Living up to its name: With colourful flora adorning the cuttings on the Bluebell Railway, Standard ‘4MT’ 2-6-4T No. 80151 heads one of the members specials operated on May 19 prior to reopening to the public the following day. DAVE BOWLES
Western power tackles the ‘Alps’: The Mid-Hants Railway held its spring steam gala from April 30 to May 3 featuring two GWR visitors –‘55XX’ 2-6-2T No. 5526 from the South Devon Railway and‘57XX 0-6-0PT No. 4612 from the Bodmin & Wenford. Resident performers included‘Schools’4-4-0 No. 30925 Cheltenham, BR ‘4MT’2-6-0 No. 76017, Urie‘S15’ 4-6-0 No. 506 and BR ‘2MT’