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Event Information

Home Fleet Gala Weekend

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August 2011

The information below is correct at the time of last update however it may be subject to alterations.

Class 33 035 is expected to have arrived at her new home in time to run passenger trains at the Gala

About the Event

This event is a showcase for rail enthusiasts and the general public alike of our principle locomotives and other rolling stock.

The event will feature our first Diesel locomotive hauled passenger trains to Duffield.

We are pleased to announce that British Rail Class 33 number 33035 will have a new home at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway and should have arrived with us in time to carry her first passenger trains during the gala!

Whats Running?

Below is a list of locomotives and carriages that are expected to take part:

• British Rail Class 33 035
• British Rail Class 31 414
• Andrew Barclay Ferrybridge No.3 ‘Brian Harrison’ steam locomotive
• Derby Lightweight Single Car Unit M79900 ‘Iris’
• LMS and MK1 Coaches including The Royal Saloon
• Other DMU vehicles with examples from Metro-Cammell and Pressed Steel

We hope to be adding more to this list in the near future so please check back regularly!

The Timetable

Saturday

The Saturday timetable on the Wirksworth and Duffield line is as follows:

Traction:	DMU Consist	33 035	31 414	33 035 + 31 414	33 035
Depart Wirksworth	10:20	12:20	14:20	16:20	18:20
Depart Idridgehay	10:38	12:38	14:38	16:38	18:38
Arrive Duffield	10:50	12:50	14:50	16:50	18:50
Depart Duffield	11:10	13:10	15:10	17:10	19:10
Depart Idridgehay	11:22	13:22	15:22	17:22	19:22
Arrive Wirksworth	11:40	13:40	15:40	17:40	19:40

The timetable on the Wirksworth and Ravenstor 1 in 27 incline line is as follows:

Traction:	31 414	31 414	31 414	Steam	Steam	Steam	33 035	33 035	33 035	DMU 55006 + Iris	DMU 55006 + Iris	DMU 55006 + Iris
Depart Wirksworth	09:55	xx:25	xx:55	12:25	xx:55	xx:25	14:55	15:25	15:55	16:25	16:55	17:25
Arrive Ravenstor	10:00	xx:30	xx:00	12:30	xx:00	xx:30	15:00	15:30	16:00	16:30	17:00	17:30
Depart Ravenstor	10:05	xx:35	xx:05	12:35	xx:05	xx:35	15:05	15:35	16:05	16:35	17:05	17:35
Arrive Wirksworth	10:10	xx:40	xx:10	12:40	xx:10	xx:40	15:10	15:40	16:10	16:40	17:10	17:40

Sunday

A different, more intense, service will run on the Wirksworth and Duffield line on Sunday:

Traction:	31 414	DMU 55006 + Iris	33 035	33 035 + 31 414	33 035	33 035 + 31414
Depart Wirksworth	09:30	10:55	12:10	13:45	15:05	16:25
Depart Idridgehay	09:48	11:13	12:28	14:03	15:23	Non-stop
Arrive Duffield	10:00	11:25	12:40	14:15	15:35	16:55
Depart Duffield	10:15	11:30	13:05	14:25	15:45	17:05
Depart Idridgehay	10:22	11:42	13:17	14:37	15:57	Non-stop
Arrive Wirksworth	10:45	12:00	13:35	14:55	16:15	17:35

The timetable on the Wirksworth and Ravenstor 1 in 27 incline line is as follows:

Traction:	33 035	33 035	33 035	Steam	Steam	Steam	DMU 55006 + Iris	DMU 55006 + Iris	31 414	31 414	DMU 55006 + Iris	DMU 55006 + Iris	DMU 55006 + Iris
Depart Wirksworth	09:55	xx:25	xx:55	11:55	xx:25	xx:55	14:25	14:55	15:25	15:55	16:25	16:55	17:25
Arrive Ravenstor	10:00	xx:30	xx:00	12:00	xx:30	xx:00	14:30	15:00	15:30	16:00	16:30	17:00	17:30
Depart Ravenstor	10:05	xx:35	xx:05	12:05	xx:35	xx:05	14:35	15:05	15:35	16:05	16:35	17:05	17:35

Visiting for two days?

Why not buy a two day ticket? See fares below! There are plenty of places to stay near there railway too, please see our Accommodation page for details.

Unique Derby Lightweight Single Unit ‘Iris’ is expected to take part in the event

Bite to Eat?

The Buffet Car will be open at Wirksworth Station for teas, coffees and light refreshments, as well as hot and cold meals, sandwiches, bacon butties and cakes.

Tickets and Fares

Tickets are valid all day on the day of purchase on both the Duffield and Ravenstor lines.

Adult	Concession	2 Day	Child	Family (2+3)
£10.00	£9.00	£17.00	£5.00	£25.00

Please note that there is a small charge for the platform at Wirksworth for visitors who are not travelling.

Please check back regularly for any updates that may occur. WyvernRail PLC reserve the right to alter any service including which locomotive or rolling stock operates a given service. Page last updated 02/08/11.

WyvernRail PLC, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. Wirksworth Station, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. DE4 4FB. 01629 823076. © 2011

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Visiting Wales this summer?

Try one (or more!) of these….

1 – Llanberis Lake Railway

2 – Snowdon Mountain Railway

3 – Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)

4 – Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

5 – Festiniog Railway

6 – Bala Lake Railway

7 – Welshpool & Llanfair Railway

8 – Talyllyn Railway

9 – Vale of Rheidol Railway

10 – Brecon Mountain Railway

Chasewater Dam News – August 2nd

Chasewater Dam News

A round up

Aug 3rd, 2011 by lizziethatcher

The main reason that Chasewater Reservoir exists is to provide a water supply into the canal system.

This water travels from the reservoir through a brickwork culvert which runs on the bed of the reservoir, under the eastern dam to the valve chamber and then out into the canal.

While we have the reservoir drawn down we are taking the opportunity to inspect the culvert and, if necessary, carry out any repairs.

However, the culvert is still under two metres of water, so to get access to it, we are building a sheet piled wall, or coffer dam, around the mouth of it, so that we can pump out this water and then clean out and repair the culvert. This dam is now almost complete as the photographs show. We will shortly start to pump out the water to see what we have got to deal with.The work at the toe of the northern end of the eastern dam involves installing what is in effect a very big gravel filter drain, which will help to draw down and collect the water that seeps through the dam. This will allow dam engineers to monitor what is happening.

This part of the work is also now nearing completion and will be followed by the regrading of the lower slopes of the embankment because they are too steep in some places.

The works at the railway causeway (which are now complete) and at the Nine Foot Pool (which are now underway) are required because the original structures were not big enough to cope with the water that could be expected to flow through them during peak floods conditions, and which could have caused water to breach the dams.

The new structures will have much greater capacity to deal with high flood flows in the future.

More updates soon.
Staffs CC Team