Watercress Line - 'Autumn Steam Gala' 19/10/2018

One last end of season hurrah for the Mid-Hants Railway 'Watercress Line', before the approaching Winter down-time reduces services to a crawl, sees them hold their annual 'Autumn Steam Gala' over the weekend of Friday 19th - Sunday 21st of October.

The event ran with a strong Western theme, with two of the three visiting engines being from the Great Western Railway stables; 5199 and 7822 "Foxcote Manor". Standard Tank 80078 completed the line up of visiting locomotives, making a return visit to 'the Alps'. Besides three members of the home fleet also in service, recently withdrawn Ex-LMS 'Black 5' Class 5MT - 45379 was on display in the car park at Alresford.

Frequent passenger services operating the full line length between Alresford and Alton were complimented by the inclusion of a shuttle service between Alresford and Ropley. A singular return service of the Demonstration Freight set could also be seen over the course of the day.

Locomotives:
BR Standard Class 9F - 92212
BR(M) Class 2MT Tank - 41312
Ex-GWR 5101 'Large Prairie' Class - 5199
BR(W) 7800 'Manor' Class - 7822 "Foxcote Manor"
BR Standard Class 4MT Tank - 80078
SR V 'Schools' Class - 925 "Cheltenham"

All footage filmed on Friday the 19th of October 2018.