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29/06/24 – A bit of a chilled one

Posted on July 6, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

This update is slightly late due to Tim having a busy week, but covers our efforts from last Saturday. It was a bit of a relaxed session, partly due to the heat, but also because we had a bit of … Continue reading →

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15/06/24 – If it’s black it must be Tar!

Posted on June 18, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

On Saturday we headed back to Peterborough and started our next project, the Tar Tanker. Nothing has been done to this wagon since arrival at the NVR 18 months ago, so the first job was to get into the axle … Continue reading →

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12/05/24 – 27/05/24 – A fantastic fortnight.

Posted on May 27, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

It’s been a really busy couple of weeks, so not much time for a news update. This update is going to be a big one, so brace yourselves! 12/05/24 – Loaded Test On Sunday 12th after the last passenger service … Continue reading →

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04/05/24 and 07/05/24 – Lots of oiling, a shunt, and a Deltic.

Posted on May 8, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

The main job for Saturday was to oil and inspect all of the wagons required for both the Deltic driving course and the Tornado photo charter. With a good turnout we all set about pulling axle boxes apart and checking … Continue reading →

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21/04/24 – Finishing Touches

Posted on April 22, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

If you’ve missed the news, we now have a vacuum fitted rake, but there were still a few outstanding little jobs to tick off before we can have a play with the Deltic and Tornado. There was another good turnout … Continue reading →

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29/03/24, 02/04/24, & 06/04/24 – Triumph and Success

Posted on April 9, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

Well that’s it, we’ve done it, and should be rightly very proud. At the end of November we embarked on a massive project to realise the dream of the founding members of the NVR Wagon Group which started as ‘The … Continue reading →

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Friday 24th May 2024 – An East Coast Freight Storm Photo Charter

Posted on April 3, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

This event was originally scheduled for Tuesday 2nd April, but has been postponed due to work on the locomotive taking longer than expected. All customers who have already booked will be contacted with arrangements for the new date. The Package … Continue reading →

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23-24/03/24 – Thomas and the troublesome vacuum cylinder

Posted on March 27, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

The weekend saw a busy couple of days for the wagon group, with our Thomas driving course on Saturday and a working session on Sunday. Firstly, the Thomas driving course was a massive success with happy customers and positive comments … Continue reading →

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09/03/24 – More pipes and hoses

Posted on March 16, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

This week there has been two full sessions and a bit of homework. On Saturday there was a team effort to get two jobs achieved. The first of these was stripping and cleaning three vacuum cylinders. Paul, Mark, Alan, Colin, … Continue reading →

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23-24/02/24 – The Conflat, the hoses, and a freight course

Posted on February 27, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

On Friday we hosted our first freight driving course of the year with resident locomotive DL83. Everything went according to plan, the sun was shining, and everyone had a fantastic day. The participants got an opportunity to drive, act as … Continue reading →

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10/02/24 – Three out of three and almost a fourth

Posted on February 11, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

Work continued today on our vacuum fitting project towards the main aim of an Express Freight Rake. The previous sessions had seen Palvan B778810 and Standard Van B761651 complete, but untested. Also, Standard Van B786075 was very close to being … Continue reading →

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28/01/24 – Steady progress

Posted on February 1, 2024 by NVR Wagon Group

Another session on vacuum fitting today saw a small, but dedicated team make further good progress. Tim was feeling under the weather, so took on a supervisory role that allowed some social distancing away from the others. The first job … Continue reading →

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