Eastleigh Works

From The Railway Magazine, December 1979: Bodmin returns to service on the Mid-Hants “Watercress” Line

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Mark Lancaster

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28th May 2026

This verbatim article is taken from an old issue of The Railway Magazine and reports on a September 22 ceremony at Alresford Station. The extract covers the restored ex-Southern Railway express locomotive BR No. 34016, Bodmin, its renaming, return to service, and restoration background. Renaming at Alresford Station ON Saturday, September 22 (as reported on…
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Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

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Sam Hewitt

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8th January 2020

TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 – No. 87002 Royal Sovereign – along with 86101 Sir William A Stanier FRS had been hired by ETL to GB Railfreight for working empty stock from the Caledonian Sleeper between London Euston…
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Kent & East Sussex gives green light to Restaurant Car restoration at Eastleigh

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2019

A 1961-BUILT BR Mk1 unclassed Restaurant Car left the railway on July 30 for full restoration by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh. It had stood in the open at the Kent & East Sussex Railway (KESR) since 2003. The £200,000 refurbishment will see No. 1987 transformed into a new kitchen car for the KESR’s ‘Wealden Pullman’…
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BR Mogul and City of Wells confirmed for Severn Valley autumn event

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Sam Hewitt

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11th September 2019

RIDDLES and Ivatt ‘4MT’ 2-6-0s will be open for comparison at the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) later this month when resident ‘Flying Pig’ No. 43016 is joined by the Mid-Hants Railway’s BR No. 76017 at the September 19-22 Autumn Steam Gala. No. 76017 is the first ‘Standard 4’ Mogul to visit the SVR since classmate…
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Urie 4-6-0 is the newest addition to Mid-Hants operating fleet

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Sam Hewitt

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16th July 2019

THE Urie Locomotive Society’s (ULS) newly overhauled ‘S15’ 4-6-0 No. 506 became the newest addition to the Mid-Hants Railway’s operating fleet when it was formally handed over to the line’s operating department on June 2. The Eastleigh-built 4-6-0 last ran in 2001, and made its triumphant return to service resplendent in Southern unlined black with…
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Eastleigh Works

From The Railway Magazine, December 1979: Bodmin returns to service on the Mid-Hants “Watercress” Line

Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

Kent & East Sussex gives green light to Restaurant Car restoration at Eastleigh

BR Mogul and City of Wells confirmed for Severn Valley autumn event

Urie 4-6-0 is the newest addition to Mid-Hants operating fleet

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