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Well things have been pretty busy what with one thing and another. The new volunteers who have joined the Department have certainly made a difference in us being able to work through the schedule of jobs and also respond to the jibs that just crop up. The platform extension scheme at Alresford has involved the...

The New Year stated with the normal storms predicted but fortunately the Railway didn’t suffer much from the effects of wind, rain, snow and cold and the Buildings Department managed to continue with the planned schedule of work. Teams from the Department and PWay firstly assisted with the taking down and storage of the infrastructure...

As another year comes to an end the work of the Buildings Department continues apace. Currently we are in the throes of creating a more permanent disabled access ramp from the shop in the Old Goods Shed at Alresford. A temporary wooden ramp was installed some years ago and became somewhat permanent but was showing...

A lot of work has been going on in the background of general maintenance and repairs and a quick catch-up of where we are on a few other things is now due. The roof units for the storage containers at Alresford headshunt have finally been lifted into place. These will give added protection from the...

At Alresford two more felted roofs have been constructed to be placed on storage containers down the headshunt. The photo shows a previous model fixed in place that was carried out last year. They were made on site in order to avoid the need to transport them from Medstead as they would be out of...

Sunday 20th July saw the Watercress Line host another of its popular Welcome Day events, welcoming a group of 22 prospective new volunteers. The group represented a wide range of ages and backgrounds, including seven women and several younger attendees – an encouraging reflection of the growing diversity among those interested in volunteering with us....