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Mid Hants Railway Spring Steam Gala 2014

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by steamvideosnet, Dec 9, 2013.

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  1. southern13

    southern13 New Member

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    It's not normally as I seen 2 coatches used when shuttles have been run never the hamshire unit

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  2. Steamage

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    Actually, there are precedents for using a DMU, or even a part of a DMU, on MHR Gala shuttles, especially with locos fitted with air brakes. IIRC, we had a Terrier operating a "push-pull" service one year.
     
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  3. southern13

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    Oh ok I didn't know this steamage any idea when we might know loco allocations

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  4. ADB968008

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    Excellent news on the Hampshire Unit.. chance for a recreation of the photo I put up a few weeks back...

    A reminder in case it's needed..

     
    ADB968008, Mar 3, 2014
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  5. Hampshire Unit

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    I think allocations will only be finalised once Clan Line and Braunton have arrived, as then we will know for definte which way they are facing!! So not till Wednesday or even Thursday!
     
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  6. southern13

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    Doesn't give a lot of time for planning

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  7. Duty Druid

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    Checking UK Steam, they'll be arriving tender first......................, they "hopefully" reverse at Guildford - makes a lot of sense, otherwise it'll be a very lopsided gala given the imbalance of the home fleet facing out of Alton!
     
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  8. Hampshire Unit

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    Let's hope so Dave!
    Might be worth mentioning the area around Ropley/Bishops Sutton is still very wet, plus you can't park in the filed entrance by the Old A31 bridge between Alresford and Bishops Sutton as it is currently a site entrance for the new Solar Farm just over the hill! The A32 is still shut at Farringdon also and the A272 at Bramdean
     
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  9. southern13

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    Would anyone know if met 1 Wil definitely make it

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  10. southern13

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    Just read on the Facebook page that loco allocations will be realised shortly so no to long now

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  12. Unlikely

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    Also eagerly awaiting diagrams, pretty sure I'll turn up regardless but as I've got to be gone for work by 2pm at the absolute latest, keen to see asap how much I'll have time to tick off in the hours I can be there. Intrigued to see where the Thumper fits in (would guess hauled stock for Met 1).
     
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    Isn't the thumper air brake only? Hence why the O2 hauled it the other year. Met 1 is vacuum only.
     
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    Looking in SR mag today I see the Watercress Lodges are being advertised. Has anyone out there book one of the lodges for the gala?


    http://www.watercresslodges.co.uk


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  15. Duty Druid

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    Well, Met1 has turned up today, and going by the pic on FB looks to be facing London....
     
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    Yep it is facing London, arrived safely late afternoon, will be on shuttle service to Ropley with the Hampshire Unit apparently....public loco allocations should be out soon, Bodmin leaving on the lorry bringing in the Black 5 9tomorrow or Thursday presumably...oh and Wadebridge has a bit of a ding where it met a Tesco's lorry on the journey back from the CVR!
     

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  17. Duty Druid

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    I take it that its nothing serious...................... bent buffer beam ?

    BTW Steve do you want to know my proposition for you or not? Check yer PM's! ;)
     
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    Hopefully new supplies of 92 Squadron Ale will be available for the BBLS tombola.
     
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  19. Hampshire Unit

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    Dave, just a bent smoke deflector and some scratches, I heard the lorry came off worse!
     
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  20. Duty Druid

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    I should bloomin well think so! :)
     
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