Lord Nelson Sunset
As promised yesterday, here are some photographs of the magnificent 850 Lord Nelson departing Ropley into the sunset.
Schools class 925 Cheltenham and a Ropley update
More pictures to look through today from last Sunday’s visit to the Watercress Line that hopefully will build up anticipation for next weekend’s gala!
First visit to the Watercress Line 2013 part 2 – Ropley
Last Sunday, after exploring Alton (click here to read that article) I dropped into Ropley. As ever, there was much going on there;
First visit to the Watercress Line 2013 – Chasing a Schools Class and Exploring Alton
December 2012 was an excellent steam-filled month, with three visits to the Watercress Line, two mainline tours and a visit to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (see the Steam Diary to read more). With the exception of a visit to Eastleigh’s miniature railway (click here to read), January has been much quieter, but today’s…
Santa’s Other Train – 925 Cheltenham on the Mid-Hants Railway
Hauling Heavy Santa Services this December on the Watercress Line with U class 31806 has been the National Collection’s
Sleeping Giants at Ropley
With the excuse of taking more pictures of Christmas steam (for material for the Locoyard Advent Calendar!) , last Sunday I spent a few hours on the Watercress Line. It was a fairly gloomy day, which really added to the already ample
December – Ropley Locoyard
A quick post tonight to round off last Saturday’s visit to the Watercress Line. After soaking in the festive atmosphere at Alresford; last Saturday’s visit ended (as it often does!) with a visit to
Nellie, a Spam Can and a Hidden Streak
Following from yesterdays look at the Watercress Line’s resident ex-LMS Black 5 45379, today we complete the round-up from the visit to the railway on Saturday. We begin at Alresford (above and below) where 850 Lord Nelson (or Nellie; as it is nicknamed) ran
Final Recollections; My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 9 Chapter 3
Fittingly the final images from this series of posts were taken in black and white! My final steam memory from my younger years came from a visit to
Sir Winston Churchill – Battle of Britain Class 34051
The Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2012 had two visitors; 43XX 5322 and Battle of Britain Class 34051 Sir Winston
Loco Yard 