NVR Diesel Gala April 2015
The pictures are nearly all taken around Wansford.
It was quite a wild couple of days with the stall-holder next to ours losing his canopy nearly into the turntable pit ,and then his display of mugs the following day ,we were quite fortunate..
Good to meet a few old friends as well as earn a bit of cash for the Group.
Keith counts the money yet again.
Sales Officer Richard attends to family matters in the background.
50015 leaves Wansford and crosses the River Nene with the first train of the day.
Light nearly ,but not quite there.
50015 looking rather splendid on the turntable at Wansford.
Nicely turned out UKRL 56104 waiting to leave.
I did travel on that one and here 56104 moves off its train after arriving safely at Peterborough ready to run-round and hitch onto the other end for the return journey.
50008+50015 cross the R.Nene as they approach Wansford Station.
56104's turn for some turntable modelling.
I can't believe it , but I'm told some people actually preferred the 50 to this !
No taste some folk.
Not an oil leak as I first thought, just a shadow.
Pretty 60001 heads 31271 away and out towards the East.
33109 looks a picture approaching Wansford.
It would have been a nicer shot without the attachment at the rear ,but that ,66757, I suspect was what brought in the large crowd.
Playing to the Gallery.
Next day ,having been ticked off on the Saturday ,the support was not quite so frantic.
31271+31601 enter the platform at Wansford.
Such a shame that's the only set of those coaches NVR possesses.
Any Lottery winners looking for a good cause to support could buy them a nice set of air-braked Mk2's.
Last trip before heading home.
56104 at Yarwell Jc, ready for some mini-thrash through the tunnel.
Thanks Jon for that, and for the whole Gala.
A superb event.
I hope we can get 006 there next time.
56104 leads the way with 66757 at the rear.
Last picture.