OBJ Morris - 2019 Scrapbook

2019 Scrapbook

An Outing To the Watercress Line

28th July 2019

OBJ had a picnic at the Watercress Line - with a bit of dancing here and there


OBJ comprised: Ali, Andy, Ann, Christine, Christopher, Claudia, Colin, IanJ, Joe, Karen, Mark, Mike, Sarah and Tony

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I had hoped that the line would be re-opened between Medstead&Four Marks and Alton by the end of July, but this has been delayed due to difficulties with the bridge replacement in Alton.

As it turned out, there was quite enough railway for our purposes

This is newly-overhauled S15-class No 506, looking splendid on a goods train.


OBJ dancing something-or-other at Ropley

The inevitable team photo



Off to Medstead&Four Marks

This may be Wrekin Havoc

Mike, Christopher, Tony (hidden), Claudia, IanJ and Ann

BR Standard Class 4 No 76017 has just run around it's train and coupled on behind us.

Colin, Andy, Joe and Ali

Wrekin Havoc comes to an end.

No 76017 was built at Horwich Works - can't be all that far from the origin of this dance

Claudia on the footplate

Followed by Ann

Back on the train - this time, to Alresford

Time for a quick Brimfield


Somewhere en-route, we engaged in a bit of train dancing

This carriage has more space than the usual brake van

This one is a bit more cramped.

We managed to equal the record for the number of people squeezed into the carriages on the miniature railway (19)


Ann and Claudia seemed to find this amusing.

It's used by the chaps who overhaul the small trucks under the front and rear of locomotives.

Thomas was at home - back from one of his jaunts to far-away places.

He goes to Denmark, Belgium and even the Isle of Wight.


Ann took this one too - don't know why she was tittering.


Karen on the bridge that once led to Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross, where the Hogwarts Express departed.

It is a listed building and has been moved to Ropley.

Ann and Joe


Not sure quite where we were - maybe on the miniature railway