As a child, I rode the train each year. We would walk from the station to Higworth Caravan Park for a two week holiday in a caravan called Sunray. Memories. Now half a world away. 🦘
Great video again Alrx. The Terrier tank locomotives were built in the 1870's . The bridge on the Hayling Island branch couldn't carry heavy locomotives, hence the ancient diminutive Terrier tanks. I remember a Terrier outside Butlins at Ayr along with a Duchess when I was a small boy.
Thanks Alistair it is now a pedestrian and cycle pathway now like many closed Railway Lines If you have any info about a Ghost on the line Ian would like to know Take care and thank you Alrx 👲👲
The Hayling Island branch had good passenger numbers during the summer and Bank Holidays and should have remained open with steam being replaced by a short DMU and two short DMUs during the holiday season. When the Hayling Island Branch closed the number or tourists and holiday makers must have taken a knock? Many people must have enjoyed travelling on the national railway network to finish the journey on the Hayling Island Branch.
I love the mail bags being slung on ,it worked for years ,used to go and see the mail train depart from Penzance ,there was a sense of excitement and anticipation,posted many a postcard through the letter box on the carriage side ,apparently it was franked by hand ,also seen the mail trains at York ,coming up the A1the other night in North York’s ,overtaken by a massive mail lorry ,so much for the environment ,also the massive infrastructure at places like York and Bristol for handling mail,been to hauling island ,,it’s main traffic during the holiday season was a holiday camp,nowadays we blast off to some foreign place and what a farce that is at the moment ,don’t get me wrong we have had nice holidays abroad ,so who knows what will happen in the future ,but it’s lovely to look back and ruminate on all that we have lost keep on “socking with theses wonderful times of nostalgia Alexander.
I'm 73 now my house was the first on the Island next to the petrol station, I used to sit up in bed and watch the Billy go by in the mornings, my playground was underneath the turntable in the centre of the bridge and get rained on with rust as the train went overhead . Beecham used the excuse that the bridge was unsafe so they had to close the line, after removing all the timber superstructure they brought in the Royal Navy to blow up the concrete pillars, there was the biggest bang you have ever heard and if you go and inspect those pillars today you will see not a scratch. Unsafe bridge eh?
Hi Old git if you are old git I am an ancient git Anyway loved your story about child time Memories at Island looks beautiful place to live and archive upload would remind you of them take care and from one git to another Thank you Alrx 👍📽️
There used to be good cockle grounds under that bridge and I was very often sent to get a bucket load for Tea, if the train came by whilst I was paddling about in the mud the passengers all used to wave to you. Happy Daze@@alrxanderwylie6512 👍
As a child, I rode the train each year. We would walk from the station to Higworth Caravan Park for a two week holiday in a caravan called Sunray. Memories. Now half a world away. 🦘
Hi Richard glad you enjoyed 😊 upload and brought back happy memories for you please browse my channel for much more nostalgia
Thank you Alrx 📽️
Beautiful, it’s a lovely place at sunset looking out over the harbour with Portsmouth and Portsdown Hill in the distance.
Hi Jim looks beautiful place never been someday perhaps thanks for viewing. Alrx. 👍
Link posted on the Hayling Island Then and Now Fb group, thank you for uploading this :)
Hi Wayne glad you enjoyed this upload and to be sharing with your Friends take care and thank you Alrx 📽️🚂👍
Great video again Alrx. The Terrier tank locomotives were built in the 1870's . The bridge on the Hayling Island branch couldn't carry heavy locomotives, hence the ancient diminutive Terrier tanks.
I remember a Terrier outside Butlins at Ayr along with a Duchess when I was a small boy.
Thanks Alistair it is now a pedestrian and cycle pathway now like many closed Railway Lines If you have any info about a Ghost on the line Ian would like to know
Take care and thank you Alrx 👲👲
The Hayling Island branch had good passenger numbers during the summer and Bank Holidays and should have remained open with steam being replaced by a short DMU and two short DMUs during the holiday season. When the Hayling Island Branch closed the number or tourists and holiday makers must have taken a knock? Many people must have enjoyed travelling on the national railway network to finish the journey on the Hayling Island Branch.
Thank you Lord Tantrums never been there
On my bucket list thank you take care
Alrx
Smell the nostalgic *SteamSmoke* on this one, Alrx. Sad Epilogue.
Thank you.
Hope you are well. All the best. Rab 🍻 😎 🌠
Rab thanks looked a beautiful Railway line
Really sad Take care
Alrx 🥃🥃🚂🚂
@@alrxanderwylie6512 To you. R 💚 🌠
I love the mail bags being slung on ,it worked for years ,used to go and see the mail train depart from Penzance ,there was a sense of excitement and anticipation,posted many a postcard through the letter box on the carriage side ,apparently it was franked by hand ,also seen the mail trains at York ,coming up the A1the other night in North York’s ,overtaken by a massive mail lorry ,so much for the environment ,also the massive infrastructure at places like York and Bristol for handling mail,been to hauling island ,,it’s main traffic during the holiday season was a holiday camp,nowadays we blast off to some foreign place and what a farce that is at the moment ,don’t get me wrong we have had nice holidays abroad ,so who knows what will happen in the future ,but it’s lovely to look back and ruminate on all that we have lost keep on “socking with theses wonderful times of nostalgia Alexander.
Thanks Jeffrey those old films certainly bring back memories of days gone bye
Your comments much appreciated take care
Alrx 🎥
I'm 73 now my house was the first on the Island next to the petrol station, I used to sit up in bed and watch the Billy go by in the mornings, my playground was underneath the turntable in the centre of the bridge and get rained on with rust as the train went overhead .
Beecham used the excuse that the bridge was unsafe so they had to close the line, after removing all the timber superstructure they brought in the Royal Navy to blow up the concrete pillars, there was the biggest bang you have ever heard and if you go and inspect those pillars today you will see not a scratch.
Unsafe bridge eh?
Hi Old git if you are old git I am an ancient git
Anyway loved your story about child time Memories at Island looks beautiful place to live and archive upload would remind you of them take care and from one git to another Thank you Alrx 👍📽️
There used to be good cockle grounds under that bridge and I was very often sent to get a bucket load for Tea, if the train came by whilst I was paddling about in the mud the passengers all used to wave to you. Happy Daze@@alrxanderwylie6512 👍
Old git brilliant please view my channel for lots of archive and lots of positive comments happy Sunday Alrx 📽️📽️🥃
Simple living back then, wish I had A time machine, I would go back there the now, and forget this present screwed up time we are in Now?
Apologies Ian getting back to you unfortunately no time machine just wonderful memories Thank you
Alrx. 🎥🎥🚂🚂
I heard of ghost stories about this line many yrs ago about the Hayling billy? Any comments on this would be appreciated many thanks IAN RANKIN 👍.
They could bring it back as the portsmouth metro raill mass transit the city council are concerning to plan
Hi Alice thanks for viewing and hopefully the council will go ahead with some sort of plan for that beautiful area
Alrx. 👍👍