Following the posting of photograph of a rainbow (click here), taken as Stanier Black 5 45379 passed by, today’s blog post is a reflection on the waiting game. Sometimes we railway enthusiasts will stand for quite some time in the cold or wet waiting for the fleeting moment when a locomotive will charge past, giving…
If there’s one tip that applies to visiting any steam gala on a preserved line, it is to get there as early as you can. The Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2013 was no exception to this rule and most of the best pictures I have taken on the day were shot before 9AM. Head…
Given terrible storms are expected to hit southern England very soon, I thought it very fitting to publish a few pictures of 60163 Tornado battling through the pouring rain at this Weekend’s Watercress Line’s Autumn steam gala (seen alongside the failed rebuilt West Country Pacific 34046 Braunton in the picture above). I took over 800…
Today is my first part of a series of telling my journey getting involved in volunteering within the railway heritage world. You’ll be able to keep track of these blog posts in a new dedicated web page (click here to view). Being based in Portsmouth on the South Coast I had a couple of choices…
Tonight’s blog post is very short, publishing a few pictures taken of the Watercress Line’s resident ex-LMS Black 5 45379 working tender-first through Ropley station.
This year’s warm and dry summer in the UK resulted in many heritage railway lines having to switch from steam to diesel power because of the fire risk. The Watercress Line was no exception and called in support from two class 37 diesel electric locomotives – D6836 and 37901 Mirrlees Pioneer. These two locomotives were…
Officially designated class V; this class soon became known as the schools class as each locomotive were named after famous private schools. The first members of the class were built in 1930 and named after schools in the Southern region, however by the time 925 was completed in 1934 they had run out of names…
The Watercress Line will be holding their Autumn Steam Gala from 25-27th October 2013 and it promises to be as good as any before! They have announced three large visitors to the event; A1 Class 60163 Tornado, BR Standard 7MT Class 70000 Britannia and rebuilt West Country Class 34046 Braunton. More details of these locomotives…
Last year, it was still in the early days of this blog when the Watercress Line’s Spring Gala was reported on in the post There was no smoke, but there was a fire… As comprehensive as this blog post was, it did not include many pictures, so at long last today we catch up!
34007 Wadebridge is currently the Watercress Line’s only operational Bulleid Pacific. It is pictured at Ropley on Fathers Day in wet conditions.
Loco Yard 