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Nene Valley Railway – Thomas’ Fathers Day special

Sun 17th June 2012 10:00 am - 3:45 pm

Thomas’ Father’s Day Special trip where Dad drives Thomas up to the tunnel mouth and back. Booking Required.

Nene Valley Railway (NVR) will be hosting a special Father’s Day trip up to the tunnel mouth and back, courtesy of special guest Thomas the Tank Engine.

Although the Nene Valley Railway has bigger and more impressive steam engines, to most visitors especially children, the Railway is the home of ‘Thomas’. Certainly ‘Thomas’ is the NVR’s most famous engine and one of its biggest attractions. Few of his friends, however, know how and why ‘Thomas’ received his name.

Hudswell Clarke engine 0-6-0T No. 1800, built in 1947, spent all its working life at the British Sugar Corporation’s Peterborough factory. By 1970, when the Peterborough Locomotive Society built its compound within the factory sidings, No. 1800 was the regular stand-by locomotive. Thanks to its immaculate blue livery it soon became known as ‘Thomas’ to Society members. At the British Sugar Corporation’s National Sports and Family Day in 1971 and 1972 No. 1800 was used to give people short brake van rides. In 1971 the Rev W Awdry, author of the ‘Thomas’ books came to one of the open days and agreed to name No. 1800 ‘Thomas’.

Find out more about Thomas – https://www.nvr.org.uk/thomas/

Find out more and book tickets:

Tel: 01780 784444

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Visit: https://www.nvr.org.uk/timetable/?idx=4

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