MHR Official Website Loco Shed pages comprise the original steam railway docusoap website, updated several times each week. Follow our volunteers as they work to keep steam alive - not dead in a museum! Watch over their shoulders as these wonderful machines are restored, maintained and run; as replacement parts are made and fitted; as MHR carries steam enthusiasts, families and footplate students faster, safer, more stylishly, month on month. Visit us, see, hear, and experience the thrill of powerful steam locos working really hard for mile upon mile up our long, steep gradients.
February - September 2005
| 8th September 2005:
Canadian Pacific goes to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for their Steam Gala (10th - 11th September 2005) but will be back for the MHR Gala In return Black Prince* is coming to MHR from GWR for our Steam Gala (23rd - 25th September 2005). I'm hearing interesting rumours and ideas concerning how we can use two 9Fs to astound our visitors. You can find a video of Black Prince in action at GWR here *Photo (Winchcombe, 4th September 2005): Matt Allen Another welcome visitor to the MHR Gala will be City of Truro |  |
 | Mothers and
their children watch the transport men at work |
| 31st
August 2005:
9F arrives at Ropley with the 1415 for Alresford Photo (31st August 2005):
Brian Simmons |  |
Reminders of our August 2005 Thomas event:
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| Ropley MPD, Sunday 3rd July 2005 See also Photo (3rd July 2005) © Henry O'Dwyer |
| 5th
August 2005: Using the Atlas crane to remove bags of spoil and tidy the site of the Ropley up platform extension Photo (3rd August 2005): Andy King |  |
Three rebuilt Bulleid Pacifics at Ropley (24th April 2005)
Morris Day (3rd July 2005) photos linked from our Latest Correspondence page
Report on MHR Spring Steam Gala March 2005
Progress with new signalling work at Medstead & Four Marks station
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8th
June 2005:
With Douglas awaiting new tyres, Ivatt #41312 working hard at the Bluebell and #73096 having a whistle transplant at Ropley, it's Canadian Pacific on Footplate Experience (Introductory) Course duties The students take a break and a mug of tea whilst waiting for an up service train to pass and clear the road for Ropley Photo (8th June 2005): Steve Walters |
| Bodmin
making the climb out of Alton.
Amazing how much difference it makes now the trees are coming out. I compared a photo of the COT from the same location taken in March: it looks completely different Photo and report (8th May 2005): Matt Allen |
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Bob
Cartwright,
who
drives (and teaches drivers) both for SW Trains
and on steam trains for MHR, waves to Daisy's
driver at Alton during the MHR Easter 2005 Thomas
event
Photo: Alan Pearson |
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9th March 2005: City of Truro #3440 arrived at Alresford by road this morning Photo (9th March 2005): Chris Cornell |
Duke of Gloucester #71000 at MHR in December 2004
| 7th March 2005:
Bodmin at Ropley on a Mothers' Day down service train Photo (6th March 2005): David Charlesworth
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4th March 2005: Medstead and Four Marks had a little snow
| 20th February 2005: Black
Five #45231 in action today
Photo (20th February
2005): Matt Allen
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... and yesterday Photo (19th February 2005): Henry O'Dwyer |
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Photo (19th February 2005): Roger
Stronell |
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| "Kids Let Off Steam Week" :
14th - 18th February 2005
Report and photos
Sharon Colpman helps the kids and dads make an air-powered car Photo (17th February 2005): John Sanders |
| Black Five #45231 is diagrammed daily 16th - 20th February 2005
Photo (16th February 2005): Tony Wood Movie (5.7MB): Arrival and departure of this first up train (Ropley, 16th February 2005): Tony Wood
Brian Simmons sent another shot of #45231 arriving at Ropley (16th February 2005) See also Matt Allen's photos (16th February 2005) |
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| 14th February 2005:
Steve Leek took this whilst locking up Ropley station on Saturday. (See also Loco Shed News of 12th Feb 2005) Photo (12th February 2005): Steve Leek |
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#73096 with 1100 departure from Alresford Photo (12th February 2005): Dave Babb |
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