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850 Lord Nelson - Coupling sequence. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The coupling length has been adjusted to fit on the carriage hook and is being connected in this image.
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850 Lord Nelson - Coupling sequence. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
The coupling length has been adjusted to fit on the carriage hook and is being connected in this image.

850 Lord NelsonAlresfordClass Lord Nelson 460Coupling upMid Hants RailwayRailways

  • 26 January 2011. Alton:- London end. Copyright Peter Drury 2011<br /> The two lines on the left are part of the National Network. They are connected to the single line section just beyond the signals. Behind the fence and to the right is the Head Shunt and sidings belonging to the Mid Hants Railway.
  • Route of Mid Hants Railway (extract from non-copyright OS map).<br /> The mid hants runs from Alresford (Left) to Alton (Top right). The line used to continue to to join the main London Waterloo - Southampton line at a junction just north of Winchester. Main line services still run to Alton and a permanent link is made there with the preserved line. <br /> It is interesting to note that the line to Alton was double track from London which fed three single track routes (Alton - Basingstoke, Alton - Alresford (Mid Hants railway) and Alton - Fareham (Meon Valley Line). These routes diverged at what was known as Butts Junction just outside of Alton. The first and last routes are closed and track lifted although the earthworks are still intact today.
  • 850 Lord Nelson. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
  • 850 Lord Nelson - Climbing the 1:80 bank. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
  • 850 Lord Nelson - Coupling sequence. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The coupling length has been adjusted to fit on the carriage hook and is being connected in this image.
  • 850 Lord Nelson - Coupling sequence. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> It's now safe to get between the loco and the carriages and couple up. One end of the screw coupling is permanently attached to the coupling hook as can be seen in this image and the other end is attached to the jaw of the hook when not in use. The coupling is being prepared to be fitted to the carriage.
  • 850 Lord Nelson - Coupling sequence. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The final task is to connect the vacuum pipe to the carriages. He will then move to the side of the train before opening up the valve on the loco to re-apply the vacuum.
  • 850 Lord Nelson - Coupling sequence. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The first action BEFORE getting between the loco and carriages is to disconnect the vacuum hose at the locomotive. This ensures the loco brakes are fully applied to ensure a safe working area.
  • 850 Lord Nelson. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> Running alongside the carriages to couple up at the other end
  • 850 Lord Nelson. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> Having uncoupled from the train, the engine sets off to run around the carriages.
  • 850 Lord Nelson. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The train comes to a halt and waits until the engine is uncoupled
  • 850 Lord Nelson. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The train drifts down the 1:80 gradient towards the overbridge and the station.
  • Forecourt display of transport vehicles. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> A general view of the display.
  • Forecourt display of transport vehicles. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> A flat bed truck with an agricultural load. During this period, the load would be taken to a goods shed for loading on a flat bed railway wagon if the journey to be undertaken was for any great distance. That's not the case nowadays!
  • Forecourt display of transport vehicles. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> An example of the railway owned road transport when the railways provided their own cartage to and from the station. Increasingly, the railways lost out to non-railway road transport. The formation of British Road Services (BRS) from the railway cartage services accelerated this decline with the result that more and more freight started and completed its journey by road.
  • Forecourt display of transport vehicles. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> Modern road transport vehicles were on display on this freight weekend. They contrasted with the 'period' transport vehicles also on display in the sataion forecourt. The building behind is the re-furbished warehouse.
  • 92212 BR Standard 9F. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The connecting rods and valve gear on 92212 can be seen in this image as it starts from Alresford with the Up freight.
  • 92212 BR Standard 9F. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The freight train leaves the station area and passes under the overbridge. A long section at 1:80 is to be tackled up to Ropley.
  • 92212 BR Standard 9F. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> The freight train driver checks that all preparations have been made before setting off from Alresford
  • 850 Lord Nelson. Copyright Peter Drury 2010<br /> A view of the footplate before boarding for departure.
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