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Swan Age liked ruddingtonrsh56's post in the thread Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala: 25th - 27th April 2025.
I would hardly suggest a line as short on motive power as the Mid Hants losing one of their resident locos for a prolonged period is anything other than on the bad side of things. Regardless of what locos you want to see at a gala, this has...
Apr 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM -
Swan Age liked andy50027's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
The lift happened after mid November. the plan was to use the crane that we used to put the power unit back in Lion but they weren’t ready in time so they had to use another to do it.
Apr 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM -
Swan Age replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Yes I think that the agreement allows the MHR 10 years use, before SLL can then determine freely where it runs subsequently after the next overhaul. There was a rather large cash amount that the WLHRT held in a restricted account from the late...
Apr 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM -
Swan Age liked martin1656's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I'm not so sure about short term hire, If the MHR is going to hire another of SLL's fleet, it needs to be a longer-term hire, possibly involving more than one engine over that time span, What I mean is it has to include the time when 34058...
Apr 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM -
Swan Age replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I visited the railway Easter Saturday, trains seemed very well loaded and the Easter Bunny train was pretty much every seat full. I noticed 506 had the centre section of cladding removed from the boiler whilst passing Ropley yard and the...
Apr 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM -
Swan Age liked martin1656's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Good to hear that the trains seemed to be well loaded, The railway needs the income, and lets hope the spring gala does as well.
Apr 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
