Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association

25/10/2026

Despite a wet and windy weekend, a highlight was seeing the youngest ever crew on a steam service at the EVR on Saturday 🚂 The average age was 26, but we have even younger volunteers who will soon beat this!

We are always looking for new volunteers. You're guaranteed a warm welcome and a chance to get stuck in. See www.e-v-r.com/volunteering for details.

11/09/2026

A concert is being held at Wirksworth town hall in October to raise money for the station building.

The BM&W have supported the railway on a number of occasions such as playing at our 1940s weekend in past years with a delightful rendition of 'The Dambusters'.

Please see below for details on timings and how to book. Advance booking is recommended, and all profits go towards the appeal for the new station building.

An evening of live music in support of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway!

Join the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association on Saturday 17th October at Wirksworth Town Hall for a Grand Charity Concert with the BM&W Band.

The band will present an entertaining programme of popular music, including familiar themes from films and musicals alongside a varied selection of favourites.

There will also be a licensed bar and raffle, with all profits from the evening going directly towards EVRA’s New Station Building Appeal.

- Saturday 17th October
- Wirksworth Town Hall
- 7pm
- Early-bird tickets just £12 until 30th September

Find out more and book your tickets:
https://www.e-v-r.com/bmw-brass-band-charity-show/

19/07/2026

Thank you to those members who joined us for our EVRA members special last night.

Thanks also go to the crews and volunteers for helping to run the event, and Duffield Fish & Chips for providing 41 food orders for some of our guests.

It was great to meet members in person and offer tours of the yard and new station building project.

You can follow updates on the project and make any donations following this link:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/evra-station-appeal?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL

15/07/2026

We are just a few days away from our EVRA members special! The weather is in our favour, and we are looking forward to welcoming you on the day.

If you have just renewed/joined or if you are interested in becoming a member and would like to join us this Saturday evening (18th July), please email [email protected] or simply come down on the day where you can sign up in person.

You have the option to pre-order food by contacting the same email. Please note the options are fish and chips, sausage and chips, or halloumi and chips. Food is priced at £8.50 and can be paid by cash or card on the day. Please note the on-train bar trolley is card only.

10/06/2026

We are sad to share the news of the passing of long-standing volunteer Keith Godley who was a familiar face at both Wirksworth and over at our friends at Peak Rail.

Keith was an ex-Northern guard and started on the Railway in May 1969. He was part of the 8f group and latterly could be found with a paintbrush in hand working on various projects behind the scenes. Many volunteers will miss Keith and his sense of humour. We send our condolences to Keith's family and friends.

Please find details of the funeral arrangements below.

23/05/2026

Well done to our crew today on the hottest day of the year so far ☀️

We are always looking for new volunteers across a range of departments. Please get in touch if you've got some spare time and fancy getting involved.

13/05/2026

Continuing with a look into the past, here we see BR class 25 loco 25271 shunting around Wirksworth yard in November 1978.

The class has since visited the railway during preservation in 2016 in the form of D7629.

📸Photo courtesy of David Hills

06/05/2026

This Sunday sees the popular Vintage Road and Rail Rally at Wirksworth station.

This superb B6 Fowler Road Locomotive will be joining us along with a host of other exhibits. This engine was built in 1911 and was sent to Southern France during WW1. It was eventually repatriated to the UK in 2008 and is now immaculately presented by the Walker family.

This event is organised jointly by the railway and Vallances Coaches.

The association will have a small stand where you can learn the latest news about the new station building, enquire about volunteering, or take a free yard tour (donations welcome).

30/04/2026

One of the associations' aims is to promote the history and heritage of the railway. To that end, we will be delving into archive material from both preservation and pre-preservation days.

Here we see a Stanier 8f with a stone train heading South about to go through Gorsey Bank level crossing in the late 50s/early 60s.

If you have any photos you would like to submit, please get in touch!

📸 John W Holroyd

28/04/2026

This weekend sees the return of steam trains after a brief hiatus. The association is also holding a bric-a-brac sale with all sorts of bargains to be had. There's everything including the kitchen sink!