The Hayling Seaside Railway, formerly East Hayling Light Railway, is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway on Hayling Island, Hampshire, England. It is mainly a diesel operated railway, though from time to time
'Jack' at the Hayling Seaside Railway (photo by Chris Rogers)
Diesel locomotive, East Hayling Light Railway
Diesel locomotive, East Hayling Light Railway
The Hayling Island branch was a short railway branch line in Hampshire, England, that connected a station on Hayling Island with the main line network at Havant. It was built by the Hayling Railway; a
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…
South Hayling station, later Hayling Island station
Havant Branch locomotive at Hayling Island in 1958
The remains of the railway bridge in 2021; view north towards Langstone
Langstone rail bridge turntable