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Yesterday Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0ST No. 3718 arrived at the N-LR.  One of 5 locomotives supplied by Hawrthorne Lesley to the Associated Portland Cement Company (APC) of Swanscombe, Kent, in 1928.  After being made redundant she was stored at Long Marston.   She was...

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Our wonderful volunteers have completed the work on time and slightly under budget. The Brampton Valley Way re-opens across the bridge 5th July 2019

On Thursday 23rd May operational 0-4-0 saddle tank 'Eustace Forth' arrived at the N-LR. She is kindly on loan from the 7063 Locomotive Group and will be staying with us until the end of 2019. We hope she will see plenty of use on operating days and special events....

Ex-Irchester Quarries loco No.9 arrived at the NLR in February. The engine stood in Irchester recreation ground from 1969 to 1979 and was a popular feature of the Wicksteed Park playground from 1979 to 1992. Its new owner has now begun dismantling the engine ready for its restoration to operational condition.

The Northampton & Lamport Railway is always looking for new volunteers to help out with all of the tasks which can be seen during running days and those "behind the scenes" too. If you take a walk along the Brampton Valley Way (a linear park) you can see the work...