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    Barking over the ALPS!

    Nov 12, 2018 4 minutes
    MATT SOUTHALL
    PETER HOLLANDS
    GARETH EVANS

    The weather was undoubtedly kind during the Mid-Hants Railway’s autumn steam gala over the weekend of October 19-21.

    Crowds were drawn to the trains – seat occupancy appeared to be high. Perhaps that was due to the attraction of visiting GWR locomotives in the heart of Southern territory, rubbing shoulders with the line’s residents, performing a plethora of interesting duties over the MHR’s well-known gradients.

    For me, the ‘star combination’ was undoubtedly that of Nos. 5199 and 7822 double-heading. Their distinctive bark did not disappoint, especially over the 1-in-60 climb of the ‘Alps’ either side of Medstead and Four Marks station. At around 650ft

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