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CHRISTMAS has officially arrived at the Watercress Line with the launch of its Steam Illumination train.

CHRISTMAS has officially arrived at the Watercress Line with the launch of its Steam Illumination train.

THE Watercress Line is inviting guests to experience the two opposite spirits of the 1940s.

FAMILIES returning to the Watercress Line this spring will be ‘chuffed’ to discover a brand new locomotive playground. The themed play area at Ropley Station will help the railway get back on track now the lockdown restrictions are lifted. The new attraction has been modelled on Southern Railway Schools Class Locomotive No 30925 Cheltenham. Youngsters can let off steam exploring the replica train, which features a tunnel, a slide, a fireman’s pole and lots to climb on. In the play...

The event will be held from April 30 to May 3. The Spring Steam Gala is a four-day event where public can visit historic railway stations along the picturesque 10-mile line, and enjoy open-air talks and exhibits to find out more about Watercress Line’s restoration projects. There will also be an enhanced timetable of steam locomotives to transport guests to each station. Visitors can step back in time and enjoy the roaring twenties with the GWR 5526 tank engine built in 1928. The trai...

A heritage LED locomotive decked with fully controllable colour mixing lights has started to welcome passengers on board for a world first Christmas spectacle.  Steam Illuminations will offer passengers the chance to marvel at a festive light show as they travel between the market towns of Alresford to Alton in Hampshire on the Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line. It comes after the S-15 freight locomotive, which is one of two steam trains on the Mid Hants Railways Watercress Line, was left una...