News Update June 2022 – revised 19th June
There are some further updates to the newsletter which was recently included with ON TRUST and a further update on ...News Update June 2022
NEWS UPDATE JUNE 2022 Following successful trial running carriage 1474 is expected to return to its Worth Valley Railway base in ...Pug 19 completes main line test runs 26th May 2022
Current status – updated 12th June 2022:- On 19th and 26th May test runs were successfully completed with 19 on a ...Brake Third 1474 tested and running 26th February at East Lancashire Railway
Testing took place on 22nd February, earlier than expected, with no problems found, the link below opens up a short ...752 on hire to the Spa Valley Railway in Kent
On hire to the Spa Valley Railway in Kent 752 has ventured outside Lancashire and Yorkshire for the first time ...WORTH VALLEY ‘ELF EXPRESS’ CHRISTMAS SERVICES
From late November through to Christmas Eve one of our carriages will feature in these services running the full line ...Death of Jim Hindle – funeral details
Our member Jim Hindle died unexpectedly on 27th July whilst recovering from hospital treatment. The funeral – here is a message ...Latest ON TRUST issued
Issue number 36 for Spring/Summer 2021 has now been posted to members and supporters, with the usual mix of news ...FUNDRAISING APPEAL – updated January 2022
WHAT IS THE APPEAL FOR? Firstly, our Bogie Brake Third carriage 1474 based at the Worth Valley was examined for potentially ...VINTAGE TRAIN WEEKENDS and RAILWAY CHILDREN CELEBRATIONS – Worth Valley 2021
Updated 31st August 2021Each weekend in August the Worth Valley ran Vintage Trains each Saturday and Sunday.This included the ...752 on ELR public services 2021
752 RUNNING PUBLIC SERVICES BETWEEN JULY AND NOVEMBER 2021 (Updated 30th October 2021 – running dates further changed)East Lancashire Railway have ...Coronavirus Lockdown and restart of operation
Updated 25th July With the publication of plans for a staged end to the early 2021 lockdown, preserved railways were ...Brake 1474 – mechanical work now complete
Bogie Brake 1474 has been the subject of investigation and repairs to the bogie springing during 2019 and 2020. ...Carriages in use on Worth Valley – update November 2020 to January 2021
Sunday August 23rd 2020 saw the first use of our 3 compartment carriages on the Worth Valley’s relaunched public services, ...Expected use of our stock
(updated on 2nd February) CARRIAGES AT THE WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY – from the end of September, the use of our ...Covid-19 Update – August 2020
UPDATE AUGUST 2020 – (updated 8th August) – Worth Valley services are to restart on 19th August as the major ...Carriages in NETFLIX series
The 6-part series called ‘The English Game’ was released on March 20th 2020 and can be viewed on the ...March 2020 Steam Galas
The Worth Valley and East Lancashire railways held Steam Gala weekend events on 6th to 8th March, both of which ...752 to debut at ELR Spring Gala
752 is due to be officially launched at the East Lancashire Railway’s Spring Gala (6-8 March). More details can be ...Worth Valley Spring Gala 2020 – late news
The Worth Valley has confirmed that the Trusts coaches will be used as part of the vintage train service at ...
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