Yarwell junction is a junction on the current Nene Valley Railway. Formerly the junction between the lines to Nassington and Kings cliffe, it is the current terminus of the NVR's operating line. During April 2006 a track realignment was conducted, allowing for the construction of a platform at Yarwell junction (there was never previosuly a station on the site) during 2007. The new station will be served by footpaths to Nassington and the mill village of Yarwell, but there wil be no vehicular access. Yarwell junction is situated aproximatley 1 mile west of Wansford station, at the other end of Yarwell Tunnell. The station viewed from the road A view of the station on the platform The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. ...
In 1974 the Peterborough Development Corporation (PDC) bought the Nene Valley line between Longville and YarwellJunction, and it began leasing it to the PRS to operate the railway - a major milestone in the society's history.
Formerly the junction between the lines to Nassington and Kings cliffe, it is the current terminus of the NVR's operating line.
Yarwelljunction is situated approximately 1 mile west of Wansford station, at the other end of Yarwell Tunnell.
One of the signalmen at Hammerton Junction was a local fl marketeer, eventually being apprehended in possession of thousands of yards of nylon, which the Americans used for parachutes.
Although the Ramsey branch from Holme closed during 1963, the former MR route to Rugby via YarwellJunction is the subject of an electrification scheme.
The narrow guage system has been taken over by a preservation group, which is busy restoring locos and is run as a somewhat erratic public attraction, in competition with a larger group of enthusiasts involved in running standard guage steam up the A1 at wansford.
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