STEAM enthusiasts gathered at Ropley station on the Watercress Line to celebrate their passion.

Hampshire Chronicle: Steam Enthusiasts where able to gather enmass for the first time since the pandemic at Ropley Station on the midhants heritage steam railway amongst the hills of the South Downs to share their historical and engineering knowledge of full , half and inch

The vintage vehicles weekend attracted several full-sized engines as well as half and inch scale model traction engines that could be seen working alongside the B6 Super Lion Showman’s engine, a steam powered railway crane and a quarrying traction engine crushing rock.

Hampshire Chronicle: Steam Enthusiasts where able to gather enmass for the first time since the pandemic at Ropley Station on the midhants heritage steam railway amongst the hills of the South Downs to share their historical and engineering knowledge of full , half and inch

It was the first time that the engine owners could gather in person since the Covid lockdown in 2020 to share their historical and engineering knowledge.

Hampshire Chronicle: Steam Enthusiasts where able to gather enmass for the first time since the pandemic at Ropley Station on the midhants heritage steam railway amongst the hills of the South Downs to share their historical and engineering knowledge of full , half and inch

Hampshire Chronicle: Steam enthusiast Kieran Alexander adjusts his handbuilt 4inch scale working model of a Burrell agricultural traction engine, the ‘ Warrior Queen ’ in front of the full size B6 Super Lion Showman’s engine at the vintage steam vehicles

Hampshire Chronicle: Kneeling beside the wheel set of the LMS class Ivatt No.41312 steam locomotive built in 1952, enthusiast Bryan Girling prepares his own handbuilt 4inch scale working model of an agricultural traction engine, the ‘ Spirit of Kent ’ for a

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