The Eastleigh Lakeside Railway Part 1

The Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway

The Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway is duel gauge at 7 ¼ and 10 ¼

Its Underground Ernie day so there are some wired looking locos running!

We start at Eastleigh Parkway where we seen most of the lines locos in the yard. From right to last siding by siding they are,

No. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley 10¼" a 4-6-2 built by William Kirkland in 1964.

No. 6220 Coronation 10¼" a 4-6-2 built in 1946 by E. Dove.
No. 7 Sandy River 10¼" a 2-4-2.

No. 1001 The Monarch 10¼" 4-6-2 built in 1932 by H. C. S. Bullock.

Taw 7¼" a 2-6-2T built in 1999 by J. Horsfield, in the style of The Lynton & Barnstaple locos.

No. 10 Sir Arthur Heywood 7¼" a 2-6-2 built by
Ken Williamson in 1994 in the style of a Ravenglass & Eskdale Railways locos.

No. 2006 Edward VIII 10¼" was built in 1936.

No. 1908 Ernest Henry Upton 10¼" a 4-4-2 was built in 1937 by G&S Engineering.

And No. 4789 William Baker 7¼" a 4-4-2 built in 1947.

We them bard a train from Eastleigh Parkway to Monks brook Halt hauled by 10 ¼ gauge 850 Lord Nelson a 4-6-0 built by in 2007 by Jesse Moody. From the train we pass a number of other trains hauled by the flowing locos,

Ernie 1 10¼" a diesel hydraulic B-B built in 1994.

No. 92 Florence 10¼" a Kubota two cylinder water cooled diesel hydraulic built in 1999.

And

Jubilee 10¼" a electric propulsion loco.

At Monks Brook Halt we seen 850 Lord Nelson depart and Jubilee arrive.

For journey back to Eastleigh Parkway, please see part 2.

Fro more information on The Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway, please visit their web site,

http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/

and join there Facebook Group Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway & Country Park ©

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[60103Henry]

@csvictory12 Yeah its a nice line :)

[csvictory12]

ive had so many good times there when i was younger

[60103Henry]

Thanks!

[trainspotter11]

nice one mate