eastleigh-15in

The Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway is a miniature steam railway in Eastleigh, Hampshire, operating on 7¼ in and 15 in gauges around a lake in Lakeside Country Park — one of the more unusual examples of the British miniature railway tradition in combining two different gauges on the same site. The railway operates a varied fleet of steam and diesel locomotives on both gauges, giving visitors the distinctive experience of miniature steam railway travel in a pleasant lakeside setting.

Two 15 in gauge steam locomotives are preserved and operated at the railway: No. 1 Mighty Atom and No. 24 Sandy River, both giving the railway a genuine steam presence on the larger gauge circuit. The Eastleigh Lakeside railway represents the continuing tradition of enthusiast-operated miniature steam railways that provide the public with steam locomotive experiences at a more intimate scale than the main-line heritage railways.