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==History==
==History==
The Hayling Seaside Railway began life as the East Hayling Light Railway (EHLR), formed by Bob Haddock, a member of the society who in the mid-1980s attempted to reinstate the [[Hayling Island Branch Line|"Hayling Billy" Line]]. Havant Borough Council had already decided to turn the disused railway line into a cycle-way and footpath which precluded any chance of rebuilding the line as standard gauge, the option preferred by the committee of the society.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HPe0DQAAQBAJ&q=Havant+Borough+Council+had+already+decided+to+turn+the+disused+railway+line+into+a+cycle-way+and+footpath&pg=PA223|title=Biography of British Train Travel: A Journey Behind Steam and Modern Traction|last=Benn|first=Don|date=2017-05-19|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=9781473858466|language=en}}</ref> Some members including Haddock decided to create their own railway elsewhere on Hayling Island and after numerous setbacks, a site was found within the Mill Rythe Holiday Camp where the EHLR was constructed and ran successfully for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://local.portsmouth.co.uk/hayling-island-hampshire/communication/other/30965117|title=Hayling Seaside Railway in Hayling Island , - 07775 696912 Communication - Other|website=local.portsmouth.co.uk|access-date=2018-09-18}}</ref> Havant Council took the step of including a railway in their draft plan for Hayling's popular Pleasure Beach. Haddock submitted a plan for a narrow gauge railway to meet the Council's criteria, but the council refused planning permission. After a campaign lasting over 12 years, permission to build the railway was granted, but only after the Council's decision was overturned by the Department of the Environment.
The Hayling Seaside Railway began life as the East Hayling Light Railway (EHLR), formed by Bob Haddock, a member of the society who in the mid-1980s attempted to reinstate the [[Hayling Island Branch Line|"Hayling Billy" Line]].


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Following closure of the EHLR at Mill Rythe, work started in October 2001 on the building of Beachlands Station on land leased from the neighbouring Funland Amusement Park. Work continued through 2002 and into 2003 and the line finally opened to passengers on 5 July [[2003 in rail transport|2003]], re-christened as "The Hayling Seaside Railway". {{As of|2006}} there was a mile of track in place and it was planned to extend it to the [[ferry terminal]] connecting the island with [[Portsmouth]] so providing a useful transport link. However, in 2015 the Portsmouth to Hayling ferry was withdrawn from operation due to the owners becoming bankrupt so this extension looks doubtful.
Havant Borough Council had already decided to turn the disused railway line into a cycle-way and footpath which precluded any chance of rebuilding the line as standard gauge, the option preferred by the committee of the society. Some members including Haddock decided to create their own railway elsewhere on Hayling Island and after numerous setbacks, a site was found within the Mill Rythe Holiday Camp where the EHLR was constructed and ran successfully for many years.


In the early part of 2015 after a lengthy period of campaigning to the local authority work started on a new depot at Eastoke Corner<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/our-region/hayling-island/new-railway-depot-will-be-celebrated-with-a-fanfare-1-7992024|title=New railway depot will be celebrated with a fanfare|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en}}</ref> as the lease on the depot at Beachlands had run out. {{As of|February 2018}}, the railway runs out of the new Eastoke Corner depot.
Perhaps inspired by the success of the EHLR, Havant Council took the step of including a railway in their draft plan for Hayling's popular Pleasure Beach. Haddock submitted a plan for a narrow gauge railway to meet the Council's criteria, but the council refused planning permission. After a campaign lasting over 12 years, permission to build the railway was granted, but only after the Council's decision was overturned by the Department of the Environment.


In September 2019 the owners (Mr & Mrs Haddock) put the business up for sale by lease or outright purchase,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/fancy-railway-hayling-seaside-railway-can-60000-203318 |title=Fancy having a railway of your own? The Hayling Seaside Railway can be yours for £60,000 |website=www.countrylife.co.uk |access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.businessesforsale.com/uk/light-railway-holiday-service-in-hayling-island-for-sale.aspx |title=Light railway holiday service in Hayling Island for sale |website=uk.businessesforsale.com |access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> in regard to their wishes to retire and travel.
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Following closure of the EHLR at Mill Rythe, work started in October 2001 on the building of Beachlands Station on land leased from the neighbouring Funland Amusement Park. Work continued through 2002 and into 2003 and the line finally opened to passengers on 5 July [[2003 in rail transport|2003]], re-christened as "The Hayling Seaside Railway". {{As of|2006}} there was a mile of track in place and it was planned to extend it to the [[ferry terminal]] connecting the island with [[Portsmouth]] so providing a useful transport link. However, in 2015 the Portsmouth to Hayling ferry was withdrawn from operation due to the owners becoming bankrupt so this extension looks doubtful.


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==Stock list==
In the early part of 2015 after a lengthy period of campaigning to the local authority work started on a new depot at Eastoke Corner as the lease on the depot at Beachlands had run out.


===Locomotives===
{{As of|February 2018}}, the railway is now running out of the new Eastoke Corner depot with the Beachlands one, completely gone.
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{|class="wikitable sortable"

!Number
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==Stock List==
!Name
Here's a loco and stock list of what currently around the railway
!Builder

!Works<br />Number
===Locos===
!Built
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{| class="wikitable"
![[Wheel arrangement|Wheel<br />Arrange&shy;ment]]
!Notes
!Image
|-
|-
| 1
! Name !! Number !! Wheel Configuration !! Power
|Alan B <ref name="IRS 17EL">{{irs-el |el=17}}</ref>
!Location
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 7199
|1937<ref name=simplon>{{cite web |url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/EHLR.html#Loco-1 |title=EHLR/HSR Locomotives}}</ref>
| {{nowrap|{{whyte|4w|DH}}}}
| Built for the Ibstock Brick Company at their Wormley and Hambledon brick works. Originally named ''Ace'' at Hayling.<ref name=simplon/>
| [[File:Diesel locomotive, East Hayling Light Railway (2) (geograph 3498774).jpg|100 px]]
|-
|-
| 3
| Alan B|| 1|| 4wDH|| Diesel
|Jack <ref name="IRS 17EL" />
|HSR
| [[Alan Keef]]
| 23
|1988<ref name=simplon/>
| {{nowrap|{{whyte|0-4-0|DH}}}}
|
| [[File:Hayling Seaside Railway 01.jpg|100 px]]
|-
|-
| 4
| Jack|| 3 || 0-4-0DH|| Steam outline diesel
|Alistair <ref name="IRS 17EL" /><br />
|HSR
| [[Ruston & Hornsby]]
| 201970
|1940<ref name=simplon/>
| {{nowrap|{{whyte|4w|DM}}}}
|Initially preserved on the [[Festiniog Railway]], then based at the [[Gartell Light Railway]]. Entered service at Hayling in 2005.<ref name=simplon/> As of 2021 located at [[Statfold Barn Railway]].<ref>''Railway Magazine'' May 2021 p. 75.</ref>
|
|-
|-
| 5
| Alistair || 4|| 4wDM|| Diesel
|Edwin <ref name="IRS 17EL" />
|HNGRT
| Ruston & Hornsby
| 7002-0967-5
|1967<ref name=simplon/>
| {{nowrap|{{whyte|4w|DM}}}}
| An LB class Ruston, built for the South Western Tunnelling and Mining Company at [[Bodmin]]. Entered service at Hayling in 2007.<ref name=simplon/>
| [[File:Diesel locomotive, East Hayling Light Railway (geograph 3498770).jpg|100 px]]
|-
|-
| Edwin|| 5|| 4wDM|| Diesel
|HSR
|}
|}
Alistair was previously based on the [[Gartell Light Railway]] and before that [[Ffestiniog Railway]]

DM=Diesel Mechanical
DH=Diesel Hydraulic


===Coaches===
===Coaches===


1 L Class coach named Lisa
*1 L Class coach named Lisa
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*3 M Class coaches named Mavis, Michelle & Marilyn

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3 M Class coaches named Mavis, Michelle & Marilyn


=== Wagons===
=== Wagons===


4 tippers <br />
*2 tippers
3 open sided 3-5 plank wagons<br />
*3 open sided 3-5 plank wagons
1 tanker<br />
*1 tanker
1 brakevan
*1 brakevan


==Train times==
==See also==
No service Christmas Day


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* [[British narrow gauge railways]]
===Other days===
* [[Hayling Island branch line]]
Please contact the railway via its website at http://www.haylingrailway.com/ for details


==See also==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
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[[British narrow gauge railways]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|East Hayling Light Railway}}
{{Commons category|Hayling Seaside Railway}}
*[http://www.haylingrailway.com/ Hayling Seaside Railway official site including full details with route map and photographs]
*[https://haylinglightrailway.wixsite.com/ehlr Hayling Seaside Railway official site including full details with route map and photographs]


{{Heritage railways in England}}
{{Heritage railways in England}}


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[[Category:Heritage railways in Hampshire]]
[[Category:Heritage railways in Hampshire]]
[[Category:2 ft gauge railways in England]]
[[Category:2 ft gauge railways in England]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 2003]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 2003]]
[[Category:Hayling Island]]

Latest revision as of 21:33, 29 March 2024

Hayling Seaside Railway
'Jack' at the Hayling Seaside Railway (photo by Chris Rogers)
Overview
Dates of operation2003–Present
Technical
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Length1.1 miles (1.8 km) (roughly)
Other
WebsiteHayling Railway Official Website

The Hayling Seaside Railway, formerly East Hayling Light Railway, is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway on Hayling Island, Hampshire, England. It is mainly a diesel operated railway, though from time to time the railway hires steam locomotives from other narrow gauge railways. It operates passenger trains between Beachlands and Eastoke Corner.

History[edit]

The Hayling Seaside Railway began life as the East Hayling Light Railway (EHLR), formed by Bob Haddock, a member of the society who in the mid-1980s attempted to reinstate the "Hayling Billy" Line. Havant Borough Council had already decided to turn the disused railway line into a cycle-way and footpath which precluded any chance of rebuilding the line as standard gauge, the option preferred by the committee of the society.[1] Some members including Haddock decided to create their own railway elsewhere on Hayling Island and after numerous setbacks, a site was found within the Mill Rythe Holiday Camp where the EHLR was constructed and ran successfully for many years.[2] Havant Council took the step of including a railway in their draft plan for Hayling's popular Pleasure Beach. Haddock submitted a plan for a narrow gauge railway to meet the Council's criteria, but the council refused planning permission. After a campaign lasting over 12 years, permission to build the railway was granted, but only after the Council's decision was overturned by the Department of the Environment.

Following closure of the EHLR at Mill Rythe, work started in October 2001 on the building of Beachlands Station on land leased from the neighbouring Funland Amusement Park. Work continued through 2002 and into 2003 and the line finally opened to passengers on 5 July 2003, re-christened as "The Hayling Seaside Railway". As of 2006 there was a mile of track in place and it was planned to extend it to the ferry terminal connecting the island with Portsmouth so providing a useful transport link. However, in 2015 the Portsmouth to Hayling ferry was withdrawn from operation due to the owners becoming bankrupt so this extension looks doubtful.

In the early part of 2015 after a lengthy period of campaigning to the local authority work started on a new depot at Eastoke Corner[3] as the lease on the depot at Beachlands had run out. As of February 2018, the railway runs out of the new Eastoke Corner depot.

In September 2019 the owners (Mr & Mrs Haddock) put the business up for sale by lease or outright purchase,[4][5] in regard to their wishes to retire and travel.

Stock list[edit]

Locomotives[edit]

Number Name Builder Works
Number 		Built Wheel
Arrange­ment 		Notes Image
1 Alan B [6] Motor Rail 7199 1937[7] 4wDH Built for the Ibstock Brick Company at their Wormley and Hambledon brick works. Originally named Ace at Hayling.[7]
3 Jack [6] Alan Keef 23 1988[7] 0-4-0DH
4 Alistair [6]
 Ruston & Hornsby 201970 1940[7] 4wDM Initially preserved on the Festiniog Railway, then based at the Gartell Light Railway. Entered service at Hayling in 2005.[7] As of 2021 located at Statfold Barn Railway.[8]
5 Edwin [6] Ruston & Hornsby 7002-0967-5 1967[7] 4wDM An LB class Ruston, built for the South Western Tunnelling and Mining Company at Bodmin. Entered service at Hayling in 2007.[7]

Coaches[edit]

  • 1 L Class coach named Lisa
  • 3 M Class coaches named Mavis, Michelle & Marilyn

Wagons[edit]

  • 2 tippers
  • 3 open sided 3-5 plank wagons
  • 1 tanker
  • 1 brakevan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Benn, Don (19 May 2017). Biography of British Train Travel: A Journey Behind Steam and Modern Traction. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473858466.
  2. ^ "Hayling Seaside Railway in Hayling Island , - 07775 696912 Communication - Other". local.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "New railway depot will be celebrated with a fanfare". Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Fancy having a railway of your own? The Hayling Seaside Railway can be yours for £60,000". www.countrylife.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Light railway holiday service in Hayling Island for sale". uk.businessesforsale.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Industrial Locomotives: including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Vol. 17EL. Melton Mowbray: Industrial Railway Society. 2015. ISBN 978 1 901556 88 9.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "EHLR/HSR Locomotives".
  8. ^ Railway Magazine May 2021 p. 75.

External links[edit]

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