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Driving and Firing Experience pt. 2 – WC Ep. 10
Welcome to part 2 of the Driving and Firing Experience offered by the Watercress Line. My opportunity to do something that I'd wanted to do since I was a child! - Drive a steam engine!! - There were three trainees that afternoon,
Driving and Firing Experience pt. 1 – WC Ep. 9
Welcome to this podcast about the Driving and Firing Experience offered by the Watercress Line. This was my opportunity to do something that I'd wanted to do since I was a child! - Drive a steam engine!! - There were three trainees that afternoon,
Open Weekend on the Watercress Line – WC Ep. 8
Welcome to this podcast about the Open Weekend on the Watercress Line. The weekend enables you to go behind the scenes at this heritage railway and see what makes it steam. The weekend coincides with the Heritage Open Days programme and MHRPS members c...
Santa’s Christmas Message
Welcome to this podcast of Santa's Christmas Message. Today I've braved the snowstorms of the North Pole to get a few words with Santa. He is just about to set out. In just 24 hours Santa travels the world giving out the presents made the Elves. -
Santa Specials on the Watercress Line
Welcome to this podcast featuring the Santa Specials that run on the Watercress Line. Santa comes all the way from his home at the North Pole each time a train is running. During his visit his sleigh is looked after by the maintenance team at Ropley an...
The Canadian Pacific Restoration project – part 3
Welcome to the Canadian Pacific restoration project - part 3. - This project, often called the CanPac project, is about the restoration of the Merchant Navy class locomotive, number 35005, Canadian Pacific and also two carriages designed by Oliver Bu...
The Canadian Pacific Restoration project – part 2
Welcome to the second episode about the Canadian Pacific restoration project. - This project, often called the CanPac project, is about the restoration of the Merchant Navy class locomotive, number 35005, Canadian Pacific and also two carriages design...
The Canadian Pacific Restoration Project – part 1
The Canadian Pacific restoration project, often called the CanPac project, concerns the restoration of the Merchant Navy class locomotive, number 35005, Canadian Pacific. - The Merchant Navy class was designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railwa...
War on the Line Weekend – Ropley and Alresford – Episode 2
Our second visit to the War on the Line weekend takes us to Ropley and Alresford stations. Most visitors coming by car park at Ropley as there is free parking (the car parks at Alresford and Alton are 'pay and display').
War on the Line Weekend – Alton and Medstead & Four Marks – Episode 1
Every summer the Watercress Line recreates the atmosphere of the early 1940s with the War on the Line weekend where there are different themes at each of it's stations. In this episode we visit platform 3 at Alton station - the interchange between the ...