Steam Illuminations At Alton Station
This is part of the Steam Illuminations event at the Watercress Line heritage railway in Hampshire, UK. The steam locomotive featured is number 506 (LSWR Urie S15 Class), which, along with the carriages, has been specially decorated with thousands of programmable LED lights for the event. Locomotive no. 506, returned to service in 2019 after a lengthy restoration. The Steam Illuminations is a unique light and sound show featuring LED lights on both the exterior and interior of the train carriages, synchronized to music and hosted by a TV personality (‘Voiceover Man’).
The "Steam Illuminations," is a separate light-show experience and generally does not feature a Santa visit on the train itself. Trains depart from either Alresford or Alton and return to the starting station. The full experience lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes, but allows 2 hours for the festive adventure.
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway running 16 km from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days when it was used to transport locally grown watercress to markets in London. The railway currently operates regular scheduled services, along with dining trains, real ale trains and numerous special events throughout the year.
The train is shown at Alton railway station which serves the market town of Alton. The station is the terminus for two railway lines: the Alton Line, which runs to Brookwood and on to London Waterloo, and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran through to Winchester, but was closed to passengers in February 1973; it reopened as a heritage line in 1985. Two other routes, both now closed, also served the station: the Meon Valley line to Fareham and the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.
Services operate along the Alton Line to Brookwood and join the South West Main Line towards London Waterloo. The line was single-tracked as far as Farnham by British Rail in the early 1980s
watercressline.co.uk/special-days/steam-illuminations/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercress_Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_railway_station
Steam Illuminations At Alton Station
This is part of the Steam Illuminations event at the Watercress Line heritage railway in Hampshire, UK. The steam locomotive featured is number 506 (LSWR Urie S15 Class), which, along with the carriages, has been specially decorated with thousands of programmable LED lights for the event. Locomotive no. 506, returned to service in 2019 after a lengthy restoration. The Steam Illuminations is a unique light and sound show featuring LED lights on both the exterior and interior of the train carriages, synchronized to music and hosted by a TV personality (‘Voiceover Man’).
The "Steam Illuminations," is a separate light-show experience and generally does not feature a Santa visit on the train itself. Trains depart from either Alresford or Alton and return to the starting station. The full experience lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes, but allows 2 hours for the festive adventure.
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway running 16 km from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days when it was used to transport locally grown watercress to markets in London. The railway currently operates regular scheduled services, along with dining trains, real ale trains and numerous special events throughout the year.
The train is shown at Alton railway station which serves the market town of Alton. The station is the terminus for two railway lines: the Alton Line, which runs to Brookwood and on to London Waterloo, and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran through to Winchester, but was closed to passengers in February 1973; it reopened as a heritage line in 1985. Two other routes, both now closed, also served the station: the Meon Valley line to Fareham and the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.
Services operate along the Alton Line to Brookwood and join the South West Main Line towards London Waterloo. The line was single-tracked as far as Farnham by British Rail in the early 1980s
watercressline.co.uk/special-days/steam-illuminations/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercress_Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_railway_station