PHOTO GALLERY

Photos are listed in reverse date order - most recent first. Once you have viewed a photo please use the BACK button on your browser to return to this page. Contributions are welcome for this page - e-mail me. NOTE: Photos must be less than 100Kb, do not send anything bigger than this as they will not be opened.
Many thanks to the following contributors to this page - Steve Cramp, Paul Harrison, Gordon Maslin, Dave Thomas, Geoff Buswell, Ray Prince, Neville Goodman, Tim Pryce, Mick Dickman, Chris Prior, Tony Millard and John East. Further contirbutions are welcome, especially pre 1990.

Jump to the following years: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1990-1999, 1981-1989, Pre 1981

• 2009
• The junction with the Mountsorrel Railway at Swithland on completion of the ballast laying - October.
• Mountsorrel Granite Wagon - The first of three wagons painted to promote the branch project at Rothley in september.
• 1V86 runs again! - The first run of the 4 vehicle mark 1 TPO set in July, with appropriate motive power and headcode (1V86 was the Newcastle - Plymouth TPO)
• All six of our TPO vehicles - Standing at Swithland with the LNER pair nearest and the 1V86 set furthest.
• Beavertail at Carrog - On the rear of a train headed by "Mayflower" during its visit to the Llangollen Railway.
• Llangollen visit for Beavertail - In April, standing at Llangollen with Morayshire.
• 2008 - 40th Anniversary Year
• Real Progress on Buffet Car 24278 - Making a brief appearance outisde Rothley shed in early December, during a shunt move, the progress made in the past year is plain to see. The bodysides are fully panelled. Much more to do inside though!
• Proof Santa exists! - Caught at Quorn waiting for a delivery of presents off a passing TPO
• And more presents.. collecting them from a Northobound TPO at Quorn station.
• Bringing our 40th Anniversary celebrations to a close - Leander heading our anniversary dining train into Rothley on 1st November. Revarnished pigeon van at the front of the train.
• The final tree - A remarkable achievement (in less than a year), the volunteer team that cleared the Mountsorrel branch sit on the final tree blocking the line near Wood Lane Bridge (on Lafarge property, beyond RVPs section).
• 40th Anniversary Gala - 6 coach TPO set with LNER vehicles at the front...
• ..And BR vehicles to the rear - Including the first runs of 80349 in preservation.
• 850 Lord Nelson working our 40th Anniversary celebration TPO train on the evening of 26th July
• The Mountsorrel Railway - clearance is completed throughout our section in May (the final 100 yards shown here)
• Rothley shed on 1st March - full of RVP vehicles; 96202 in for repaint, 1719 for fitting of the bar, and 24278 heavy restoration.
• Recieving the HRA award for 1719E - Gordon Maslin, Darren Martin and Alan Voase - London 2nd Feb.
• 2007
• 80301's first full mail exchange with net fitted - picture 1 of 3, Quorn 28th July
• 80301's first full mail exchange with net fitted - picture 2 of 3, Quorn 28th July
• 80301's first full mail exchange with net fitted - picture 3 of 3, Quorn 28th July
• 1719 Launch day - Door opening ceremony, 5th May
• 1719 Launch day - On the rear of its first train, 5th May
• 1719 Launch day - View through the windows
• Beavertail 1719E interior on completion, April 29th
• Beavertail Restoration Crew (or part of) at Rothley April 29th
  
  
• 2006
• TWO TPO VEHICLES at Rothley immediately after the first exchange of bags by 80301 the happy crew pose for the photographer!
• BEAVERTAIL 1719 immediately before leaving Rothley shed for its first runs - 5th October
• 1719 leaving Rothley yard for the first time as a serviceable vehicle - 5th October
• 1719's first train! D4067 heads the crane and it in a stock move to Loughborough seen at Rothley before leaving.
• BEAVERTAIL 1719 back where it should be - The back of a train! Safely attached to the maroon set ready for its public debut at the weekends gala.
• Proof it runs! At Leicester after its first runs in a passenger train since 1970 - 10:00 ex Loughborough on 7th October
• Inside 1719 on its debut weekend - a sales stand to promote the final appeal for seats.The public inspect the interior during station stops.
• A preview of things to come! Staff using temporary seats watch 45305 in action as the DMU passes.
• Mixed RVP and NVR crew at Orton Mere prior to first mail exchange during Mail Gala - 17th June
• 1306 "Mayflower" with 70294E at Orton Mere
• RVP and NVR teams hanging bags ready for Mail exchange at Sutton Cross
• 1306 making an exchange
• After the exchange the crowd board 70294E for the short ride back to Wansford
• 1306 and the TPO make a fine sight as they enter wansford after an exchange run
• Hanging bags for the night mail at Quorn - 29th Jan
• Signing the loan agreement for BPOT 80458 - 28th Jan Tim Pryce, Bob Hall, Paul Harrison and Mick Yates.
• Team meeting! - The Monday group putting the Beavertail interior together.
• 2005
• Stores vans repainted - October
• TPO museum relaunch and dedication to Brian Green - July gala.
• Mixed NVR and RVP TPO team with 70294E at Orton Mere prior to its first run on the Nene Valley
• 9466 working 70294E past the exchange equipment at Sutton Cross
• 1306 running into Wansford with the TPO set
• 70294E having a rest at Wansford with 9466
• One for the dartboard! - the visiting RVP team at Wansford
• Sorter 70294E being attached to a parcels train at Rothley 18/06. First stage of its journey to the Nene Valley
• Ex Works photo of LNER TPO set at Rothley, June 2005
• The externally restored Beavertail 1719E - Rothley 12th Feb.
• 2004
• The BZ, and BGP (fourth coach) running as a parcels train at the diesel gala
• Chris Lang receiving the Transport Trust award for the BZ
• Part 1 of the sales stand at the Nene Valley's "Mail by Rail" gala
• Part 2 of the stand - inside and with the display board showing our TPO overhaul
• An excllent photo by Russ Hillier of the TPO night shoot on 23rd january
• 80301 with Thomas at Loughborough 14th feb
• Ex works photo of 9124E - Feb 7th 2004
• Hanging bags at Quorn for the final TPO exchange
• A J15 on the mail? No - just shunting! 24th Jan
• TPO staff poised for action - 1
• TPO staff poised for action - 2
• TPO staff poised for action (?) - 3
• Winter gala - View down 70294E interior
• The "Irish Mail" at Quorn
• Sales stand at Loughborough 24th Jan
• The BZ with B1 61264 at Loughborough - Friday night 23/1/4
• 70294E posed at Loughborough 23rd Jan
• 2003
• Group at Doncaster with TPO set
• Crowd control on the TPO set at Doncaster
• 35th Anniversary dining train - 13th June
• Cleaning 80301 during march GCR gala
• Launch of the BZ by Patricia Hewitt MP - 31st July
• Roof going on 24278 in Rothley Shed
• BZ running with TPO set - 19th July
• Ex works photo of BZ - 16th July, winner of Transport Trust Restoration award
• 2002
• Frame repairs nearing completion on BZ
• BZ awaiting side panelling
• TPO exchange at Quorn with class 31
• 80301 restoration team photo
• Ex works photo of 80301 - winner of Leics Heritage award
• Work in progress on 80301, June work week
• 24278 and BZ 70654 in Rothley shed
• Beer delivery for post July gala drink!
• First Chairman of RVP (Robin Doust) with current Chairman at Rothley after TPO run
• 2001
• Replacing the TPO net at Quorn
• TPO staff, members and train crew at Loughborough - July gala
• The "farewell to 7597" train at Darley Dale in April with members on footplate
• Monday group lunch break. Note Ellis shed behind, now the subject of a plan to convert into a postal musuem
• 2000
• Official launch of pigeon van 4050 at Loughborough with Ted and Doll Maslin receiving a framed photo of it from Brian Green (President)
• Large crowd at Rothley for the first release of pigeons just arrived on 4050 - winner of Best Special Event award in Leics Heritage awards
• BTKs 57451 and 62565 at Swithland on completion of a repaint
• 96202 receiving a repaint in Rothely shed
• Part of our postal museum - winner of 1998 Leics Heritage award
• 80301 at Rothley in its red livery
• 1990 - 1999
• Box van 47528 being horse shunted at Quorn, 1999
• Ex works photo of BGP 4050, November 1999
• 96202 at Swithland with its original lettering
• 7597 running round at Bodmin Parkway
• 9116 (24080) on stands at Rothley while bogies are overhauled
• The winning of our first award - Leics Heritage award for the TPO set and museum, 1998
• 30th Anniversary train - presentation of LNER chinaware from Mike Lee, GCR
• TPO crew at Rothley during August gala 1998
• 7597 in Thomas mode at Bodmin around 1997
• LNER TPO set undergoing body repairs, with BGP alongside, 1997
• Ex works photo of 380M, 1997
• Our annual raffle draw at Loughbrough, with GCR Chief Exec Graham Oliver - 1996
• 9124E on completion of restoration, in Rothley yard carrying maroon livery
• 9124E in green and cream livery - for one weekend only! (1995)
• Kolaphur on the mail set at Leicester in 1994
• After leaving the GCR 7597 moved around a bit before settling at Bodmin for overhaul. This is the boiler there in 1993
• 7597 at Quorn in 1990, at the end of its period on the GCR
• Postman Pat with the TPO set, 1990. More details please!
• 380M having the asbestos removed at Quorn 1990
• Alan Voasse in a familiar pose
• 7597 pretending to be Thomas
• 24278 looking very happy at a Thomas event - obviously looking forward to its rebuild 10 years later
• 1981 - 1989
• 7597 leaving Loughborough in 1989, towards the end of its period in regular use on the GCR
• 21st Anniversary train on the GCR, worked by our own loco
• Mail exchange at a remarkably empty Quorn yard in 1988
• 62565 in brown livery at Loughborough in 1988
• The full TPO set in 1988, including the BZ (nearest) and BGP on rear - both of which have since been extensively restored to original condition
• TPO set on static display at Quorn - who is the period postman?
• The filming of "Buster" at Swithland with disguised D306 and TPO set - 1987
• The fake panelling put on the TPO sorter for filming Buster
• TPO set made to look like an LMS version for Buster
• The interior of 70294E ready for filming Buster
• 6990 on a TPO run in 1987 - who's holding the headboard?
• Very Young Nick Tinsley acting as guard at the lauch of "Duke of Gloucester"
• Net repairs at Quorn around 1986
• Hanging bags at Quorn in 1986
• A couple of years after the picture below and 3079 has been transformed into a working coach again
• GCR FO 3079 being rebuilt in 1986 (That's me on the roof). Box van 47528 being repanelled nearest
• Roger Bulmer and Loren Field repainting the TPO set around 1985
• 9122 (24278) cosmetically restored for a filming contract at Loughborough in 1987
• Repairing a Mk1 in 1985 at the time when RVP was the GCR C&W department - who is this?
• and who is this working on a CCT roof?
• one more mystery - who's this working on a Mk1 FO
• A break time beer - Anyone know the year?
• The TPO set at Loughborough immediately before its first run in preservation - May 1982
• 506 heading the TPO for its first run
• The ignaurial run of the TPO set at Rothley
• Norman Barratt using a post box on Rothley station
• Erecting the TPO equipment - who is this?
• Early eighties scene at Loughborough - with some familiar (but younger!) faces
• Gresley buffet, owned by the Gresley Society, 1852 in a GCR train with 9124 to the right
• 7597 went straight into service - seen near Quorn
• 7597 at Loughborough shed shortly after arrival on the GCR in 1982
• The pigeon van at Loughborough shortly after arrival in 1982 - with some steam loco in the way!
• Stirling Single leaving Loughborough in 1981 with restored suburban 46139 behind the tender.
• Help please - which vehicle is this and where??
• PRE 1981
• The BZ 70654E at Loughborough shortly after its arrival for preservation
• Our second steam loco - 7846 stored at Chappel. This loco was sold on when we moved to Loughborough
• 7597 after repainting at Chappel. Believed to be around 1978 while filming for the BBC series "Nanny"????
• 7597 running at Chappel around 1977
• First steaming of 7597 after retubing at Chappel in 1976
• Meeting pigeon van 4050 for the first time - as purchased at York in 1976
• LSWR 5025 part restored at Quainton Road in 1975 (since sold on it is still at Quainton Road)
• RB 9122 (24278) at Leeds Neville Hill at the time of its purchase in 1973
• Another early purchase in 1973 was this 1921 built GER box van no.32518 - seen here after restoration at Chappel.
• 7597 being overhauled at Chappel in 1974
• 7846 at Hams Hall shortly before purchase in 1974
• RSH 7846 working at Hams Hall in 1973
• The "Knottingley" at Knottingley in 1973 (CK 18033)
• 46139 at Chappel waiting for restoration
• Suburban coach 46139 (bought by Gordon Maslin) at Marks Tey waiting movement to Chappel - 1972
• Various stages of restoration for the LSWR van at Quainton Road, 1970 to 1973, here, here , here, here, here , and here
• 7597 running at Chappel on 24th September 1972
• First Steaming of 7597 at Chappel in 1972
• 7597 on arrival at Chappel
• 7597 on the move
• 7597 about to leave Rye House in 1971
• 1971 at Rye House with 7597 ready for movement
• 7597 at Rye House in 1970, with the appeal to save it in full swing
• 7597 in use at Rye House in 1969
• Third in our rapidly expanding collection was this LSWR PMV no.5025 - seen as found at Tisbury in 1970
• PMV no.5025 - being loaded at Tisbury in 1970
• 5025 on arrival at Quainton Road for restoration
• Our second vehicle acquisition was this LTSR coach body - 1970
• Another view of the LTSR coach being made ready to move in 1969
• LTSR coach loaded for movement
• Unfortunatley the LTSR coach was ill fated and was destroyed by fire (although 1 fully restored door remains with us)
• Coal wagon 69 being restored in 1970
• The vehicle that started it all. Cory coal wagon no.69 shortly after arrival at Tenterden in 1969