Ropley Works

First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962

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Sam Hewitt

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14th October 2019

THE National Railway Museum’s Maunsell ‘V’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has re-entered traffic at the Mid-Hants Railway following its repaint into British Railways livery as No. 30925. The refreshed ‘Schools’ made its Brunswick green debut on September 14, the first time it had hauled a passenger train in this guise since 1962. Cheltenham is pictured arriving at…
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Cheltenham ‘resplendent’ in BR lined green at Mid-Hants Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd September 2019

‘SCHOOLS’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has emerged from the Mid-Hants Railway’s (MHR) Ropley workshops as No. 30925, resplendent in British Railways’ lined green. The repaint of the National Railway Museum locomotive was completed by Heritage Painting with assistance from MHR volunteers, transforming it from Southern Railway malachite green into the guise the loco carried during its final…
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Mid-Hants ‘S15’ ready for comeback after almost two decades on the sidelines

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Sam Hewitt

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24th June 2019

URIE Locomotive Society-owned ‘S15’ No. 506 has steamed at the Mid-Hants Railway ahead of an imminent return to service. The Eastleigh-built 4-6-0 last ran in 2001, and since then has received extensive boiler repairs along with a comprehensive bottom-end overhaul. This work has included the removal and replacement of the front bufferbeam, and attention to corroded…
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Ropley Works

First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962

Cheltenham ‘resplendent’ in BR lined green at Mid-Hants Railway

Mid-Hants ‘S15’ ready for comeback after almost two decades on the sidelines

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