Mid Hants Railway Spring Steam Gala 2014

I didn't think £25 is unreasonable amount to pay for a day out these days when you compare the price of other attractions in the UK. If this years Spring gala is going to be based around small locos I wouldn't mind seeing a GWR 57xx or the steam rail motor.

 

I am told that the hire charge for the rail motor is a tad on the high side. If true that may explain why since its return to Didcot it hasn't visited other heritage lines.

 

It's currently at Barry where it's been since August and then off to the the Churnet Valley for their February gala. It's hardly been at Didcot, visiting the SDR, WSR and Llangollen all this year too.

 

Keeping prices pegged is a double edged sword ok until you have to play catch up at which point people forget that you held them static for so long.

 

True BUT it wont have been a decision taken lightly by the powers that be!

Trust me, they will have dipped their toe in the water before making an informed decision................... and as I said given the ever increasing cost of things, and when all around are pushing up their prices well in advance of the MHR (and lets face it coal aint as cheap as chips no more) if you want some of that steamy action you're gonna have to pay for it and standard travel has only crept up in line with others, so I think the family events will do the same as they are the core income, us "Puffer Nutters" are a completely different market..................................

Still Back to the gala!................................................

 

I don't disagree about having to pay for it I think they should have upped the prices before hence my post.v

 

I suspect that chips are actually far more expensive than coal, but I know what you mean.

 

With any luck there will be an update on the MHR web site about visiting locos. It's only around ten weeks until the gala.

 

My mate at University used to do chips which looked surprisingly like coal by the time he'd finished.

 

hi all
didn't know whether the full line up for the gala had been announced
other than met 1 and 52322.
many thanks
yrm.

 

I see from the latest MHR email news Met No.1 is confirmed as the first visitor with two more to be announced next week.

 

Is 52322 still attending

 

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And how great she'll look in the spring sunshine parked up in the yard at Ropley with a hot box.

 

Ooooooooooooo you cynic Lol!!

Lets just NOT go there............................. still would provide plenty of photo ops for the photters..................... seriously I think everything that's been wrong with her of late will be put right before she turns up.

 

... Especially for those of us who are photographically-challenged by moving targets!

OK, I'll fetch my coat...

Tom

PS - more seriously - am quite tempted by the L&Y 0-6-0 as it is not an engine seen much down south, provided it does full-line turns.

 

I wonder weather the repairs on met 1 will be completed in time and I hope it dose full line work but not sure if it's capable

 

Don't forget to close the door behind you..............................................................

 

Not unreasonable for any Gala in my view. What is annoying is the freeloading linesiders who never go near a station to pay the fare. We often go linesiding but always buy a ticket and do a couple of trips as well.

Don

 

Outrageous! You know full well the Sun never shines at Ropley!!!