MHR Official Website Loco Shed pages comprise the original steam railway 'docu-soap website', often updated several times each day. Follow our volunteers as they work to keep steam alive (much preferable to dead in a museum, we think!) Watch over their shoulders as these wonderful machines are restored, maintained and run; see replacement parts being made and fitted. Visit us to see, hear and again experience for yourself the thrill of powerful steam locos working hard for mile upon mile up our long, steep gradients.
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17th February 2007: Steam and diesel service trains cross at Medstead & Four Marks. DMU driver Jim Russell (Chairman of Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society) in discussion with Keith Brown |
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Moody shot of wagons at Medstead & Four Marks Two photos (17th February
2007): Henry O'Dwyer
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20th January 2007: Repairs to Alresford Up platform by West Country Buffet mean temporary wrong side working Photos (20th January
2007): James Taviner
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"Winter Sunshine" - Ropley yard today, with a romantic slant Photo (14th January
2007): Jessica Pearson
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| 10th January 2007:
CanPac arrived home after its long visit to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway who sent it home in a very smart state - thank you GWR MHR recently purchased this loco from Steam Dreams chief, Marcus Robertson Photo (10th
January 2007): Matt Allen
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 Two photos (10th January 2007): Chris Cornell |
 Photo (10th January
2007): Tony Wood
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January
2007: James Mayl was there to see Bert's Black Five depart through the gate at Alton and onto the main line network bound for ELR Photo (9th January 2007):
James Mayl
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9th January 2007: Sad goodbye to Bert Hitchen's Black Five: "Going, going, gone" |
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time I came armed with a prop, a 1964 Triumph 3TA! Many thanks to the guys at Medstead who were extremely accommodating and even made us tea and coffee whilst we waited for the trains. Photo (24th December
2006): Matt
Allen
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December 2006: Arrival
of Project
62 tank loco BBC News report on 12th December 2006 shows start of this loco's journey from Bosnia BBC Radio 4 were interested and rang Chris Cornell* today for details; he was able to pass his phone over to Richard White*, who happened to be right there! *Chris Cornell, Facilities Manager - Watercress Line. Contact for a really useful Film Location *Richard White is Project 62 Chairman More photos of the loco at Ropley MPD on 20th December 2006 |
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back at MHR after its main
line run on Saturday Photos (Hungerford: 25
Nov 06; Ropley 26 Nov 06): Matt Allen
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21st
November 2006:
PWay were working at Ropley Photo (21st November
2006): Henry O'Dwyer
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 Mid Hants dining train approaching Ropley. Photo (23rd July 2006): Matt Allen |
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July 2006: Driver Phil Harding waits for the 'right away' at Medstead & Four Marks Photo (12th July 2006):
Rolie Doe
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| 21st June
2006: Ron
Mersh (Ropley MPD's electrical engineer) is also a member of the Wednesday Gang. Today
he
planted a few pots (i.e. loco chimneys) on the station with plants
surplus from his home greenhouse |
Photo (21st June 2006):
Tony Wood Photo (21st June 2006): Tony Wood |
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Links to other pages
'08' diesel shunter goes through the gate! Is this a first? Mid Hants Railway before, and in the early days of, restoration Fauna of the Mid Hants Railway - by Roger Thornton Restoration of Stanier Black Five #45379 You get more of everything at the Mid-Hants Vintage Carriage Group of MHRPS Photos and reports of renovations and repairs to our carriages LSWR Type 1 signalboxes at Mid Hants Railway Henry O'Dwyer © pics: 15th September 2002 service trains 'MHR at Christmas' Medstead and Four Marks station news Very many
webpages worldwide have links to
this website *© Gullane |
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Alresford Station: a gaslight. Photo:
Chris Cornell |
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Watercress Line, The Railway
Station,
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