Rare steam locomotive puts in appearance at Hastings as Miniature Railway readies for re-opening
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The stunning green loco is on loan from Eastleigh Lakeside Railway and Kevin Boorman snapped these great pictures of her being tested on the line after she arrived on Saturday March 27.
Kevin said: “This locomotive was built in 1937, so is 84 years old.”
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Hide AdLine testing and loco repairs were also being carried out over the weekend ahead on the April re-opening.
Dan Radway, who runs the Miniature railway, said: “Earnest Henry Upton was kindly on loan following a tube failure on one of our locos Edmund Hannay.
“Hannay was at Eastleigh for her yearly boiler test when it failed so the boiler has been removed for a complete re-tube.
“Hopefully Hannay will be back in around five - six weeks all being well.
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Hide Ad“On her return, we are hoping to run a weekend with the two of them together before Earnest returns home, which will be a first for us.”
Pictures by Kevin Boorman.