Fawley Train Museum
Event
- Title:
- Fawley Train Museum
- When:
- Sun, 5. August 2018, 11:00 - 17:00
- Event Type:
- Museum Visit
- Organiser:
- Fawley Museum
Description
Back by popular demand, we visit the Fawley Hill railway museum which is just outside Henley on Thames, where our Morgan Sports Cars will be displayed amongst the exhibits.
This is a rare opportunity that for any rail enthusiast is a must. The rides on the steam train around the grounds are wonderful. Details on Fawley Hill can be found at http://www.fawleyhill.co.uk/about-fawley-hill/
I hope you will be able to come along for this special day out.
Venue
- Location:
- Fawley Museum Railway
- Street:
- Fawley Green
- Postcode:
- RG9 6JA
- City:
- Fawley, Henley On Thames
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- Country:
-
Description
An acknowledged railway enthusiast, Sir Wiliam McAlpine returned to Hayes depot during the Beeching Axe to find that the company's Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST No.31 was for sale for £100. He purchased the locomotive, and moved it to his country estate home at Fawley, Buckinghamshire.[3] This marked the start in 1961 of the Fawley Hill Railway, a private railway which now runs to over a mile long, combining the steepest gradient at 1:13 on a British railway, and includes:[4]
- The GER railway station from Somersham
- Midland Railway signal box from Shobnall Maltings
- The footbridge from Brading on the Isle of Wight, Bridge No 25, where it spanned the Ryde Pier to Shanklin line
In addition, the perimeter of the railway line is adorned with several prominent architectural features which McAlpine acquired - although these were received mostly as donations; these include the original Wembley Stadium Flagpoles, some early cast-iron bridge parapets, and several arched structures from prominent London locations.
Entrance to Fawley Hill Railway is by invitation only on select days, usually during the summer period.
(text from Wikipedia)
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