It closed in 1973 but was fully reinstated under the Mid-Hants Railway in 1985 and attracts more than 125,000 visitors a year. Getty Images. Flying Scotsman facts.

Bosses at Mid Hants Railway, which runs the line, say the locomotive’s visit will be hugely important in helping to attract more visitors. The Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 and became the ...

Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh was joined by the Flying Scotsman for the official reopening of a heritage steam railway. News you can trust since 1877. Sign In. Subscribe.

HOW lucky are we to have such a special heritage railway on our doorsteps? The Watercress Line - also known as the Mid Hants Railway - runs from Alresford to Alton. It is run by a huge team of ...

The 4-6-0 freight engine, arriving courtesy of the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line), will make its appearance on the Severn Valley Railway. In the last five years, the powerful S15 has ...

The Steam Illuminations shows have begun on the Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line, offering visitors the chance to see a ‘unique, world first, pixel mappable digital LED train’.

Mid-Hants Railway's Watercress Line was shut at Alton, Hampshire, for almost a year while Butts Bridge was replaced. The record-breaking Flying Scotsman locomotive travelled along the full 10 ...

Mid-Hants Railway's Watercress Line was shut at Alton, Hampshire, for almost a year while Butts Bridge was replaced. The record-breaking Flying Scotsman locomotive travelled along the full 10 ...

A heritage steam railway that has been partly closed for a year will re-launch next month with a visit from the Flying Scotsman. Mid-Hants Railway's Watercress Line was shut at Alton, Hampshire ...