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  • 08/05/2025
Steam trains, bunting and a ukulele band were to the fore as VE Day 80 was celebrated at Alresford station on the Watercress Line.

There were trains pulled by the Canadian Pacific steam locomotive throughout the day, while a diesel shuttle service ferried passengers to and from the Alton mainline station.

The Ukes of Wallington provided musical entertainment on their ukuleles, while people dressed to party like it's 1945 added to the historic feel of the occasion.
Transcript
00:00Yeah! Can you see it right here?
00:02Right, he's just back here.
00:04I can see it!
00:06I can see the gold!
00:08Oh, so he hits the treadmill just around the corner
00:10to keep you there?
00:12Yeah!
00:14Jesus has got an elbow there.
00:16Oh, I see the little gold cap.
00:18What's it not coming?
00:20It is coming!
00:22It's coming slowly!
00:24What is it?
00:26What is it?
00:30Before I take a picture.
00:32Okay.
00:34Did Daddy pick you up?
00:36No, I can't see it!
00:38No, I can't see it!
00:40No, I can't see it!
00:42It's not hot!
00:44Not like that!
00:46Wow, I've got you, Colin.
00:48Can you see it?
00:50I can see it!
00:52It does hurt my neck!
00:54Does that hurt your legs?
00:56Is that better?
00:58It's actually got a nice chair!
01:00Wow!
01:02Oh my god!
01:04Cat!
01:06So massive!
01:08It is massive, isn't it?
01:10It is massive, isn't it?
01:16Hello!
01:18There we go!
01:20There we go!
01:22There we go!
01:24Can't stop it!
01:26It's got to go slow, so it can cover up properly!
01:28It's got to go slow, so it can cover up properly!
01:30It's got to go slow, so it can cover up properly!
01:32It's got to go slow!
01:34It's got to go slow, so it can cover up properly!
01:36It's gonna go slow, so it can load up properly!
01:38It's still very nice!
01:40It's gonna go slow!
01:42Yeah, let Daddy just hold it!
01:44Ooh, see?
01:46Oh, see!
01:48Oh man!
01:50Ooh, see!
01:52Yeah!
01:54It doesn't look down!
01:56Yeah, let that in as far as you present.
02:00That's what it is.
02:06It's got to go very slow, but there you go.
02:09That's how you connect to it.

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