Rolling stock of the Watercress Line
{{See also|Locomotives formerly resident on the Watercress Line}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}The Watercress Line operates a wide variety of locomotives and other stock as part of its preserved operations. More comprehensive information about the railway's locomotives and rolling stock can be found on the Watercress Line's website.{{Cite web |title=Watercress Line - Our trains |url=https://watercressline.co.uk/our-trains/ |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=Watercress Line|date=27 April 2021 }}
Steam locomotives
=Operational=
class="wikitable" |
Number & name
! Locomotive ! Notes ! Livery ! Image |
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35005 Canadian Pacific
|SR Merchant Navy Class {{whyte|4-6-2}} |Built in 1941 at Eastleigh Railway Works. Withdrawn in 1965 and moved to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in South Wales, where it stayed until 1973. It moved to the Watercress Line in 2006, and operated until 2008.{{Cite magazine |date=21 April 2017 |title=Myriad Merchants |magazine=Steam Railway |issue=466 |pages=76–77}} Following an extensive overhaul, it returned to service in 2025. {{Cite web |date=21 March 2025 |title=Historic steam locomotive returns after restoration |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/03/historic-steam-locomotive-returns-after-restoration.html |access-date=27 March 2025 |website=Rail Advent}} |BR Lined Green |
30506
|LSWR S15 class {{whyte|4-6-0}} |Built in 1920 at Eastleigh Railway Works, designed for use on heavy freight services. Withdrawn from service in 1964 and moved to Woodhams scrapyard in South Wales. moved to the Watercress line in 1976, where it was returned to steam in 1987.{{Cite book |last=Hardingham |first=Roger |title=Celebrating 75 years of 30499 and 30506 |publisher=Urie Locomotive Society |year=1995 |oclc=867839883}} It operated until 2001, after which a lengthy overhaul saw returned to service 2019. Owned by the Urie Locomotive Society.{{Cite web |title=About S15 506 |url=https://uriesociety.co.uk/s15-506/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Urie Loco Society}} |SR Wartime Black |
41312
|LMS Class 2 {{whyte|2-6-2|T}} |Built in May 1952 at Crewe Railway Works and spent its entire working life on the Southern Region of British Railways. It was withdrawn from service and moved to Woodhams scrapyard in South Wales where it stayed until 1974. It moved to the Watercress line in 1995 and returned to steam in 1999.{{Cite magazine |last=Crosse |first=J. |date=4 Jan 2024 |title=The class of '74 |magazine=Steam Railway |issue=553 |pages=62–67}} Its most recent overhaul was completed came back since 2016.{{Cite magazine |date=17 June 2016 |title=Three celebrations in one day at Mid-Hants |magazine=Steam Railway |issue=455 |pages=30}} |BR Black, Late Crest |
3781
|Hunslet Austerity {{whyte|0-6-0|ST}} |Built by Hunslet in 1952 as a saddle tank for the National Coal Board, working at Maesteg Colliery. It arrived on MHR in 1994 and was rebuilt as an 0-6-0T to resemble Thomas the Tank Engine.{{Cite magazine |date=June 2020 |title=Recycled 'Austerities' |magazine=Model Rail |issue=274 |pages=85}} It continues to perform this role, both at the Watercress Line and on hire to other heritage railways. Its most recent overhaul was completed came back since 2024.{{Cite magazine |date=10 May 2024 |title=Simultaneous comeback for the two Thomases also boasts a pair of firsts |magazine=Heritage Railway |issue=319 |pages=106}} |NWR Lined Blue |
1788
|Peckett 0-4-0ST |Built in 1929 for use at Kilmersdon colliery in Somerset. Owned by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust, but was now moved to MHR since 2021.{{Cite web |title=Trust stock list |url=https://www.sdrt.org/stock-list/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust}} |Green |
=Undergoing overhaul or restoration=
class="wikitable" |
Number & name
! Locomotive ! Notes ! Livery ! Image |
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30499
|LSWR S15 class {{whyte|4-6-0}} |Built in 1920 at Eastleigh Railway Works, designed for use on heavy freight services. Withdrawn from service in 1964 and moved to Woodhams scrapyard in South Wales and then to the Watercress Line in 1983. Owned by the Urie Locomotive Society.{{Cite web |title=About S15 499 |url=https://uriesociety.co.uk/s15-499/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Urie Loco Society}} |N/A |
E828
|LSWR S15 class {{whyte|4-6-0}} |Built in 1927 at Eastleigh Railway Works. Withdrawn in 1964 and moved to Woodhams scrapyard in South Wales, where it stayed until 1981. It was returned to steam in 1994. Owned by the Eastleigh Railway Preservation Society, it last operated in 2002.{{Cite web |title=30828 - SR S15 Class |url=https://watercressline.co.uk/30828-sr-s15-class/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=Watercress Line|date=27 January 2022 }} |SR Olive Green |
34007 Wadebridge
|SR Bulleid Light Pacific {{whyte|4-6-2}} |Built in 1945 at Brighton Railway Works. Withdrawn from service in 1965 and moved to Woodhams scrapyard in South Wales, where it stayed until 1981. It returned to steam in 2006 at the Bodmin & Wenford Railway then moved to the Watercress Line in 2007, last operating in 2016.{{Cite web |title=The Wadebridge Story |url=http://www.34007wadebridge.uk/wadebridge-story.html |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=Wadebridge Locomotive}} Following a sizeable donation towards the locomotive by a private individual, an overhaul to mainline standards is in progress, with much of this being carried out off site.{{Cite magazine |date=23 May 2024 |title=Wadebridge 'Spam can' comeback |magazine=Steam Railway |pages=67–74 |issue=558}} |BR Lined Green |
75079
|Built in 1956 at Swindon Railway Works. It spent much of its working life based at depots close to the Watercress Line, such as Basingstoke and Eastleigh. Withdrawn in 1966, and moved to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in South Wales, where it stayed until 1982. It moved to the Watercress Line in 2007, and is under restoration at Ropley, having never yet operated in preservation.{{Cite web |title=75079 – British Railways Standard Class 4MT |url=https://watercressline.co.uk/75079-british-railways-standard-class-4mt/ |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Watercress Line|date=27 January 2022 }} |N/A |
92212
|BR Standard Class 9F {{whyte|2-10-0}} |Built in 1959 at Swindon Railway Works. Withdrawn in 1968 and spent from then until 1979 at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in South Wales. It returned to steam at the Great Central Railway in 1996, and later moved to the Watercress Line, where it last operated in 2019.{{Cite magazine |date=17 January 2020 |title=Ropley 9F bows out in style at end of boiler certificate |magazine=Heritage Railway |issue=263 |pages=9}} Owned by Locomotive Services Ltd, for whom it is undergoing a contract overhaul at Ropley.{{Cite magazine |date=28 March 2024 |title=The Roster |journal=Steam Railway |issue=556 |pages=38}} |BR Black, Late Crest |
53808
|S&DJR 7F {{whyte|2-8-0}} | Built in 1925 by Robert Stephenson & Co in Darlington. Withdrawn in 1964, after which it spent 6 years at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in South Wales. It was then based on the West Somerset Railway until moving to the Watercress Line in 2020.,{{Cite magazine |date=7 August 2020 |title=Watercress Line takes Somerset & Dorset 7F on loan |magazine=Heritage Railway |issue=270 |pages=6}} where it last operated in 2023.{{Cite magazine |date=24 November 2023 |title=Somerset & Dorset 7F bows out on Mid-Hants |magazine=Heritage Railway |issue=313 |pages=11}} Owned by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust. |BR unlined black, late crest |
=In storage=
Diesel locomotives and diesel electric multiple unit
Passenger coaches
= Pre-nationalisation passenger coaches =
= British Railways Mark 1 passenger coaches (catering cars) =
= British Railways Mark 1 passenger coaches =
Non-passenger coaching stock
Goods Stock
= Brake vans =
= Open wagons =
= Flat wagons =
= Covered goods vans =
= Tank and hopper wagons =
Cranes
class="wikitable" |
Number
! Type ! Builder ! Notes ! Photograph |
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DS58
| 10 Ton Crane | Built in 1955. DS58 was originally purchased as a source of spares for DS414 but was restored as it turned out to be in good condition. {{Cite web |date=2022-01-19 |title=DS58 10 Ton Crane - Watercress Line |url=https://watercressline.co.uk/ds58-10-ton-crane/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |language=en-GB}} | |
DS414
| 10 Ton Crane | |
DS1580
| 45 Ton Steam Crane | Built in 1944. Formerly at Exmouth Junction shed.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-29 |title=Ransome & Rapier 45 Ton Steam Crane DS1580 - Watercress Line |url=https://watercressline.co.uk/ransome-rapier-45-ton-steam-crane-ds1580/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |language=en-GB}} | 200px |
References
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External links
- [http://www.watercressline.co.uk/stock.html Mid Hants Railway official website]