New visitor experience at the Watercress Line
The Watercress Line’s National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Canadian Pacific restoration project has spent £46,000 to improve the visitor experience at its Ropley station. The…
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News from the Mid Hants Railway, which is also known as The Watercress Line
An update on the overhaul of steam locomotive 35005 “Canadian Pacific”
Recent work on overhauling the Mid Hants Railway’s Southern Railway “Merchant Navy” Class No.35005 “Canadian Pacific” has focused on the boiler, while the team wait…
Steam railway seeking young volunteers
The Watercress Line has announced that it is seeking volunteers aged 18 and under to join its team. This is part of the railway’s mission…
Book signing at the Mid Hants Railway this weekend
The Mid Hants Railway has announced that the Alresford shop will be relaunching the book: ‘Mid Haunts Railway from Construction to Closure’. The book is…
All change at Ropley!
The Can Pac team have released an update about the changes taking place at Ropley. Since the back end of 2018, the team have been…
Steam locomotive 506 returns to traffic in early June
The Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway) and Urie Locomotive Society Ltd (ULS) are pleased to announce that Southern Railway S15 No.506 will formally re-enter revenue…
A March 2019 update on steam locomotive 35005 Canadian Pacific
The team overhauling Merchant Navy 35005 “Canadian Pacific” has been busy during March on reassembling the slidebars and bottom-end. Slidebars There has been difficulty in…
Update from the Urie Locomotive Society – March 2019
Since the last update from the society 6 months ago, work on overhauling No.506 has progressed greatly, with 2019 hopefully being the year the engine…
Spend Easter with children’s favourite steam locomotive
Thomas will be visiting the Watercress Line this Easter, making it a must for families visiting the area to have on their days out list.…
An update on steam locomotive No.80150
The past 6 months have seen much work progress on restoring the Standard 4 Tank, as well as ordering and making new parts. Cab The…