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Many heritage railways up and down the UK have hosted Day Out with Thomas events over the years; some events feature just Thomas himself (whilst others (such as the Watercress Line, East Lancashire Railway, East Anglian Railway Museum, Whistlestop Valley, Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway and the Caledonian Railway (Brechin) also feature some of ...
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running 10 miles (16 km) from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days when it was used to transport locally grown watercress to markets in London.
The East Lancashire Railway is a twelve-and-a-half-mile (20 km) heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street , Burrs Country Park , Summerseat and Ramsbottom , with the line crossing the border into Rossendale ...
Since then Bittern has been 'run in' and has been used on normal services, Santa specials and on 21, 22 and 23 March 2008 ran as 'Spencer' from the Thomas The Tank Engine stories during the Watercress Line's Day Out with Thomas (it was also booked as 'Spencer' from 9–17 August 2008).
73096 at Alresford station 73096 arriving at Alton station. Rescued from the scrapyard in July 1985 by Hampshire-based businessman John Bunch, [1] 73096 was returned to service in October 1993 by the Mid-Hants Railway on the Watercress Line, [1] following major boiler overhaul [1] and the construction of a new tender, [1] based on the chassis from an LMS Jubilee Class tender, to a to BR1G style.
No. 30120 has visited the Watercress Line recently in 2013 and 2016. [6] Swanage Railway: BR Lined Black 30925 Cheltenham: SR V Schools class 4-4-0: Built in 1934, part of the National Collection. Operated at the Watercress Line between 2012 and 2022, before moving to the National Railway Museum at York in July 2024. [7] National Railway Museum
Alton railway station is the terminus for the Watercress Line, formerly the Mid Hants Railway, a restored steam railway running between Alton and New Alresford, so called because it used to be used to transport fresh watercress to London. The Watercress Line is now a charity largely operated by volunteers, and best known for its events such as ...
Received some cosmetic changes to be Percy the Small Engine from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. RSH 0-6-0ST 54 (Runs as No.1 for DOWT) (Thomas) Sky Blue 1941 7031 Operational Entered service on 21 March 2008 following conversion into a form of Thomas the Tank Engine. Overhauled in Spring 2017, boiler ticket expires in 2027. Peckett and Sons ...