to board the Real Ale Train. The PA system was not working in the carriage in which he was travelling. As a result, he missed an announcement asking passengers not to leave the train at the second Alresford stop as it was running late. As the train was pulling out of the station, Mr. Kerry ran to get onto the train while it was moving. Despite shouts for him to stand clear by the guard and other people on the platform, he managed to open a door but lost his footing and was dragged under the train. The train was stopped by the guard using the emergency brake and the Emergency Services were called by the signalman. The post mortem concluded that Mr. Kerry was killed by multiple crush injuries. He was declared dead at the scene. The coroner concluded that the death was accidental and that he was satisfied that the emergency procedures, put in place by the Mid-Hants Railway, were safe and worked. Fire in the Carriage & Wagon workshop at Ropley, 2010 On 26 July 2010, a major fire occurred in the newly constructed Carriage & Wagon workshop at Ropley. Fire service found the cause of the fire to be an electrical fault and estimated that 50% of the building had been destroyed. Nobody was injured in the accident. The adjacent Boiler Shop was not touched by the blaze as the building's fire door was closed, however its contents did sustain minor smoke damage. A vintage wooden LSWR restaurant carriage, a British Railways Mark 1 carriage (Tourist Second Open, S4712), a British Rail Class 11 diesel shunter 12049, and the tender of U-Class 31806 were inside the shed at the time. The vehicles, plus tools and equipment, were lost in the fire. The carriages and diesel shunter were irreparably damaged and were subsequently scrapped, but the tender was repaired and reunited with 31806. Fortunately, the building and its contents were covered by insurance and the Mid Hants Railway estimate that the rebuilding of the Carriage and Wagon Shed and the remedial work to the Boiler Shop would be completed by February 2011. The knock-on effect of the loss of the facility put restoration work back by two years. The Carriage & Wagon shop has now been rebuilt, the Boiler Shop repaired, and restoration work has recommenced. References Railway accidents and incidents in Hampshire Railway accidents in 2006