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Nene Valley Railway, Wansford Station, Stibbington, Peterborough, PE8 6LR

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Railway Magazine

By 1976, the NVR was hitting the front pages.

Here, 73050 poses at Wansford Station. At that time there was only one coach available. Note also that she is only part-lined, and the tender is plain black with no emblem.

1975

With the original City of Peterborough nameplate but missing cylinder covers and part of the upswept running plate, the part-painted loco glistens in the sunlight. Cab access looks a bit precarious - what would current H&S think about this.

The bare ground in the foreground is the site of the 1990s New Station Building.

1975

On the same day, about 20 people are queueing for a look inside the cab.

Even the neighbours have come to see what’s going on.