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  1. green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Interesting. The WL website roster still shows 4247 as the Alresford loco for the 2nd to the 4th September. I wonder if a problem has been found? It looks like she has been out for a test run going by the picture on the roster page. We were going...

    Sep 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM

  2. green five liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Not sure why, but a friend on portering duty at Ropley today has advised me 35005 is in steam and NOT 4247 as expected. Glad I didn't make the effort to go down today after all.

    Sep 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM

  3. green five liked Steve's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    My experience of S15’s is limited to 825/841 but I have nothing but admiration for them. They may not have the ease of prep and comforts of the BR Standards but they are strong, sure footed and fantastic steamers.

    Sep 2, 2026 at 2:55 AM

  4. green five liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    If the ownership issues are unable to be sorted I guess it has no future. Not sure if there is a legal avenue for the railway to "evict it" or if they are even prohibited from doing that.

    Sep 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM

  5. green five liked Chris86's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    There's got to be some advantages in having 3 similar locos based in the same place (if you include 828) in terms of maintenance, crew familiarity and resulting economy in use. I have often thought that S15s seem well suited to some of the...

    Sep 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM

  6. green five liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    That is not the question. In my experience the question tends to be how much effort does it take to keep a Bulleid able to do the work compared to other types. The Jarvis rebuilds are tons better in this regard. The originals are difficult to...

    Sep 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM

  7. green five liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    It was not a panic buy. It was bought because the railway required motive power. The loco was in ticket, but near the end of a mainline cert, and the price was attractive. It was always (in my view) an overly expensive locomotive to overhaul,...

    Sep 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM

  8. green five liked 6026 King John's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    This is one of four books I have on the end of Southern Steam. They are all good in their own way. This one is OK, but bear in mind that only about half the book is narrative, the rest is tables of which loco hauled which train on certain dates...

    Sep 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM

  9. green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    CanPac has definitely been a great asset for the railway since returning from her lengthy overhaul. She was thrown in at the deep end so to speak when 30506 developed a boiler problem and was out of action for some time. 35005 was the main motive...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM

  10. green five liked SECR 65's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I think having one Bulleid Pacific is not a bad shout. For example: Lower fire risk as it doesn't have to work so hard Good fun for galas Something exciting to hire out to other railways Can haul longer trains if there became a need to (e.g. 8...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM

  11. green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Although I get the point that a Merchant Navy is a very large loco for operating 5 coach trains, it remains the case that the cheapest loco to operate is the one you have available right now. In other words - 35005 may burn a lot of coal, but the...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM

  12. green five liked johnofwessex's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I can think of a lot worse things to buy in a panic than Can Pac.................

    Aug 31, 2026 at 5:38 PM

  13. green five liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Yes indeed, as I may have mentiond to you when we have met at various heritage lines, I was one of the four who was asked to time the very, very unofficial 105 mph run. And I am still in regular touch with Dave Wilson who was the fireman that...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM

  14. green five liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    There seems to be a misinterpretation that "too large for normal services" means "we don't want it". What the article is meant to highlight is getting a balance between locos with "star" power to interest Joe Public, and the economical ones...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM

  15. green five liked UP13's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I remember going to a talk at the Mid Hants many years ago, possibly a decade or so ago, about Can Pac's restoration. I asked a question about possible mainline running and I was told that as well as expense there was not much point as Clan Line...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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