Following delivery of all the sheet materials for the interior of 1623, the January working weekend saw the start of the long job of installing them. One of the vestibule ceiling panels was cut and fitted, together with the corridor ceiling panels to go either side of it. All 14 of the veneered panels that fit above the seats were cut and have subsequently been prepared for vanishing. The last of the panelling supports in the compartments were fitted and a start has been made on levelling up all the corridor and compartment ceiling trimmers, and making new ones to replace missing sections.
At the NYMR Trust Board meeting in early February, approval was given to move ECJS RTO 189 and Gresley corridor third 23896 to the line; they are currently located at Wabtec, Doncaster, and West Coast Railways, Carnforth respectively, and will form the LNERCA's next projects at Pickering.
A view of the first ceiling panel refitted to 1623
New DVD's avaliable
We have two new DVD's available in the shop:
2009 at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
This 2 disc DVD features every loco which worked on the NYMR in 2009, includes the visit of A1 pacific Tornado in May and Britannia pacific Oliver Cromwell. Filmed by Simon Roberts at various locations on the railway throughout the year, this 2hr DVD shows the NYMR scenary at its best.
Steaming around Britain's preserved railways 2009
A four disc DVD set featuring steam action on the following preserved railways: North Yorkshire Moors, North Norfolk, West Somerset, Llangollen, Embsay & Bolton Abbey, East Lancs, Great Central, Midland, Peak Rail, Middleton, Keighley & Worth Valley and the Wensleydale. Features over 60 different locomotives.
Both of these DVD's are avaliable from our online shop, and we currently have a special offer on if you purchase both DVD's.
Website updated
The website has been updated with News , Shop, Diary and the Stock list has been amended. If you would like to be notified when this website is updated, please click here .
On-line fund-raising schemes
We have just launched several new schemes to help raise restoration funds on-line for the LNER Carriage Association on-line, with just few extra clicks. The new on-line fund raising schemes consist of two web shopping portals and two search engine schemes, and by using these schemes you can help raise money for us, without it costing you a penny!
Shopping Portals
The two shopping portals are buy.at and easyfundraising.co.uk. If you shop on-line, using either of these portals, then for every purchase you make, we receive commission on that purchase, whilst you pay the same amount as you would have, if you had made the purchase direct!
On-line shops available through the Buy At scheme include Amazon, Asda, CD Wow, E.on, Hertz, Ikea, More Than, National Lottery, Premier Inn, and many more. The complete list of participating stores, and what commission they offer, can be viewed on the site. This scheme doesn't even require you to register, all you have to do is go to http://buy.at/lnerca , and start shopping!!
On-line shops available through the Easyfundraising scheme include AA Travel Insurance, Argos, Blockbuster, iTunes, More Than, The Trainline, Thomas Cook, WH Smiths and Wickes. The complete list of participating stores can be viewed here . To use this scheme, you do need to register first, a process that only takes a few minutes and can be done here .
Search Engine Schemes
The two search engine schemes are www.everyclick.com and www.easysearch.org.uk . These schemes work by the web company donating some of the money they receive from advertising fees, for each search that is completed using the search portal.
Site last updated 10th February 2010
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