Mid Hants Railway - Drivers Eye View - Ropley to Alresford

At this years Mid Hants Railway Diesel Weekend a feature I hadn’t seen before was introduced - main line running for the 03 shunter (No.03197) and Queen Mary Brake van. In the past this combination had been restricted to station limits, now passengers were getting a chance to see the railway from a whole new view point. Join me to enjoy a driver’s eye view of the line from Ropley to Alresford followed by a guard’s view of the same trip.
Filmed on 2nd June 2018 at the Mid Hampshire Railway, Hampshire, England. Track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

[@slycat1939]

Very nice trip. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels ahead. God bless.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, as always it 's a pleasure to share my travels with you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@chucksandos8939]

Hi Tim, Very well! It's place is amazing, and the loco in steam style is good sign of the railway. Many thanks again!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thanks, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I love steam, but I also enjoy riding behind the diesels. The Mid Hants Railway is a beautifully restored line with authentic stations and good visitor facilities.

[@downhill240]

A very nice video. Thank you for sharing!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@sammerrell1601]

That's a clean burning diesel engine!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

There are hardly any exhaust fumes, the engine must be in good shape.

[@richardgerlach5156]

I think I rode on this trainline in 1966 as a tourist visiting from America. I thought the town name was Old Alresford though? Rode the line to Winchester and visited the cathedral there and saw King Arthur's round table! Lots of steam trains on the Winchester mainline! Lots of fun! I suppose it's all quite different today!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, you've taught me something new today, I didn't know about the round table, so I looked it up - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Table I'll have to go and see it now. Alresford is "Old Alresford", but today it is sign posted as simple Alresford. I never had reason to travel over the line before it closed, something I regret today. The LSWR line to Southampton, Bournemouth and the West Country was mostly steam worked to the end of steam on British Rail. Much of rural Hampshire hasn't changed much since you visited, just some new roads, Even Winchester itself is much as it was, just a few newer housing estates on the outskirts of the town.

[@richardgerlach5156]

Thanks for the update! Enjoyed the video!

[@petersmith6903]

Nice one keep it up grand job

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Peter, this was a fun ride, I love it when railways offer something different at gala events.

[@CFRTrainSpotter]

Lovley video! Liked.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@marcoboccherini9237]

Bellissimo.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Grazie.

[@КазбекУлыкбанов-о3м]

Super спасибо отличный видео

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Спасибо, я рад, что вам понравилось видео.

[@PhiWeaver]

Bonnie

[@Timsvideochannel1]

It's a nice way to spend the day.