A talk to the Mid Hants Railway

A date for your diary!

Clive Emsley will be giving a talk to the Croydon area group of the Mid-Hants Railway on Friday 14th September. This will give a short history of the P Class and a brief timeline of No.27 up to entering Bluebell Railway service.  There will then be a description of the work she carried out before being withdrawn for overhaul in 1974.  We then hope to give a fairly comprehensive description of what has been done since then.  It will be as up to date as possible with details of where we are now and where we are going with the restoration.  I am sure that you would be welcomed at the meeting should you wish to come along.


The Croydon Area Group of the Mid Hants Railway meet on the second Friday of the month at West Croydon Baptist Church, Spurgeons Bridge, Whitehorse Road, West Croydon. CR0 2JH at 19:30.


Their details can be found on the Regional groups page of the Mid Hants Railway website https://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/groups#g347 where you can also find details of other regional groups.

27 and 72 double heading at Three Arch Bridge during Bluebell on Parade in 1974
Fireman is the late Gerry Butler (Photo by the late Norman Blake)

Also, Bluebell Driver Ian Wright is giving a talk to the South West London Group on Tuesday 6th November Entitled "Steam on the Southern 1965 to 1967"

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Thank you for your continued support and interest, it is much appreciated.