Well what a day! Today, in partnership with the Travelling Post Office Group we hosted our first event at Overton as we work towards the Goods Yard Project.

With only a few weeks to prepare for this event there was plenty to do to make the yard safe and welcoming for our visitors.

Following a shunt yesterday to bring the freight rake down to Overton, the day started with a sunrise over the wagons looking great from the platform.

In the spirit of the VE80 celebrations, Matt had held off repainting his Scarab and Tims trailer, leaving them in RAF livery with a nod to Peterborough.

There was then plenty to see and do in the yard, with staff getting in the spirit and dressing up. Stu and Josh had brought their Hornby tinplate set and put together a shunt puzzle, the TPO boys were demonstrating the coaches and running pump trolley experiences, Tim was demonstrating coupling and braking wagons, Matt was accompanying his Scarab in RAF dress, and Mark, Paul, and Jason were dressed as Porters loading and unloading a barrel. Meanwhile, Annika and Alan were looking after our customers and handing out treasure hunts and colouring sheets.

A great day was had by all, with plenty of happy staff and customers. Towards the end of the day we were even joined by a special guest, as A1 No 60163 ‘Tornado’ made an appearance.

Tomorrow we will do it all again, so we hope to see you at Overton.