My wife and I travelled on this service enjoying an out and back return trip behind one of the Northampton and Lamport's resident diesel locomotives 31289 'Phoenix'. The 12.00 Pitsford return service was enhanced by us being served a mince pie and a drink. The staff make an effort and the coaches are decked out appropriately. It is events such as this that are crucial to heritage lines bringing in the customers and parting their money from them! It was also, in the case of the NLR, the last event before its 'closed' season with operations starting again on 27.03.22 with a Mother's Day special event.
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