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Nene Valley Railway

Rail Mail

 

Rail Mail 2008
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June 2008

Exchanging mail at Sutton Cross

Locos in operation (Subject to availability):

2183 © Murray Brown
Austerity
2183

The following locos have been cancelled

1306
LNER B1
1306 "Mayflower"

CANCELLED

47270 © Neil Boden
Class 47
47270 "Swift"

CANCELLED

The event organisers and the owners of 1306 & 47270 would like to apologise for this cancellation, which is beyond their control

Attractions

Our rake of Travelling Post Office (TPO) coaches in operation.

Exchanges of mail at "Sutton Cross".
Exchanges of mail at "Yarwell Cutting".

Travelling Post Office coaches available for inspection when not in use.
Travel on board the TPO set to the linside apparatus.

Southern TPO in platform 4 available for sorting - your chance to have a go.
LMS TPO, M30272M, on display. Come along and see the progress on this vehicles restoration.
Great Northern TPO body, 2178, on display.

Railway Letter Service available
Beer tent available, selling a wide selection of Real Ales
Second hand book shop open

Sutton Cross is accessible on foot from Wansford, but is better accessed by travelling on the TPO services provided.

Yarwell Cutting is accessible only by train using the new station at Yarwell Junction.

More details will appear here shortly.

Video Clips

To see an example of exchanging mail, at Sutton Cross, please take a look at a video from our Rail Mail event in 2007.

To see an example of exchanging mail, at Yarwell, please take a look at a video from our trial run in February 2008.

Pictures from previous years Rail Mail events can be found at Gallery for 2006 and Gallery for 2007

Beer Festival (Updated 11th June 2008)

Beers currently lined up for the festival are (subject to change):

Bank Top
Flat Cap - 4.0%
Volunteer - 4.2%

Brentwood
Spooky Moon - 3.8%
Brentwood Best - 4.2%

Cottage
Broadgauge Bitter - 3.9%
Golden Arrow - 4.5%

Hampshire
Ironside - 4.2%
Lionheart - 4.5%

Millstone
Vale Mill - 3.9%
Three Shires - 4.0%

RCH
P G Steam - 3.9%
Tender Loving Care - 4.0%

Sharps
Cornish Coaster - 3.6%
Eden Pure - 4.3%

Wylam
Wylam Bitter - 3.8%
Northern Kite - 4.5%

All attractions subject to availability
Every effort will be made to run the services shown but the company can accept no liability for the cancellation or late running of any train or other advertised service.

Essential Info
 
How to find us
Details of how to find us
can be found here
 
Rover Fares
Adult £13
Child £6.50
Senior / Disabled £10
Family £32

Other fares available
Lineside permits available.

 
Accommodation
Details of where to stay
can be found here