Northampton & Lamport Railway

Brake Van rides this Sunday (9th June) Our steam loco is having a rest this weekend. Why not try something different and ride on one of our heritage brake vans (diesel hauled)? Trips leave regularly 11am - 4pm Donations only – just pay what you feel the trip is worth after your ride!

As of the 3rd of June 2019 Bridge 11 will be undergoing refurbishment works for a few weeks. There is a pedestrian diversion in place to the west side of the bridge - see https://wp.me/p4qdNa-5MB for more details.
The photo attached to this post shows the results of the preparation work to remove the track & fencing on Bridge 11 on the 2nd of June 2019. Photo Credit David Millard

Next weekend (Saturday 8th June & Sunday 9th June 2019) the N-LR display boards will be at the East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition. Some of the Bridge 11 Team will be present and will be willing to chat about the project & the N-LR in general. See https://www.stneotsmrc.com/exhibitions for more exhibition details

Looking for a lazy Sunday afternoon treat? Why not travel in style with the Northampton and Lamport Railway’s Cream Tea Special?
Take a ride on one of our Cream Tea Special trains with the family and ride through the Northamptonshire countryside as a locomotive pulls you along on a 4-mile round trip; while enjoying a lovely cream tea, served to you by our dedicated volunteers. Travel in first class and enjoy a cream tea served with tea or coffee (other drinks available – not included in the ticket price). Afterward, enjoy a walk along the Brampton Valley Way a 14-mile “linear park” along the historic Northampton to Market Harborough line, or take another ride (2nd Class) on the train with your All Day Rover ticket (included in the price).
https://nlr.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticke ts/18796…#

To all users of the Brampton Valley Way, please take note of the latest Bridge 11 website posting - see https://wp.me/p4qdNa-5MB for details of a closure and pedestrian only diversion

One of the hidden activities that help to restore, run or develop the N-LR. If you could help us please get in touch or join us as a member or volunteer working member, see https://www.nlr.org.uk/the-volunteers-at- the-nlr-need-you/ for the first step to helping us out. Alternatively show your support by making a donation via https://www.goldengiving.com/…/northamp ton-and-lamport-rail…

We've received some lovely feedback from visitors to our recent Teddy Bear Specials event! We're so happy to know that people really enjoy their time at the Northampton and Lamport Railway and that the hard work of our wonderful volunteers is valued and appreciated.
Please continue to give us your feedback and support our up-coming events (check our events listings for details).
We look forward to welcoming you all again soon 🚂😊

Extension South: Bridge 11 update available at https://wp.me/p4qdNa-5Lm

Extension South: Boughton platform brick work progress - the first section of the facing bricks is reaching completion, as shown in the photograph by David Millard on Sunday 21st of April 2019. There is an urgent need for volunteers to help lay the blocks & bricks to ensure the N-LR meets the grant funding requirements. So please come a long & lend a hand - you can operate the mixer, shovel the sand, cement or aggregate, lay the bricks & blocks or fill in the holes with concrete.

On Thursday the 18th of April 2019 the new volunteers welfare container was craned into its final position. A 138 tonne crane was used to lift the 4.7 tonne container due to a reach of 26m being required. Thanks is given to CIO Trustees, Brian Chambers, Colin Haddon and David Millard who positioned the six level crossing panels into position by the use of a crow bar and their muscles. The next task is to level the container and then plumb & wire in the services. If you'd like to help our please join up as a Volunteer Working Member - see https://www.nlr.org.uk/the-volunteers-at- the-nlr-need-you/ for more details or download the membership form from https://www.nlr.org.uk/…/upl…/2019/03 /A4Memberships_V4.2.pdf If you can't join in please consider showing your support by joining as a member or sending a donation.

A photographic record of the refurbishment of Bridge 11. Bridge 11 spans a River Nene tributary water course. The Bridge 11 refurbishment forms the largest part of the civil engineering tasks for the Extension South to Boughton Crossing. Bridge 11 is a curved viaduct comprising a number of brick arches and a steel girder jack/cattle arch at the northern end. The current bridge was constructed in two halves so it replaced a timber one when the line was double tracked, thus kee...ping the trains running.
If you would like to support restorations like this please consider donating via https://www.goldengiving.com/…/northamp ton-and-lamport-rai…/ or becoming a member of the N-LR. If you would like to donate towards the Bridge 11 project please donate to the Boughton Extension appeal at https://www.goldengiving.com/…/northamp ton-and-lamport-rai…/
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Ex-Wicksteed Park loco arrives at N-LR for restoration
Ex-Irchester Quarries loco No.9 arrived at the N-LR in February 2019. The engine stood in Irchester recreation ground from 1969 to 1979 and was a popular feature of the Wicksteed Park playground from 1979 to 1992. Its new owner has now begun dismantling the engine ready for its restoration to operational condition.
You can follow the restoration on the engine's Facebook page ‘Andrew Barclay 2323 Restoration’.
... If you'd like to help the owner, please have a look at https://www.nlr.org.uk/the-volunteers-at- the-nlr-need-you/ and join the railway as a Volunteer Working Member.
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Please help us achieve our long-held goal of completing and opening our extension to Boughton by Spring 2020. Donations can be made via our new Golden Giving fundraising page at:
https://www.goldengiving.com/…/northamp ton-and-lamport-rail…
We need to contribute £18,000 in match-funding against the generous grants already awarded last Autumn by LEADER and Daventry District Council.
... All donations via Golden Giving can include Gift Aid, to help boost the amount you give.
Please help this dream become a reality really soon.
Many thanks for your generosity ☺️
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One of the new display stand articles has been shared by Volunteer Impact Northampton. Please share it too, or join us as a volunteer working member.

An album to document the work carried out during the restoration of M3919 (owned by Northampton & Lamport Railway Charitable Incorporated Organisation). If you would like to help out, join us as a Volunteer Working Member or make a donation via https://www.goldengiving.com/…/northamp ton-and-lamport-rail…. Photo Credits: John Bannister unless stated on the individual image.

If you would like to make an online donation to further the work of the volunteers at the N-LR, please visit:
https://www.goldengiving.com/…/northamp ton-and-lamport-rail…
All of the volunteer working members are grateful for all of the donations received & ask for you to share this post as a way of showing your support.

The past couple of weeks has seen a fair bit of progress at the N-LR. Team Steam have pretty much finished the cladding on the new loco running shed. Team Orange have progressed the wiring in Boughton No2 box to the point where we can perform functional tests with the two fully operational boxes at Pitsford Sidings and at Pitsford & Brampton Station. More testing, restoration & installation will be going on every weekend so why don't you join us? See https://www.nlr.org.uk/the-volunteers-at- the-nlr-need-you/ for more information

On the 7th of January Hornby announced a new model of a Peckett Class B2. One of the variants being produced is of the N-LR based 'Westminster', No 1378. Details of the new model can be found at https://www.hornby.com/…/associated-por tland-cement-peckett… or for DCC modellers at https://www.hornby.com/…/associated-por tland-cement-peckett…. More information about privately owned 'Westminster' can be found on the N-LR stock pages at https://www.nlr.org.uk/…/peckett-b2-cla ss-0-6-0st-№-1378-w…/ or at the loco's own Facebook page (search for 'Peckett No. 1378')