run through every weekend until November.
Typically:
Steam - weekends and peak Fridays
Diesel - some weekends in place of steam and summer Thursdays
DMU - selected weekdays, also early Market Train from Duffield on the first Saturday of the month before running the incline in the day.
Events so far:
Vintage Road and Rail Rally - Sunday 11th May
Back to the 1940's weekend - Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June
Typically:
Steam - weekends and peak Fridays
Diesel - some weekends in place of steam and summer Thursdays
DMU - selected weekdays, also early Market Train from Duffield on the first Saturday of the month before running the incline in the day.
Events so far:
Vintage Road and Rail Rally - Sunday 11th May
Back to the 1940's weekend - Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June
Will this DMU Market Train be marked on the timetable as such?
I'd like to visit the EVR again and a DMU run would give me a reason, unfortunately, steam doesn't interest me.
What working DMU's does the EVR have at the moment, is it just the 121/122?
Last year it was only advertised on the Facebook page in the week before. It is now listed on the timetable page on the website. I remember correctly it was around 0830-0900 from Duffield.
W55006 is the only working DMU at the moment.
Yes, just had a look, it is listed as running on certain Saturdays, what isn't available is the time it runs!
12LDA28C
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The 121 moved from the EVR back in the Summer and is now at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway on loan.
The 121 was the Chiltern unit, wasn't it?
I last had a ride on that in March 2020, about a week before the lockdown, it doesn't feel 5 years ago!
Trainman40083
Established Member
I'm wondering now how the rebuild of one of the ex Severn Tunnel single car units is getting on.
Iskra
Established Member
Excellent, something for everyone there.
12LDA28C
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It was, yes. 121034 in green livery, now owned by LSL.
nferguso
Member
Work stopped, both units for disposal.
Trainman40083
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Thanks for the update.
nferguso
Member
From March to November, it will depart Duffield at 08:20 on the first Saturday of the month. It runs to bring shoppers form Duffield and beyond to the monthly Wirksworth Artisan Farmer's Market.