{"id":25594,"date":"2024-04-08T04:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T18:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nenevalleyrailway.co.uk\/NVR_blog\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2024-04-08T04:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T18:52:51","slug":"fifty-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=25594","title":{"rendered":"Fifty Years Ago."},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

The train consisted of Hudswell Clarke no.1539 \u201cDerek Crouch\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

Nathan Wilson.<\/p>\n

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Wansford – Just before excited volunteers took over – But we only had the track and signal box!
From an original posting by Kingsley Harris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend marked a very monumental milestone in the history of the NVR \u2013 50 years since the first train in preservation ran on the railway. The train consisted of Hudswell Clarke no.1539 \u201cDerek Crouch\u201d and one Mk1 and ran from the BSC site up to Wansford and return, departing at just gone 13:00 on \u2026 <\/p>\n

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