All photos: Chris Weeks

Top Row

AK 23 reposes in the Sun prior to working an early morning trip for CARS members

WB 2067 which worked passenger trains at the Amberley gala

The monorail RM 9514 was demonstarted during the gala

Bottom Row

RH 187081 rounds the corner on a demonstration freight working

The beautifully restored ALICANTE and MIMOSA at The old Station Hotel Petworth

The restoration queue at Ropley including (fromm camera) 41312 35005 34016 31874 30075 30076

East Hayling Light Railway Society, Hayling Seaside Railway, Beachlands, Hayling Island (visit).

Gauge 2ft: Steam: "EMMET" - Moors Valley 20/95 a rebuild of OK 21160/38 (ex p192). Diesel: No 1 "ALAN B" - MR 7199/37, No 3 "JACK" - AK 23/88 working, 4 "ALISTAIR" - RH 201970/40, 5 "EDWIN" - RH 7002-0967-5/67. Carriages: 10 "LISA", 11 "MARILYN", 12 "MICHELLE", 14 "MAVIS".

Many thanks to Bob Haddock for arranging and hosting our visit, along with other staff at the railway.

The party also viewed a new build coach which is an underframe on bogies at present, which will be sold on.

The railway has a new steam locomotive under construction at a private site. It is hoped that it will be ready to run within the next year.

Please note that in 6EL to 14EL, RH 201970 is listed as 201790, but in 2EL to 5EL, and from 15EL onwards it is correctly listed. 

Pepe's Boat Yard, Mill Rythe Lane, Hayling Island (visit).

Carriage: LBSCR: (521) b/o. NPCCS: SR PMV: (1461) u/f/o.

Church Hill, Slindon (view).

Carriage: LBSCR: U/I 4wl Brake 3rd Comp c1870's b/o.

Amberley Station (10 minutes)

EMU: 377402/425.

Southern Industrial History Centre Trust, Amberley Museum, Amberley (visit).

Gauge 4ft 8.5": Diesel: No.5 (No.2 BURT) - MR 9019/50. Steam Crane: S&R 20578/37. Gauge 3ft 2.5": Steam: (1 TOWNSEND HOOK) - FJ 172L/1880 dsm. Diesel: "MONTY" - OK 7269/36. Gauge 3ft: Steam: (SCALDWELL) - P 1316/13. Gauge 2ft 11": Diesel: MR 10161/50. Gauge 2ft 6": Petrol: HU 45913/32. Gauge 2ft: Steam: "BARBOUILLEUR" - Decauville 1126/47, "CLOISTER" - HE 542/1891 ex p141, (POLAR BEAR) - WB 1781/05, "PETER" - WB 2067/18 *P, (WENDY) - WB 2091/19 dsm. Diesel: T0001 (ND10261) 00 NZ 26 - BD 3751/80 *CP, FH 1980/36, HC DM686/48 oou, (THAKEHAM TILES No.3) - HE 2208/41 dsm, HE 3097/44 *CF, (THAKEHAM TILES No.4) - HE 3653/48, (12) - HE 8969/80 *CP, (Blue Star) - HE u/i *C, "PELDON" - JF 21295/36 *CF, 27 - MR 5863/34 *C, MR 11001/56 *CF, OK 4013/30 ex p94, "Redland" 6193 - OK 6193/35, "THE MAJOR" 7741 - OK 7741/37 *CF, (No.2) - RH 166024/33 dsm, (18) - RH 187081/37 *CF, R&R 80/37 *CF, "JENNY" - Schoma 5239/91 *C. Petrol: FH (3627/53?), L 33937/49 C, L 34521/49, MR 872/18 reb MR 3720/25, (3101) - MR 1381/18, Thakeham 4/c46, Thakeham 5/c50 *C, (RTT/767159) - Wkm 3161/c43, WD 904 - WKM 3403/43 *C. Electric: 808 - EEDK 808/31, BE 16303/c17, WR 4998/53 *C, (2 50) - WR 5031/53 oou, WR (5034/53?), WR T8033/79 *CF. Carriages: 3, 8, 9, 10, 275, F, J. There were also 2 un-numbered bogie carriages. Wickham Trailer: WD 904 - Wkm 3404/43 C. Gauge 1ft 10": Steam: 23 - Spence 29L/20. Gauge monorail: Petrol: RM 9514/60 *.

* = Working. C = In cavalcade. F = On freight. P = On passenger.

Notes: Thanks to Margaret Watton for arranging and Peter Smith for hosting our visit.

The group enjoyed trips on passenger services, and a 17 vehicle cavalcade.

BE 16306/c17 has been scrapped, though a few bits and pieces remain.

BD 3751 is now 2ft gauge.

Due to the positioning of RH 166024 and WR 5031 it is possible they carry their running numbers, but none were noted.

We were advised there was another crane dsm in a shed, but were unable to view it. It is thought this is the standard guage hand crane.

The Old Station Hotel, Staion Road, Petworth (visit).

Carriages: SECR: (47) "ALICANTE", (50) "MIMOSA". SR: (154) "FLORA", (156) "MONTANA".

With thanks to Gudmund Olafsson for arranging and hosting this visit.

Ropley (Storage siding & MPD), Mid Hants Railway plc (view).

Steam: 5224 - Sdn/24 ex p181, (30850) 850 "LORD NELSON" - Elh/26 ex p226, (31625) 5 (JAMES) - Afd/29, (31874) - Woolwich/25, 34016 (BODMIN) - Bton/45, 35005 (CANADIAN PACIFIC) - Elh/41, 41312 - Crewe/52, 73096 - Derby/55, 1 - HE 3781/52 reb MHR Ropley/94 assumed, 30075 - Ddak 669/60, (62.521) 30076 - Ddak 521/54. Diesel: 12049 (12082 01553) - Derby/50 ex p246, 33053 (D6571) - BRCW DEL175/61, 37905 (D6836 37136) - EE 3281/63 & VF D810/63 ex p120.