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29/07/23 – Working on the side.

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Matt Baker

Back at it this Saturday and with reasonable weather the completion of 768248s roof. First a layer of primer, followed by a bitumastic top coat. This was followed with a touch more paint for this and 780952, with the ends … Continue reading →

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16/07/23 – Even more roof action.

Posted on July 16, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

Another session, another roof. Continue reading →

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01/07/23 – Continuing on high, with a little bit of fruit

Posted on July 1, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

More roof action with a touch of fruit this week. Continue reading →

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17/06/23 – Let’s start a roof.

Posted on June 17, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

It’s all about a roof today, as we begin our big van push Continue reading →

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29/05/23 – Bank holiday oil up.

Posted on May 29, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

Some final details as we approach the 2nd June, preparation of the set for the experience day and some finishing touches for the museum Continue reading →

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21/05/23 – Engineers progress.

Posted on May 21, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

It’s that time again, an update from us at Peterborough. Continue reading →

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07/05/23 – Wagons and a Coronation

Posted on May 7, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

Long live the King, as we work hard to keep our fleet alive and well. Continue reading →

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23/04/23 – Preparing for the Museum opening

Posted on April 24, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

Update from our latest session on Sunday 23rd April as we prepare to open the Freight Museum. Continue reading →

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2023 Q1 – Preparation for 2023

Posted on April 3, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

Our look back of the first 3 months of 2023 as we prepared for what will hopefully be some good Spring/Summer events. Continue reading →

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2022 Q4 “Peak Power”

Posted on March 1, 2023 by NVR Wagon Group

Our apologies for the delay, but here is the summary of the last quarter of 2022 Continue reading →

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2022 Q3 “Out and about”

Posted on October 29, 2022 by NVR Wagon Group

Q3 kicked off with wagons and doughnuts/cake as the first working session also happened to be Tim’s birthday. Our second working session was a visit to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre to see their impressive collection of wagons. As this turned … Continue reading →

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2022 Q2 “Two freight driving days and a photo charter”

Posted on June 25, 2022 by NVR Wagon Group

Following on from Q1, work continued repainting the hoppers and preparing the running rake for our first Freight Driving Experience Day of 2022 in April. After a long evening oiling and checking the rake, we had a successful freight day … Continue reading →

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