The Cunarder

As well as its own Named Trains such as the Atlantic Coast Express, the Southern Railway ran many Ocean Liner Specials to carry the passengers from the liners that docked at the railway’s Southampton Docks to London. Arguably the most famous of these Ocean Liner Special’s was the Cunarder. The Cunard Line had some of…

Ropley Update

Steam gala’s on the Watercress Line present great opportunities to explore the workshops to see how various overhauls and restoration of different locomotives are progressing.  Even considering the recent departures of all but one of John Bunch’s locomotives, the railway has an impressive fleet.  The fate of this one locomotive, BR standard 5MT class 73096…