Many thanks to everyone who came to our Meet the Fleet event at Ruddington on the 29th and 30th of August. It was a pleasure showing so many people around our fleet and especially introducing some of our younger visitors to the drivers seat. Hopefully some future volunteers in the making….
On Sunday 29th, we were joined by a visitor from East Midlands Railway Trust. EMRT have kindly put together the following video about us and the event which we are pleased to share with you all!
We hope to run more events like this in the future, so please keep an eye out for announcements in OTF Magazine, social media and here on the website.
125 Group would like to say a massive Thank You to East Midlands Trains for 11 years of support and friendship, helping us grow from an enthusiast group into a fully fledged preservation group and registered charity, still the only one focused on the Inter-City 125.
Project Miller – our restoration of the National Railway Museum’s Prototype HST Power Car 41001 from static museum exhibit to fully working iconic treasure – received help from many companies in the railway industry but East Midlands Trains’ massive input hosting 41001 at Neville Hill and giving expert guidance was key. Three very special events ‘The Screaming Valenta’, ‘HSTs@40’ and ‘The Screaming Valentas’ all featured EMT HSTs running with 41001 at GCRN, providing entertainment to thousands of enthusiasts of all ages. Numerous other railtours, also run by volunteer EMT staff in their own time, took their HST fleet where no Inter-City 125 had gone before, all raising money for charitable causes including 125 Group, for which we are most grateful.
As East Midlands Trains draws to a close, we send best wishes to the excellent staff at all levels who are transferring to the new operator, starting a new exciting chapter with East Midlands Railway. We look forward to working with you in the future!
