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

Thanks for the info. I might have to pay a visit as I am on holiday this week.

green five liked Dunfanaghy Road's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

Looking at the grand plan from May, 41312 is shown as stored 2027-2028, overhaul 2029-2031, to traffic 2032. Pat

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

4247 is provisionally marked to be operating services from Wednesday onwards - subject to the usual of course.

green five liked Nick C's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

I've not seen this article, but the impression I had before was that it was planned to get 41312 in once 75079 is done - I hope so, as, like you say, she's a very popular loco - and my personal favourite of the fleet, hence my avatar!

green five liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Fire Risk.

Not necessarily. There is a cautious element to a lot of it, and particularly in hard hit areas. The SVR for example, best of luck with any PR excercise that tries to convince the residents of Stourbridge that a quicker than necessary to return...

green five liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Fire Risk.

Thought it worth sharing this latest example of my gripe with BBC/MeteoGroup - taken from the same page, the text says getting windier by the end of the night, while the hourly breakdown shows the exact opposite! This sort of...

green five liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Fire Risk.

For once some rainfall actually intensified as it approached us in Surrey! 11mm from a thunderstorm-laden trough that has just passed. The lawn seemed to be whispering with joy! [ATTACH]

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

There is no estimate yet as 80150 does not feature in the short term loco strategy due to it being such a large job. Good progress has been made and Rebecca said they will see how it fits into the long term loco plan. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using...

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

I just realised I left off 53808. The S & D trust loco is being overhauled at Ropley but there is currently no operating agreement signed to use the loco when it is finished. Hopefully she will fit into the loco strategy plan. She is very at...

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

It was a little worrying that 41312 was not mentioned. We will have to wait and see what the future holds for one of the most popular locos on the line. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk

green five liked 60044's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

I read the article, and was surprised that no mention was made of the Ivatt tank, which I thought is now owned by the railway. It has recently been a mainstay of services, and seems to cope perfectly well with all that is asked of it, but...

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

6989 is going off to do some more filming work in November according to the Friends of 6989 Facebook group. Wightwick Hall will then return to Ropley sometime next year to have the large flue tubes renewed and the Hall should receive a new 10...

green five liked js5646's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

green five liked 8126's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

That is pretty comprehensive, thanks for the summary. I do find it slightly ironic that while the concerns over 35005 being too large have been well aired since before it returned to service, it has also been the most trusted steam loco in high...

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

That's an interesting run down. Wonder who 73096 sold to?