Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

Taken this morning

 

On my first visit to the Mid-Hants it was just Alresford to Ropley, happy days.

 

Was that when Michael Aspel? and a tv crew featured the line? All I remember of that was how frequently Aspel kept mentioning Alresford.
Thinking of Aspel reminded me of Eric Sykes, who heard someone ask where Mike Aspel was. Eric asked what a kaspel was!

 

Does anyone know please what's working out of Alresford on Saturday?

 

Wasn't that Ultra Quiz? Remember Bodmin had a headboard for the occasion which I seem to remember sitting in the works at Ropley for several years.

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Some sad news about Rosie Jacob posted on the S&D Trust website. Rosie was a Fireman on the MHR and also worked on the dining trains. Rosie was also involved with the S&D Trust.
https://www.sdrt.org/Blog/Rosie-Jacob.Html

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Very sorry to hear about Rosie. She also attended the Alton area group meets - a very nice lady.
Pat

 

Can I echo the comments above, I knew Rosie very well also, and I'm shocked to hear of her passing

 

I never met her that I was aware but I have sailed regularly on Shieldhall so our paths may have crossed

 

Cheltenham was out in a test run this afternoon but I believe it's Thomas and the Ivatt on services this weekend (providing they don't set fire to Hampshire!)

 

Which engine is pulling the Arlesford train on Sunday.

 

That should be 41312

 

I see there’s a Facebook video appeared on the MHR Facebook page. Fast forward the video by 23 minutes and there’s a good interview with the Urie group on 30499.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=707273036487156

 

Very interesting to see this, and the extent of repairs that have been carried out in 499.

It inspired be to look on the ULS website too, where I found that 499 was originally bought as a source of spares for 506. I never realised that.

 

Just returned home from a very enjoyable day out. Very well run by the the team and it was a joy to be in a compartment behind the Ivatt as it thundered it's way up the Alps.

 

I never realised Ivatts could thunder!

 

Whatever you want to call it, it was a majestic sound.

Also very entertaining watching Thomas rush through Ropley non-stop.

 

So here’s my take on 53808 back in 2009. Looking forward to photographing 53808 soon.

 

A productive day atop the hill yesterday, with a fair turn out.

The two plank cosmetic repaint is coming on at a steady pace.

The priming & undercoating of the Maroon CCT is complete, and topcoat is now going on.

On the Gunpowder Van, the replacement sections of steel are now in red oxide - though there is still some of the south side roof left to replace.

Work has also started with a repaint of the Fergie tractor.

Elsewhere, two of us disappeared up to the Meon armed with fresh oil for the dash pots on the Dogfish - something we forgot last time! We also started to give the Sealions the once over......

And before you knew it, it was getting on for 18:00 - so time to head home & crack open a few well deserved cold ones!!

A couple of shots of well loaded trains.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/50180415031/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/50180670442/in/dateposted-public/

 

Be great to see a then and now set.