Over the Alps.....

[Steve M]

[Mr Bones]

Well rain or not they're cracking photos. Especially the first one, very atmospheric.

[Steve M]

A shortish video from yesterday's footplate experience. It has a number of things going for it, I'm not in it, there is no 'unboxing', no commentary and I'm still not in it (but the dog is).

Its here if you are interested:

https://youtu.be/bDOIH6uCsVI

[RogerB]

Brilliant Steve - I could watch that sort of thing all day long.

R-

[Walkingthedog]

That was great. Always amazes me how quick steam locos accelerate and how quickly they are travelling when they enter a station to stop.

[Steve M]

Glad you liked it.
We had a fantastic day yesterday even with the rain - shame the Ivatt has a sun-roof.

The MHR is running a truncated route this year as a replacement road bridge is being built between Medstead and Alton. Should have been completed last month but it’s now looking like October at the earliest!
That has an impact on their plans for the Autumn Gala - they are planning for no guest locos this year, just the home fleet to take centre stage.

Having said that, The Bluebell have announced ‘Britannia’ and ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ - should be worth a look.

[bulleidboy]

Cracking video - I thought the photo of the teasels looked good too?

[Postman Prat]

Hi Steve
Glad you had a good day, in spite of all the buggeration factors.
Looks like a day at the Bluebell could be on the cards

[Steve M]

Cracking video - I thought the photo of the teasels looked good too?

I was having an ‘arty farty’ moment.

[Steve M]

Looks like a day at the Bluebell could be on the cards

They’ve not released a schedule or any indication of how long they are in residence. It’s just after our main hols - I can guarantee I’ll be working! At worst I’ll be there for the Sunday but hoping they hold them over for a couple of days into the following week.

Time will tell.