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Latest news and pictures from Ropley Loco Shed and MPD

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2008) (most recent)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to November 2007)
 
 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to October 2007)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to August 2007)

Major boiler work on 9F #92212  (September 2007- currently)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to July 2007)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to May 2007)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2007)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to December 2006)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to October 2006)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to April 2006)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to March 2006)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to November 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to September 2005)

Major boiler work on 9F #92212  (January - June 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to June 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to April 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to April 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to January 2005)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to November 2004)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to September 2004)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to September 2004)

 Thomas's boiler was lifted with the 45-ton steam crane (22nd September 2004) 

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to July 2004)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to March 2004)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2004)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to January 2004)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to November 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to November 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to October 2003)

 Dawn at Ropley, 9th October 2003      More

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to September 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to June 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to May 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to March 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2003)

Work on Douglas for annual boiler inspection, and installing steam heating capability, January 2003

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to January 2003)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to September 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to September 2002)        

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to June 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to June 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to May 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to May 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to April 2002) 

  Pics of what was going on at Ropley MPD  11th March 2002

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to February 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to January 2002)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to January 2002) 

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to November 2001)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to October 2001)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to August 2001)

 Pics of what was going on at Ropley MPD  12th August 2001

 Pics of what was going on at Ropley MPD  9th August 2001 

 Pics of what was going on at Ropley MPD  6th August 2001

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to July 2001)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to June 2001)

  "Operation of Locomotive-type Boilers and their Associated Fittings" - Ropley MPD 'Mutual Improvement Courses' (May 2001)

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to April 2001)

 Ivatt 2MT has a cylinder liner replaced  Feb/March 2001 

 Repainting 'Canadian Pacific' Feb/March 2001    

 Previous reports from Loco Shed News (to 2000)(earliest)

 Ropley Loco Shed and Yard - see what was happening on  7th April 1998

Latest news and pictures from Ropley Loco Shed and MPD

Diesel Corner

 Diesel Corner archive

 Class 33 ('Crompton'):  newly-preserved #33109 is overhauled at Ropley on 10 March 1998 

 D6593  Class 33 diesel, including a picture of its big-end problem of March 1998 

 Class 33 diesel D6593 

Class 11 0-6-0 shunter #12049  

 'Diesel' has got new tyres: how it's done

 Diesel Enthusiasts' Weekend,  2002    2003

 Andy Ford's photos of MHR Diesel Gala 2000 and Lineside Clearance Work  

 Infrastructure Work at the Mid-Hants

The Wednesday Gang maintains and improves Ropley station and site

Thinking about helping us at MHR?  

Latest news of Carriage Restorations at Ropley

 Ropley Shed Carriage Restorations and Maintenance 2005 to recent

 Ropley Shed Carriage Restorations and Maintenance 2004 to 2005 

Mike Pearson's report on renovations of TSOs - S3769 and S4977

 Ropley Shed Carriage Restorations and Maintenance 2000 - 2002

Wagon Restorations and Maintenance at M4M and Alton

 Vintage Carriage Group Restorations

Mid-Hants Railway Official Homepage  

For timetables,  contacts,  events,  information

 Maintenance work (Spring 2001) on Bulleid Merchant Navy Class: Canadian Pacific #35005

 Repainting 'Canadian Pacific' Feb/March 2001    

© Nigel Kendall, 16 August 2001

Index to other archived pages

 Restoration of Gresley A4 #60019 'Bittern' at MHR:

 Very latest news about Bittern

Bittern's 9000 gallon water carrier and support coach at Southall (August 2007)

 (May to August 2007)

 (February to May 2007)

 (November 2006 - February 2007)

 (May to October 2006)

 (February to April 2006)

 (Boiler lifted into frames - 25th January 2006)

 (January 2006)

 (September - December 2005)

 (June to August 2005)

 (March to June 2005)

 (December 2004 to February 2005)

 (Boiler returns, 9th December 2004)

 (September to December 2004)

 (March to August 2004)

 (January to March 2004)

 (17th June 2003 to December 2003)

 (29th May to 17th June 2003)

 (7th February - 13th March 2003)

 (10th January to 3rd February 2003)

 (25th November 2002 to 6th January 2003)

 (31st July 2002 to 15th November 2002)

 (21st April 2002 to 19th July 2002)

 (18th December 2001 - 17th February 2002)

 (Arrival at MHR to 31st August 2001)

Bittern in early preservation days: photos

Restoration of MHRPS Stanier Black Five #45379

Restoration of MHRPS Stanier Black Five #45379 from arrival to February 2005

Restoration of MHRPS Stanier Black Five #45379 from February 2005 to recent

Funding the restoration of #45379

BR Standard Class 5MT #73096: Heavy General Overhaul:

 (First running 28th October 2002)

 (October 2002 to completion)

 (September - October 2002)

 (July - August 2002)

 (April - June 2002)

 (March 2001 - February 2002)

 (April 2000 - February 2001)

 BR Class 5 #73096 hauls excursion to Exeter

 Work in the firebox  of  BR Standard Class 5  #73096 in December 1997 

 See what's under the dome of  #73096

Topical correspondence   (MHR correspondents are the quickest on the Web for reports and the best photos :  e.g.,  e.g.,  e.g.,  e.g.)

How a steam railway engine works :    the inside story in photographs

 'Diesel' has got new tyres: how it's done

 'Thomas' has now got new tyres too

45-ton ex-Exmouth Jcn steam crane  (Colin Chambers provides its history) 

 Dawn at Ropley, 9th October 2003      More

Remember, this is only the Loco shed stuff  -  more news and pics

 Guard's view of a Footplate Experience day, 31st October 2001

You're not going to believe this, but ...                   Dénouement

Professional quality photos © Henry O'Dwyer:

 Some Christmas photos, 2001
 More Christmas 2001
 Enthusiast Weekend October 2001
 Enthusiast Weekend July 2001 etc.

 Restoration of former SR Bulleid 'West Country Class' #34016 'Bodmin' (index to pages: 1999-2000 heavy general overhaul to main line standard)

 Bulleid West Country Class #34016 'Bodmin' on the main line     

 Excursion to Salisbury on 1st November 2000:  the crews

 Nigel Kendall's detailed logs of Bodmin's mainline crew-training runs to Yeovil, 22nd March 2001

 Work on Urie S15 #30506 

 Ivatt 2-6-2 tank engine #41312:   its restoration and its first month's runs in January 1999

 Ivatt 2MT has a cylinder liner replaced  Feb/March 2001 and the other one in Nov 2007

 Ropley machinist Alan Coulsell  ('Bubs' to his friends) with the small end pins he made for Ivatt tank engine #41312

 Beading the boiler tubes of Ivatt tank engine #41312

 More photos of Ivatt #41312 (taken during loans/hirings to other railways)

 Class S160 #3278  ... plus here  in action at MHR  (The loco has now left MHR)

 Jim Russell's view of MHR

Footplate courses at MHR

'Not Your Standard Steam Gala', 17th - 19th September 2004

SW Branch Line Weekend Gala, March 2004

Duke of Gloucester #71000 at MHR in December 2004

 How we cook breakfast on the shovel at MHR

 How big is a 'tad'?

 'Slow Train'

Madeira Railway  (Updated July 2005) 

 Austerity 0-6-0 "Barbara"  has been converted into a tender engine

   Heavy general overhaul of rebuilt J94 #10 Douglas

 11th-hr night-shift at Ropley MPD, 8th Jan 99: staff and volunteers mend U-Class Mogul #31625 against the clock

 Water tanks are removed from 'Thomas' in Ropley Loco Yard on 20th October 1998

 Ed Burkhardt  (then Chairman of  EWS) visits MHR on 23rd July 1998

 Wheeldrop pictures  on 5th May 1998 and 16th February 1999 (plus:  What it does & how it works)

Wednesday Gang maintain and improve Ropley station and site

 Vintage Carriage Group's page

Medstead & Four Marks station

 Filming at the Mid-Hants Railway

 Laying new siding  at Alton on  20th February 1998

 P-Way - LATEST infrastructure work      P-Way Archives:   2000 - 2002  &   2002 - 2005  &  2005 - 2006 &  2006 - 2007

 'James The Red Engine' gets a new coat of paint 

 Photos from the "Steam at the Met, '99" event

 Photos from the "Steam at the Met 2000" event

2nd May 2002:  The Big Lineup !!

How many people are looking at this website?

How to get to the Watercress Line (aka Mid-Hants Railway)

What is there to see at the Watercress Line?

Local hotels and public transport

© Henry O'Dwyer

Links to some other recommended websites: 

NewsExpress gathers news from all significant heritage railways

 Steam Central - international news of steam locomotive preservation

 Why Mid-Hants and other railways 'run round' rather than propel on the return run

 Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey database of 3100 coaches

 Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society - includes lots of interesting links

 Railserve  - classified international directory of railway websites

Waterloo Station  - photo from about 1930

Dai Woodhams scrapyard in March 1973 showing 35005 Canadian Pacific and 5MT 73096 together

 Crompton Homepage  - for the Class 33 diesel enthusiast  

 Basingstoke-Alton Branchline - which once connected to MHR at Butts Junction

History of Railways around Basingstoke - wider reading and links

Preserved UK Railway Locomotives - history, location, etc.

Locos in Bournemouth

Loco wheel arrangement names

History since 1975 of unrebuilt West Country #34105 Swanage

Barry scrapyard in October 1968

Vacuum brakes explained

How wheels have new steel tyres fitted

  MHR Loco Histories

   Early days at MHR

   Railway Object Name Thesaurus

 More links to other websites