50027 on the move

Are you suggesting a gala with 4 cromptons? Would make an interesting quadruple header up the bank out of Swanage!

 

Never had 4 locos on a train.... would be great I think.. had 3 37s from Exeter to Paignton once.... Hellfire!!!

 

Dave

33208 was in reasonable nick when 71A Group were prevented from working on it by Happy. "There's nothing you can tell me about diesel - electrics". He wasn't wrong there, he wouldn't listen!

 

The only way any diesel will survive on the Mid Hants with be with a privately owned one that has its owner in regular attendance and can be monitored and stopped when things need to be done to it.
Not as it usualy happens when it breaks ! (I can humbly talk from experiance here)

 

That's just playing at the job............ 5........count em, 5 Deltics on a train at the ELR, (IIRC it was last year). Now that WAS a sight and sound.

 

Saw a HST set heading into Paddington with 4 power cars a few weeks back... 3 on the front, 1 on the rear, though the leading "proper" one has failed and was rescued and towed the the front pair.

 

Well Ive worked a Propper train with 4 Cromptons up Upton Scudamore bank . 01.35 Westbury- Ardingly two on the front and two banking and 1600 tonnes of stone between. 2am on a still cold frosty November morning 15mph 1-70 bank 4 Cromptons thrashing away for a good 10 minutes flat out sparks shooting from the exhausts turbos screaming..,,, Happy Days never to be forgotten David formerly of Eastleigh MPD.

 

Update has now been posted on the MHR web site regarding test running of Lion. Can't be to long now before she works her first service train. Something to look forward to.

Lion Escapes! | Watercress Line

 

She is at Alresford now (20:15) just run round and about to leave. Lovely white exhaust too!

 

I'm not sure the exhaust was much more coloured than that sometimes seen coming from a certain 4SRKT.


Lion did the job. No drama no fuss. Well done to the team working on it over the last few weeks.

 

That brings back memories of the times when the evening LPG train from Furzebrook could be 33 x2 or indeed 37 and 33 combos. Readily recall one night with a 33 towing ailing 37 and trainup Parkstone Bank! Loud and nice - Dick

 

I`ll get shot down for this by the MHR steam only brigade, but it was great too see that 50027 was allowed to help out on the Thomas the Tank event albeit in a limited capacity.

 

50027&34007 Wadebridge work the first up train from Alresford to Medstead At which point 50027 came off and returned to Ropley. 34007 Wadebridge continued to Alton with the service train.

 

Great to see a running day confirmed for Saturday October 13th. Looking forward to attending.

 

Link here to the MHR web site regarding this event. With any luck this will the start of more diesel turns on the MHR.


First Running Day For Lion | Watercress Line

 

Lets hope that those that go lineside, stick to the rules and dont trespass on the MHR or their neighbours. If everyone is generally well behaved on the day, then i think the MHR will start to build up a bit of confidence to consider a fully fledged diesel gala next year and further running days.

Incidentally i heard on another forum that 37905 is to return now that she has been repaired, can anybody from the MHR confirm this?

 

Was confirmed at the AGM last weekend.

 

I still see the miss information regarding lineside trespass on the MHR is being perpetuated .
There were incidents at both steam and diesel galas which caused the current and continuing situation. I still have to escort people off the line who are NOT railway photographers just members of the public who want to stand next to the track with their I Phones to take pictures. We will never win.

 

Unfortunately some members of the public are the main problem. They are ignorant/unaware of the fact that you cannot just stand next to the line and take photo's inside the fence.
Seasoned railway photographers are not the problem.

Perhaps I should have said fenceside rather than lineside in my original post and made it clear that the current situation is due to problems at both steam and diesel gala's in the past.

 

The intention is that there will be a diesel gala next year. The date pencilled in is 26th to 28th April.

Regarding trespass....it isn't just diesel galas that have caused issues, but it would be great if there were NO issues on the 13th...would certainly help the cause.