Barcaldinegoods Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I note that the removal of shrubs and trees from the embankment near the bridge in question has revealed the remains of Butts Junction signal box- most of the first 'storey'. I had wondered where the 'box was located and had assumed it was completely demolished years ago. It was of course the junction for the Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway and the Meon Valley line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 And it ceased to be useful when the Basingstoke line closed and the Meon and Winchester lines became two single lines from Alton. Last time I saw it, it looked like it was about to fall down the bank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted January 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) On 07/01/2019 at 14:38, Barcaldinegoods said: I note that the removal of shrubs and trees from the embankment near the bridge in question has revealed the remains of Butts Junction signal box- most of the first 'storey'. I had wondered where the 'box was located and had assumed it was completely demolished years ago. It was of course the junction for the Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway and the Meon Valley line. Until about a year ago there was a lot more of the box but the new bridge will result in it disappearing completely so the bricks have been carefully removed so they can perform a new, useful task in the future. Edited February 16, 2019 by Chris116 Spelling! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted January 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2019 The Spring Steam Gala takes place on 8th,9th and 10th March with two visiting locomotives joining the home fleet. The visitors are:- Southern Railway USA Class Tank No. 300 Frank S. Ross in Longmoor Military Railway Lined Blue Livery, courtesy of the Kent & East Sussex Railway Company Ltd and the Kent & East Sussex Loco Trust Ltd Ex-London Transport Pannier Tank L92, courtesy of the Worcester Locomotive Society and South Devon Railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 The Mid Hants Railway reopened for services today with 4MT Mogul 76017 and Ivatt 2MT Tank 41312 in service. Next week will see 41312 replaced with the 2H DEMU Unit No.1125 - If you are looking to travel please note that until July all services will originate from Alresford and will terminate at Medstead & Four Marks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, sem34090 said: The Mid Hants Railway reopened for services today with 4MT Mogul 76017 and Ivatt 2MT Tank 41312 in service. Next week will see 41312 replaced with the 2H DEMU Unit No.1125 - If you are looking to travel please note that until July all services will originate from Alresford and will terminate at Medstead & Four Marks. It was quite weird popping into M4M at 2pm today to see the 4MT sitting at the down main starter (#4). Unfortunately I didn't have time to wait to watch it depart as I had to rush off... Even stranger driving into Alton from the A339 and seeing the huge gap where the bridge and embankment used to be though - it's changed a lot in just a couple of weeks... Edited February 16, 2019 by Nick C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) Ah, well if you popped in you probably saw a scruffy young lad wandering around bemusedly, possibly eating chips... It's taking quite some getting used to, and we would like to try and establish some more 'passenger entertainment' to fill the 35 minute wait at Medstead. Amazing how many people asked us if the train was going to Alton - My usual answer was "I don't think the highways agency would appreciate us dropping a mangled mess of 2MT/4MT in the middle of Her Majesty's highway." Edited February 16, 2019 by sem34090 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2019 Scruffy young lad!!!! smart young porter, please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hardly! Have you ever seen me?! Meanwhile, the reason for the closure: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Off we go to another shift... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted February 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, sem34090 said: Off we go to another shift... See you at Medstead and Four Marks when the first train arrives, I am TTI on it today and TTI on the DMMU on Friday, if the RMT strike doesn't stop me getting to Alresford! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Marvellous! I'm currently on an SWR 450 approaching Aldershot... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 The Butts Junction site, as seen three minutes ago: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Today was rather... soggy... And I hope for all your sakes that Mr Chris above doesn't subject you to my visage, as captured earlier... Amusing though I gather the photo was! Just remember - I have one of you... Even though one can't tell it's you... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted February 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2019 17 hours ago, sem34090 said: Today was rather... soggy... And I hope for all your sakes that Mr Chris above doesn't subject you to my visage, as captured earlier... Amusing though I gather the photo was! Just remember - I have one of you... Even though one can't tell it's you... You have just reminded me that I have a nice photo of you welcoming passengers to Medstead and Four Marks Station at the booking office. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sem34090 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Bloody Hell that's terrifying!!! Meanwhile, back in the office... The above gentleman, seen in his natural habitat... He tried very hard to escape the camera lense... Edited February 19, 2019 by sem34090 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yesterday I was back doing TTI on the Mid Hants Railway, on the Hampshire Unit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sem34090 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Very nice! I like it when the 2H is out. Much fun to be had at Medstead today, even in the absence of the stationmaster. 925 got an outing due to the failure of the Ivatt. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2019 Lovely sunny pics, great to see them, it's too long since I was last at the Mid Hants, bit of a long haul from Norn Iron, shame we're not getting any of that lovely weather too! Makes me appreciate the pics all the more, very idyllic. Cheers, Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Medstead is that, if it's anything, and that view is my favourite of the station. Standing on that spot it is possible, just for a moment, to suspend the present and feel like one is in 1948. Even more so if one takes the shot on a black and white film camera, as I have done in the past. From that spot there are just enough trees to muffle the sounds of modernity (traffic on the A31, nearby powertools, etc) and just hear the sound of No.925 hammering up the bank with that nice 3-cylinder beat, the birdsong carrying across the vista and the only other person in sight being another staff member (not in this case, but sometimes). It's silly and a bit romantic, but it feels timeless. And, as you say, idyllic. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MrTea Posted March 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) A few pics from yesterday's Spring Steam Gala at the Mid Hants: A view down the line from the Queen Mary brake van on the rear of the demonstration freight train. Visiting USA class LMR No. WD300 from the K&ESR at Medstead & Four Marks Ivatt class 2 41312 arriving at Medstead. WD 300 awaiting departure from platform 1 at Alresford Edited March 10, 2019 by MrTea Added captions. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 As I was passing Alresford this afternoon I popped in and took some of the goods train 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'm only allowed to upload 10mb it seems so that's it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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