Approaching the end of the balloon loop on the 8 1/4 inch gauge Bankside Miniature Railway. Picture by Jonathan James.
The unusual 8 1/4 inch gauge elevated Bankside Miniature Railway near Eastleigh first opened in 1977. The track is about 300 yards long with a balloon loop returning trains to the station where the whole train, locomotive and carriages, is then turned on a large turntable at the end of each journey.
At the Bankside Miniature railway the whole train, locomotive and carriages, are turned on a large turntable at the end of each journey. Picture by Jonathan James.
Trains are operated by No15 ‘Carolyn’a 2-6-2 built in 1924.
The railway is operated by No.15 ‘Carolyn’ 2-6-2 built in 1924. Picture by Jonathan James.
Tickets cost £1.20 and trains run a weekends during the summer.
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