This weekend marked a very monumental milestone in the history of the NVR – 50 years since the first train in preservation ran on the railway.
The train consisted of Hudswell Clarke no.1539 “Derek Crouch” and one Mk1 and ran from the BSC site up to Wansford and return, departing at just gone 13:00 on Sunday 7th April 1974. The trip was a members special acting as a test run for the first public train on the 9th April which would carry local dignitaries.
Nathan Wilson.
From an original posting by Kingsley Harris.