Diesel locomotives on mid-hants railway have a large following - crowds at our mixed steam and diesel gala events

Diesel Corner

20th June 2002:

Teddy on tour (animated by Steve Humby)

Photo (Ropley, 20th June 2002): Tony Wood

Class 117 DMU #721 (see below) now repainted ran linked with Class 122 #W55003

Photo (at Medstead & Four Marks, 25th May 2002): Keith Brown

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Report on the Diesel Gala Weekend 26th to 28th April 2002

24th May 2001:
Bob Allen and Geoff Bailey have bought themselves a train, a Class 117 DMU

Photos: Chris Cornell

DIESEL GALA 7th/8th APRIL 2001

Featured Class 50 D449, Warship D821, 37 308 & 47 306 from EWS, 47 224 from Freightliner, our own 33 and 20, 08, bubble car etc.

At the Diesel Gala on Sunday 8th April 2001 ...
9F #92212 and Class 47 #47306 at Medstead and Four Marks station

Photo: Henry T O'Dwyer

Andy Ford's photos from 2000

6th April 2001:
Chris is a part owner of this Warship Class (D821, recently renamed "Cornwall") ...

.. and this is one bank of one of the two V12 engines

Photos: Tony Wood

26th January 2001: Wheels have arrived at Ropley for #33109, which had suffered slipped tyres.
Tyre-slip on one of the wheels
	15th August 2000 Class 33 #D6593 was jacked up and the bogie is removed ready for replacement of part of the buffer-beam this week.

4th September 2000: Replacement going well (14th August 2000) Photos: Tony Wood

This Class 20 'Chopper' arrived in early May 2000 on a long visit to MHR.
It departed MHR in May 2002

Photo: Tony Wood

On 20th June 2000 the Class 20 hauled the first departure from Alresford, its first train.
Photo: Chris Cornell

15th August 2000

This 'bubble-car' arrived in time for the Enthusiast Weekend of July 2000, and was very popular as 'Daisy' during the Thomas event in August. It's staying on.

Photo: Chris Cornell

0-4-0 Fowler shunter in the shed on 28th October 1999

Photo: Tony Wood

#33109 on 27th July 1999 in the yard, just prior to starting up. Status

71A Group

Photo: Tony Wood

10th May 2000:
#D6593 was in service with a train laying ballast throughout the length of MHR. That's Dennis in the Benny hat but it's anyone's guess who's behind the shades.
d:-)
Photo (as it trundled through Ropley): Chris Cornell

'08' 0-6-0 diesel shunter (Type 11 - one of the oldest in preservation) arrived 29th July 1998 at MHR on 'permanent loan' from Day Aggregates, and is now in use as Ropley shunter.

Class 45 ('Peak') #45132
Bit of a problem before the Gala weekend on 4-5th March 2000 due to a small fire in debris immediately under the main generator. I met a very depressed Roger Bray at dusk on 11th Oct 2000: they'd worked for 4 days on the generator, then started the engine, and the alternator section went on fire. He's hoping to replace the parts from secondhand spares.

Photo (4th May 1999): Tony Wood