K&WVR Virtual Locomotive Roster for Bank Holiday Weekend 8th – 10th May and Mid-week 13th May 2020

Virtual Locomotive Roster for Bank Holiday Weekend 8th – 10th May and Mid-week 13th May 2020 by news@kwvr

This week we take our virtual weekend back to 2018. Due to VE Day celebrations on the 8th May taking place across the UK, we will be operating a virtual Blue timetable on each day, so it will be steam locomotives on all trains, Friday and Sunday and an early morning diesel service on Saturday, with steam for the rest of the day. The steam services will be in the hands of S160 5820 being joined by MR 4F 43924.

The Saturday morning diesel railcar service will operate with the Class 101 diesel multiple unit. This week sees the virtual return of the Wednesday Diesel Railcar service on 13th May.

• Friday 8th May
  Virtual Steam service – USATC S160 2-8-0 5820
  
  Virtual Steam service – Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924
  Timetable – Virtually Blue Timetable.
• Saturday 9th May
  Virtual Steam service – USATC S160 2-8-0 5820
  Virtual Steam service – Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924
  Virtual Morning Diesel service – British Railways Metropolitan-Cammel Class 101 Diesel Multiple Unit No’s. M51189 & Sc51803
  Timetable – Virtually Blue Saturday Timetable.
• Sunday 10th May
  Virtual Steam service – USATC S160 2-8-0 5820
  Virtual Steam service – Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924
  Timetable – Virtually Blue Timetable.
• Wednesday 13th May
  Virtual Diesel Railcar service – British Railways Metropolitan-Cammel Class 101 Diesel Multiple Unit No’s. M51189 & Sc51803
  Timetable – Virtually Yellow Timetable.

NYMR BR standard class 4

That class four drawing the Gresley set firmly

places this re-creation in the 1950's 60's

I do remember them for real

The little moguls had quite a bit of power

NYMR The Gresley set

Train travel in the 1930's 

The bar does look a bit utilitarian

But the standard of comfort is without doubt

You can well imagine well appointed ladies fixing 

their makeup in the mirror before alighting

All teak bodies, good weather resistance

NYMR Levisham

Levisham station takes a bit of finding by car

But is is well worth the effort

Inside the small signal box

Perfect surroundings 

Great little cafe and seating area

Always best seen by train though

Magnificent Gresly set

North Yorkshire |Moors Railway

Double headed for the bank, some years ago

A surprise at the NYMR

Could George Stephenson and Fredrick Swanwick ever have imagined

The constellations look quite magnificent

Even if the engine a little diminutive

A short ride but a great experience

Well done NYMR

Well done the Ffestiniog

Who would have thought of it

K&WVR Virtual Locomotive Roster for Weekend 2nd & 3rd May 2020

Virtual Locomotive Roster for Weekend 2nd & 3rd May 2020 by news@kwvr

Unlike in past years the May Bank holiday in 2020 falls, not on the first Monday in May, this year 4th, but on Friday 8th. As such we need to adapt the past locomotive roster to fit. This coming weekend sees the introduction of two steam train service on Sundays. This weekend we travel back 6 years to 2014 when motive power was provided by MR 4F 0-6-0 43924 and WD 8F 2-8-0 90733 with the Saturday morning diesel service operated by the Class 101 diesel multiple unit.

• Saturday 2nd May
  Virtual Steam service – Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924
  
  Virtual Morning Diesel service – British Railways Metropolitan-Cammel Class 101 Diesel Multiple Unit No’s. M51189 & Sc51803
  Timetable – Virtually Green Timetable
• Sunday 3rd May:
  Virtual Steam service – Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924
  Virtual Steam service – British Railways WD 2-8-0 90733
  Timetable – Virtually Blue Timetable