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.

The Mid Hants Railway Ltd, famously nicknamed ‘The Watercress Line’ in the early 20th century for its role in transporting the crop to London, ...

PLANS to improve the historic Mid Hants Railway were hanging in the balance as the Chronicle went to press last night (Thursday).

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...