MID HANTS Diesel Gala PART 1 | GREAT VARIETY at the WATERCRESS LINE DIESEL GALA! | 14.07.2024

The first set of action from this years Mid Hants Railway diesel gala yesterday, which had a good variety of visiting mainline diesels supporting the home fleet for this years event!
Visiting locomotives and attractions in action included Rail Adventure HST Class 43 Power Cars 43080 and 43068, Hanson & Hall Class 50 50008 ‘Thunderer’ and fellow classmate 50021 ‘Rodney’ / ‘Dave’, Freightliner Class 59 59104 ‘Village of Great Elm’ and the London Underground 4TC set.
These were supported by the home fleet Class 20s D8059 (20059) and D8188 (20188) and Class 47 47579 “James Nightall GC”, as well as shunters working a brake van lash up between Alresford and Ropley! 50027 was also open for cab visits at Ropley to see how repairs were progressing, and there were plenty of great movements and exhibits to see during a very enjoyable day! | 14.07.2024
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[@gbtrains]

Brilliant footage - I went on the Friday and it was surprisingly quiet

[@brunelheritage]

Thank you, it was a great gala, I heard the 50's had a few issues on the Friday