EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway!
Green Signals19 Nov 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway!

We take a behind the scenes tour of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway to chat to WyvernRail Plc Chairman Neil Ferguson-Lee about how the railway is doing in the current climate of heritage railways that are struggling. We find out about the challenges of running a heritage railway and what it takes to make it work. And we learn about this wonderful little railway, while on a journey from Wirksworth to Duffield. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (03:30) Interview with Neil Ferguson-Lee, Chairman WyvernRail Plc (09:35) Interview with Steve Orchard, Secretary & Treasurer, EVR Association (15:13) Interview with Donna Taylor, Business Development Officer (19:28) Interview with Peter Binks, Personnel Director, WyvernRail Plc (21:55) Interview with Sam Weaver, Catering Manager, EVR (24:56) Interview with Tom Tait, Head of Publicity, EVR (27:10) In the workshop with volunteers Michael and Hugh (29:44) Neil Ferguson-Lee discusses the challenges for heritage railways (34:39) Tom Tait on the fantastic railway shop and museum

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