Watercress line 2025 autumn steam gala

The watercress line held their annual autumn steam gala this year from the 3rd to the 5th of October and what an event it was I attended on the 5th and got to see sir Nigel gresley again, who I hadn’t seen since the bluebell giants of steam gala Loco roster: • LMS IVATT 2mt No.41312 • R3 peckett Kilmersdon No.1788 • LSWR Urie S15 No.30506 • Merchant Navy Canadian Pacific No.35005 • Visiting from the bluebell railway - Battle Of Britain Sir Archibald Sinclair No.34059 • Visiting A4 Pacific Sir Nigel Gresley No.60007 courtesy of the Sir Nigel Gresley locomotive trust The gala also featured a freight demonstration & a bulleid double header, no not seen on the line since 2017 I was also fortunate enough to be able to spend the day with my friend ‪@LaZeRJET‬ #steam #steamengine #steamtrain #railway #railways #whistle #wheelslip #watercressline #event #rail200 #railway200 #trainspotting #train #tenderengine #trending #ivatt #pacific #alresford #alton #ropley #fourmarks #diesel #fun #gala #heritage #heritagerailway #doubleheader #mhr #sirarchibaldsinclair #sirnigelgresley #a4 #merchantnavy #battleofbritain #LSWR #lms #southern #lner #60007 #35005 #41312 #506 #30506 #34059 #1788 #peckett #R3 #2025 #autumn #firebox #coal #class12 #shunter #shunting #frighttrain #fright #passenger #passengertrain #miniaturerailway #miniature #rolvendenrails #bluebellrailway #bulleidpacific #bulleid #gresley #tankengine