MHR Spring Gala 23-25 March 2012

Great news about the M7 being smoke box out of Alresford. Should stop anyone from going in to the sheep field at Alton. Let's hope it doesn't rain over the weekend. Don't forget this could also put the dampers on the WSR gala as well.

 

Dont know what weather forcast the rain dancers are looking at !! mine says 5-6 hours sun however it will all change no doubt as the great British weather is prone to do !

 

Accuweather says rain, but it has not had a good track record recently. I managed to miss all the sun today too!
Gloomy 9F | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

Consider most forecasts can't even get the weather for tomorrow correct, I wouldn't worry about next weekend just yet!

 

Watching the BBC Weather on Countryfile tonight. Possible rain Showers on Friday and Saturday/Sunday dry and cloudy. But at the end of the day it's out of our hands. I'm going to be there for all three days what ever happens with the weather.

 

Hear Hear!

 

Hurrah!!!!

loco allocations now available http://www.watercressline.co.uk/Files/2012-03/SteamGala2012TTlocos21mar.pdf

 

Hi - can anyone confirm the ticket pricing for MHRPS members at galas? Only joined at the end of last year so am unsure.

Thanks,
Chris

 

Half price ie £10 for the day or £20 for the full three days- just remember your membership card, otherwise you pay full whack!

 

Looking on the MHR web site today. I see they are running a Facebook photo competition for the best photo taken at the gala.

Spring Steam Gala Photo Competition & Timetable | Watercress Line

 

I love it, on the website it says no photos are to be taken from the lineside as this will be trespass and any such photos submitted will be subject to investigation and yet the photo to advertise the competition is a stunning image of the 9F and 34007 taken ON the lineside! :crazy::lol:

 

It is always good policy to include your PTS certificate numebr on any lineside photos submitted to the MHR website, they are unlikely to be published if taken from lineside positions and the photographer is not a PTS holder. There are plenty of good locations accessible by footpath or road (not trespass!) on the lower parts of the Midhants - eg

9F rising | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Wadebridge passing | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Tornado country | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Tornado Clouds | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Pitchford Hall and City of Truro | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Lord Nelson on a cold Sunday | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
S&D no 88 leaves Alresford, MHR | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

Could you possibly tell me where these locations are & how to get to them (pm me if you want) As I usually spend all day riding the trains & hanging around the stations - this time I fancy doing something different.

TIA

Dave

 

Looking forward to this event. Anyone seen which way round '53 is facing? The timetable released the other day still said TBC! I hope she has arrived by now............

 

53 is facing chimney to London.

 

Thanks for that. I am hoping to get to Ropley for the first train with 53.

Edit; There is also now an update on the MHR site:http://www.watercressline.co.uk/News/Latest/View/861

 

I've PM'd you, but these are all from footpaths around Bishops Sutton or between Ropley and Four Marks

 

I would expect that the winning photo will be taken from a platform or other such area once where it was taken was scrutinised !! It would only be fair that way.

 

First one from this morning, the M7 on the 9.17 from Ropley

Taken with a PTS (and a camera, obviously!)
Hampshire Local | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

Just got back. Came home earlier to avoid rush hour on the trains today but plan to spend longer on the other two days. Got the M7 first thing from Alton then had 2 runs with 850 and one with 34007.

Will try and get my pictures up. Didn't take that many today.