THE Mid-Hants Railway’s October 6-8 autumn steam gala will welcome a guest slightly smaller than normal and a near-complete contrast to the GWR Castle 4-6-0 that headlined its 2023 spring gala.
Bluebell Railway-based LBSCR A1 0-6-0T ‘Terrier’ No. 72 will appear alongside at least four other locomotives on services operating between Alton and Alresford. Having only returned to service in February, the visit to the MHR will be No. 72’s second foray away since completing its most recent overhaul, a June visit to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway having been the
