Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

Where is this bridge, please.

 

You need to walk or drive down the Shrave service road which runs along side the main road out of Four Marks towards Alton. About three quarters down this road there’s a signpost in the pavement. Next to this signpost is an alleyway between two bungalows. Walk down this alleyway and the bridge is in front of you.

I hope this helps.

I’ve seen some great photos taken from there of trains coming up to Medstead. By far the best photo I’ve ever seen is 34019 Bideford on a Waterloo to Weymouth service back in 1966. The photo is in Michael S Welch book Over the alps.

 

It’s finally finished!

after a few weeks delay the diesels are now under cover.
many thanks to those who have donated from this forum. There have been some large donations from some people.

Photos here
https://gofund.me/727352aca

 

Welcome home Wadebridge. <BJ>





Update thanks to Richard Bentley

 

Although even when you know where it is not easy to find.

 

Would I be right in assuming this is the bridge in question?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gic4oBweFkHpgcrr8

 

Just under a minute in shows the current view. Quite a lot of tree coverage these days.

 

Yes - as others have said it’s hard to find even when you know where it is. I scrambled my way down to it for first ex Alton train of the day on the Saturday of the autumn gala expecting to have it mostly to myself given it’s out of the way location to find it pretty much full of all the good YouTube videographers around! I had to make do with being on the right hand side which was somewhat hampered with low branches.
https://flic.kr/p/2sExVHm

My video from the day started there
Watercress Line | Autumn Steam Gala - 41313, 4247, 46447 & 6989 'Wightwick Hall' - 3rd October 2026

 

It is worth mentioning that HH bridge and the path to it are not rights of way, as shown on the HCC map.
Pat

 

Given the weather is now limiting what we can do atop the hill, along with a fair few being unavailable, it were just Muggin's 'Ere and Me Mucker getting stuck in yesterday & by 'Eck it were fresh first thing!

So first up was to set a bonfire going before too much material built up - there's still stuff to get rid of, but the fire has to have burnt out by the afternoon for obvious reasons......

That done, it was decided that producing the final cladding sheets for the south side of the workshop PMV....... but standing in the way of any trial fit was a baton in the corner that had been exposed last week - easy enough to chisel out, but not when its swollen and wedged in by copious amounts of rust! So Muggin's did the honours with the chisel whilst Me Mucker chopped the upper panel to size and marked out the 2 by 2.

Once the baton was out, the sheet was offered up for size, and then the T&G routered out.

After lunch to was time to sort out the window reveal, with Me Mucker trying to be clever and mark it out on the back as guesswork! That's when Muggin's stepped in to save us cocking it up...... the panel was once again offered up face first and lines drawn, then the pane of glass was placed in position along with the architrave to make sure everything was just right, and it was! it was then a case of working out the size of the reveal to take into account the rebate for the pane to sit on - Me Mucker had the honour of creating the reveal, whilst Muggin's chiseled out the T&G grooves of snots, a time consuming job, but one that needed to be done
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Once the reveal and rebate were done, the pane was offered up, it fitted snugly first time. After that it was a case of getting the sheet into primer before finishing up and heading for the hills and some well earned liquid libation!

As it's that time of year where things go quiet on the line running wise, apart from Wickhams running about, a few more pics from last weeks charter.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/55654293084/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/55654088626/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/55653100987/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/55654293409/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/55654293659/in/dateposted-public/

The pane offered up.





The architrave also offered up to make sure everything is right.



Into primer to offer protection until we're back.