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Mid Hants Railway 'Watercress Line'

Name: Mid Hants Railway 'Watercress Line'
Address: New Alresford, England, GB

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Julie

May 8, 2022

Steam railway running from Alton to New Arlesford. Many theme days such as "War on the Line" "Day out with Thomas" "Beer festivals" and many more.

Paul

March 14, 2022

Let off steam at this living history railway! Experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam as you travel through 10 miles of beautiful Hampshire countryside, adjacent to the South Downs National Park. Located just seven miles from the ancient city of Winchester, you can join the line at the picturesque Georgian town of Alresford or at the bustling market town of Alton. Fares give you all day travel, so you can visit all four heritage stations with period charm as well as these historic towns. Alresford station is where the watercress that gave the line its name was sent all over the country by train from the goods platform you can still see behind the signal box. Here you can visit the West Country Buffet for some delicious hot meals, snacks and drinks, and visit our gift shop for a range of souvenirs and model railway pieces. Ropley was a sleepy country station until the preservation company took over in the 1970s when it became the loco shed for the railway. Ropley is where you can see the engines and carriages being restored and find out more about what really goes into running and preserving a heritage railway. Apart from the station house, all other buildings here have been built during the preservation period. The station hasn’t lost its historic charm, the famous topiary which is around 150 years old still lines the platform today. Medstead and Four Marks is a typical country station, smaller and more peaceful than our other stations along the line. It is the highest station on the old Southern Railway and the steep 1 in 60 gradient either side of the station is often described as ‘going over the Alps’ by our footplate crews. Here you can visit the ‘Delivering the Goods’ exhibition all about goods handling on the railway. You can also discover the famous Kings Cross footbridge used in the Harry Potter film. Alton is the eastern tip of the Watercress Line, with a mainline connection where we share the station with South Western Railway (who use Platforms 1 & 2). Beyond the London end of the station is one of our Wagon Group restoration bases and the Railway’s three steam cranes are also maintained here.

Anna

June 30, 2021

immaculately restored period railway with picture postcard stations and steam trains to book journeys on or just watch. special events such as days out with Thomas and War on the Line.