KWVR NEWS AND UPDATES

[DarloRich]

Thought I would start one of these for KWVR stuff.

I had a nice day out today 20/04/25 on the line with some lovely sunny weather.

Sadly trains were very delayed due to lineside fires (attributed to 75078 by station staff) and some chaos around swapping said steamer for a diesel (think the 37) but in the end giving up and carrying on with the 4MT!

The big kettle was supposed to run slow speed but didn't really! Perhaps no one told the footplate crew

41241 was on the other service and was running well

 

[xotGD]

Thanks for starting the thread. Mention of 41241 gives me an excuse to post this shot from Friday...



It was working top & tail with the 14, with D0226 out too on load two.

In other news, a Colas 37 will be coming to the diesel gala.

 

[YorkshireBear]

Been a tough few weeks for lineside fires. It's been so dry, and with the gradients the engines work hard all the way from Keighley to Oxenhope. Raining today so hopefully that will help but I suspect it won't last long.

 

[DarloRich]

Been a tough few weeks for lineside fires. It's been so dry, and with the gradients the engines work hard all the way from Keighley to Oxenhope. Raining today so hopefully that will help but I suspect it won't last long.

There were lots of scorched areas visible all along the line.

 

[xotGD]

There were a number of fires during the steam gala. On one occasion, water from one of the locos was used to extinguish a fire just outside Ingrow.

 

[30907]

There were a number of fires during the steam gala. On one occasion, water from one of the locos was used to extinguish a fire just outside Ingrow.

...via a LE movement which caught me by surprise when I was expecting the locos to be working the non-stop.

Stopping service trains to "water the grass" isn't uncommon - happened at least once on Saturday to my knowledge.

75078 at fault presumably - slightly embarrassing to those of us who highlight its SR provenance

 

[Iskra]

Great to have a thread for this excellent railway.

Last time I checked annual membership was £35 and included 4 free day rovers (plus other benefits), so I would strongly recommend such a subscription for anyone able to visit multiple times a year, as this is a nice money saver

 

[Peter Sarf]

There is a bit of me that thinks it is best for the KWVR to plod on and put efforts in to spotting and suppressing lineside fires.

The reason is the vegetation is only going to get drier over the rest of spring and summer. So then anything will start a fire, not just steam engines. BUT the big difference is the fires will spread faster. So more chance of serious damage/disruption.
Better to have a few more controlled burning sessions now than a worse fire later on caused by a discarded cigarette, barbecue or just plain naughtiness.

MODS - a new thread ?.

 

[xotGD]

Great to have a thread for this excellent railway.

Last time I checked annual membership was £35 and included 4 free day rovers (plus other benefits), so I would strongly recommend such a subscription for anyone able to visit multiple times a year, as this is a nice money saver

One of the benefits of membership is a discount at the on-train bar. As I like to say, the more you drink, the more you save.