THEEcclesbourne ValleyRailway has pickedup itssixthconsecutiveannualCertificateofExcellenc eawardfrom
TripAdvisor ,the world’s largest so cial travel-related organisation,based on thehighlevelof consist entapproval ratings
fromthethousandsofpassengeronthe nine-mileWirksworth-base dline.OperatorWyvernRailplc’sdeputymanaging
directorTom Tait said:“It is apositiv eindication that we’redoing thingsright andwhy so manypeopl efrom Derbyshire,
itsneighbouringregion sand furtherafield come to enjoythe line.”
Steam runs onsummerweekendsuntil Se ptember8,a partfrom theAugus t10/11 summerdiese lgala andthe August
17/18 dieselrunningweeken d, andalsoonFridays fromAugus t19-31.VisitingLancashire &Yorkshire Railway Class 27
0-6-0No.52322is seen in action on aservice train.Diesels also runon Tuesdays untilSeptember24and theaward-
winning heritagerailcar soperate on Thursdays unti lSeptember26.FRANKRICHARDS/EVR
ACCORDINGto websiteThinkbox
which provides audiencefiguresforthe
prog rammes oncommercialtelevision,
mainlyforthe use of the advertising
industry, TheYorkshireSteam Railway,
Channel 5’sdocumentaryseries featuring
the NorthYorkshireMoors Railway wasits
seventh mostwatched programme in its
finalweek.
Thereportedviewing figureswere
better thanforevery episode of
Neighbours thatweek, averagingover
amillion viewers per episode.
It is notknownifC hannel5intends
to co mmissionathirdseries ,but some
highlytelevision-attractiveeventsare
likelyto take placeonthe NYMR in the
comingyear,which have beenalluded
to in already-aired episodes.
These include the first steaming of
BR 9F No.92134 andCockerillvertical-
boilered 0-4-0 steam tram No.8Lucie,
owned by the line’s head of traction
and rolling stockPaul Middleton
and family–plus thereplacement
of the first and most difficult of the
Goathland bridges.Coupledwith the
high level of human interest in the
‘characters’onthe railway andthe
good viewing figures,theremust be a
realistic chancethatathirdseries will
be commissioned.Moorslinebeats
Neighbours!
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