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I would be interested to understand the present role of the Up and Down Atlantic lines from Wandsworth Road Junction to Battersea Park. I know they used to form a direct flyover route to the former Brighton side lines approaching Victoria but am intrigued as to why there exist now as a...

A one-off Class 14 Spectacular! Following on from the iconic event held in 2014 at the East Lancashire Railway to celebrate 50 years since the class were introduced, the EVR is planning to celebrate the class reaching their diamond jubilee. It is planned for the weekend to feature several...

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 neilfl@wyvernrail.co.uk GREEN LIGHT FOR APRIL OPENING: DUFFIELD TO WIRKSWORTH TO OPEN IN THE SPRING WIRKSWORTH RETURNS TO RAILWAY NETWORK WITH...