Recent content by Tim Oaks

I can recommend the full english breakfast served on those early morning trains which use Set 1 on the first three days of the gala. Excellent value at £10-00, no need to pre- book a meal. For those arriving slightly later in the day, there will be a beer tent on the platform at Duffield and...

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The Santa specials broke the record set the previous year with an increase of about 30% over the 2022 figures. The catering and commercial staff put in tremendous effort and have been left full of enthusiasm for 2024. I gather there are some new ideas in the pipeline, including a very special...

48518 was in good mechanical condition and a serious attempt was made to raise funds and buy it for use on Peak Rail. At a late stage serious firebox problems were discovered - severe quilting - and 48624, which had a very good boiler, was purchased instead in around 1981.

Glad you enjoyed it. The roster for the Transport Weekend, 14/15 July, both days, is 47406 on five coaches, plus a 3 car met-cam DMU on the Duffield service, plus a Barclay tank on brake van rides on the incline. 31 206 will work the Tuesday afternoon tea service. The perspex bottomed...

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Annual Classic Transport Weekend Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July 2018 Cars, motorcycles, lorries - plenty of classic gather at Wirksworth for a weekend of travelling back to the past. An intensive train timetable will operate on the Duffield line - two train...

The recently arrived shunter, Wigan 2 formerly 08 605 has had the vacuum brakes reinstated and underwent a successful brake test. The diesel locomotive weekend on 11/12 August should see it in action, possibly double headed with the other 08. The Bus Gala on Sunday 1st July and the Transport...

Members of this forum living in Derbyshire may be interested to know that the EVR has joined forces with Derbyshire Now magazine, distributed by Derbyshire County Council. At the back of the current issue there are vouchers giving two adult rover tickets for the price of one between June and the...

08605 will be around for awhile pending a new commercial hire contract. Meanwhile, I understand that the new Shottle Down platform is in use, especially at 2 train events, but not generally.

Another 08 shunter has arrived - 08605. Work has started on the base of the signal box at Shottle; the railway has recently purchased a mini digger which will be used on this project and for many drainage improvement tasks. The first of the Mk 1 brake coaches has now entered traffic.

The Multiple Memories DMU gala was a great success, about 15% up on last year. The W & M railbus was the star of the show but has now gone. However, 3F No.47406 has arrived for the Summer and will enter traffic this weekend; special offer for the Bank Holiday Weekend: accompanied children travel...

WyvernRail plc - The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · 13 hrs · BREAKING NEWS: W&M railbus E79960 arrives at Wirksworth for Multiple Memories this weekend - www.e-v-r.com/multiplememories

73210 is on a long term visit. The power unit was run up a few weeks ago, I believe it will get a repaint before going into traffic. The Waggon & Maschinenbau railbus is visiting from Ribble Steam Railway, it was one of the pair at the North Norfolk Railway. One of the KWVR examples used to...

Class 73 No.210 has recently been delivered to Wirksworth. The 2018 Multiple memories Gala is rapidly approaching: 19th/20th May and will feature a visiting W&M 4 wheel railbus from the Ribble Steam Railway

A busy week in Wirksworth Station Yard with three coaches going out for tyre turning and coming back in again. Two more coaches are the subject of intense activity in the shed. A surprise arrival was class 31 No 31601 which turned up on Thursday, "for its summer holidays". Many of the visitors...