Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

There’s a decent picture of yours I think of 506 on 6 Bullied coaches there too?

 

We visited the railway today to have a look at the Railway 200 Inspiration train. Very impressive exhibits and displays on the train. We were just glad we made it in time for our booked viewing slot after being stuck in a horrendous traffic jam in the Farnham area on the way down. The Farnham bypass was closed to a single lane for tree cutting and the queue was the worst we have ever been stuck in along that route.
Eventually arriving at Alresford after 13.00 we found the 13.00 service still in the platform as the services had been delayed since the beginning of the day (not sure what caused the problems). So we were able to catch the heavily delayed service with 35005 up to Ropley to visit the Railway 200 train in platform 1. After visiting the Inspiration train we headed to Ropley station shop to snap up three of the Sprinter mugs. Very good quality mugs.
It was great to see 41312 in her new livery. We had hoped for a ride behind the Ivatt Tank but we didn't get time. We finished the day with a round trip behind CanPac in the warmth of the steam heated carriages as it was a bitterly cold day.
The return run from Alton was spirited from Butts Junction as 35005 left a smokescreen behind as she was opened up in some style.
Thank you to everyone involved for a very good day.
A few low res shots of the motive power variety today captured at Ropley:










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506 at Wander's Curve by Stephen Morley, on Flickr
Weather not great though!

 

True, but the noise!!

 

I got stuck in the same holdup on the Farnham Bypass, which was made worse by diverted traffic from the A3 which was closed southbound by a crash near Liphook.