Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

Tuesday 8th July saw 3 lifts at Ropley: Replacing Boiler 755 on (30)506; Removing 499's frames from their home under the roof and placing them on the bogie and a trolley; Removing the work-in-progress tender 3223 from its home form the last 4 (?) years and placing it in the space vacated by 499's frames.
YouTube: The Urie Society's big July 8th lift
I took some stills while the Brains Dept. were videoing, this is the only one that Nat{res will let me upload
Pat

 

Feels like quite a creative interpretation of ‘back on the rails’ for 499…

Simon

 

That could be the Nat Pres anti BR lined black and numbers software kicking in

Bryan

 

Good to see that it’s working

 

Unlikely. Surely by now, everyone knows that 499 is destined for LSWR Holly Green (aka Invisible Green).

Not sure about the photographer, but I scanned this from a print I bought at a model show so I think we're safe on the copyright front.
Pat

 

Maybe the AI underpinning this site is learning from a lot of us and getting very bored with BR black and numbers/crests? Not all of us are dinosaurs looking to recreate their youth - some of us enjoy seeing history from further back recreated!

 

I was of coure refering to 30506!

Bryan

Aaah, the age of dinosaurs I yearn for was just after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. Good luck to those hoping to go back before then!

 

There was going to be a working party atop the hill yesterday, until it was pointed out to me Oppo that what he proposed to would invlove the erection of the scaffold tower in the 6' bewtween roads #1 & 2...........

That would've made life interesting with a Gronk trundling up & down road #1 on driver experience!

So we cancelled the day as a working one, and instead three of us met up at the usual ungodly hour for the customary breakfast, brew and catch up - Muggin's 'Ere isn't that fussed about boxes, but someone had to keep Me Oppo in check!

It was strange seeing a loco in the dock platform and #1 road empty - not a sight we're used to.

The day turned out to be a long and hot one, and as Me Oppo & Matey got the haulage they wanted, it was back to base atop the hill and the shade of the trees at the bottom of the yard before witnessing the Peak at the head of the non-stop run, before we headed for home and the shade of indoors and cooler temperatures!!!

So, some pics from yesterday........

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/54651845973/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/54651926895/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/54651846258/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/54651927975/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/54651927110/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/54651928210/in/dateposted-public/

A sight you don't see very often - #1 road in the up yard at Medstead empty, and it would seem that someone has also given the stop block some TLC!!!

 

LSWR and SR stop blocks are white with a signal red band across the middle. (The reverse of the current anaemic Network Rail scheme.) Just saying
Pat